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116519ln Noob v2 just arrived
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It does look fantastic. Congrats.
Regarding the end links, I see separate spring bars just for the end links. The end links look to be removable and could accept a bracket also. Could we ask you to confirm please? Thanks in advance.
Tony Clifton
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No on 116519 cases the endlinks are fixed. They are glued in an milled deepening between case and bracelet. The springbars you see only fix the Oysterflex and can be removed. I have the same watch at home and done this to replace the Oysterflex with an aged leather strap and Rolex pin buckle. However a steele bracelet will not fit.
Tony Clifton Hey mate, could you share pictures. Would love to see how it looks on a leather strap.
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sorry, i need some advice, could you tell me if a watchmaker can cash in the endlinks? I need my ARF endlinks to sit lower. It's possible?
Tony Clifton
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sk786 Sure Mate.
I am currently at work, so only have limited access to my photos. But here are two (crappy Iphone pics).
Number one of the aged leather it is currently on together with the rest of the gang:
And here is number two with a more expensive Fluco racing leather strap (with the original bezel - CF bezel not mounted yet:
I like it more on leather, as I am not a big fan of the Noob Oysterflex (I have an older version without the metal blade inside) that feels pretty cheap. Furthermore the leather strap and pin buckle minimise the weight difference to the GEN a little bit more - not that I am trying to pass it of as a GEN if one would ask me.
I am currently at work, so only have limited access to my photos. But here are two (crappy Iphone pics).
Number one of the aged leather it is currently on together with the rest of the gang:
And here is number two with a more expensive Fluco racing leather strap (with the original bezel - CF bezel not mounted yet:
I like it more on leather, as I am not a big fan of the Noob Oysterflex (I have an older version without the metal blade inside) that feels pretty cheap. Furthermore the leather strap and pin buckle minimise the weight difference to the GEN a little bit more - not that I am trying to pass it of as a GEN if one would ask me.
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Tony Clifton
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I am not sure if his is possible. The watch maker would have to remove the Ceramic bezel and then try to remove the glued in endlinks. If he can manage to remove them I guess ther would still be a gap between the case and the bezel. Furthermore I do not know if the drilled lug holes where the Oysterflex usually sits are in the right position for a bracelet. I think they are to deep.
Some people who wanted the silver 116519 dial on a bracelet switched the dial in to a 116506 case. Then you have the correct lugs of the case and the metal bracelet. However this would mean buying another watch....
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immortalchef
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Wouldn't it be easier to get a Noob 116509 since it has the same dial as 116519, same movement, same case and bracelet as the 116500. And you can just replace the metal bezel with a ceramic CF Bezel
Tony Clifton
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Wouldn't it be easier to get a Noob 116509 since it has the same dial as 116519, same movement, same case and bracelet as the 116500. And you can just replace the metal bezel with a ceramic CF Bezel
Yep you are absolutely right. Did not consider this option.
@immortalchef Hey mate, love your 116509. This is my grail watch. Can you give me your feedback, namely about the quality of bracelet, as I'm interested in purchasing
immortalchef
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I think my feedback on the 116509 bracelet would be the same as anyone who owns the Noob 116500, feels cheap and flimsy :laughing:
But I didn't expect too much since Noob reused almost everything on this watch. All parts came from another Noob Daytona (the case literally has the reference number for the platinum daytona!), the only new thing they manufactured was the metal bezel.
I would recommend getting an ARF bracelet and replacing the clasp and removable links.
Tony Clifton
Renowned Member
immortalchef What is your opinion on the metal bezel? From first glance the fonts seem to thin and the feet of the Rs in "UNITS PER HOUR" are to much spread, compared to a GEN WG bezel.
immortalchef
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Hope this helps, I pulled a pic of the gen from Chrono24 compared to mine side by side. The fonts are a tad bit thinner compared to Gen. I believe what Noob did here was they used the exact same process as creating the ceramic bezel. The font of that is equally as thin as this bezel.
With the 116519, I think that dial Noob knocked it out the park. Anyone who has the 116519 may agree that no picture can it justice, the sunburst effect is amazing. I always liked the 116519 but I'm not a big fan of rubber straps so I pulled the trigger on this earlier in the year. I'm probably planning on getting a CF bezel and throwing that on here. There already is a tutorial on RWI how to change Daytona bezels and is very straight forward.
The SEL size is already wrong, only steel Daytonas are flush. The Gen WG Daytona have protruding SELs. Adding the ceramic bezel to this watch essentially turns this into a steel Daytona with a "white gold" dial. It's a very cost effective way since I am only paying for an extra bezel!
immortalchef
Active Member
Unfortunately same problem as the steel 116500. The ARF Daytona SELs are very slightly narrower than Noob, adding those SELs will leave with a small gap. The best approach would be only to replace the removable links. But from the other threads I've heard it helps a lot even doing that!
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Tony Clifton
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immortalchef cheers mate.
btw putting on a ceramic CF will make it look like a modern 6263, which is brilliant!
btw putting on a ceramic CF will make it look like a modern 6263, which is brilliant!
I thought the silver 116519 and 116509 used the same dial but I notice the coronet on the 116509 on intime's website look crappier then the one on the 116519. I almost pulled the trigger on a 116509 and was going to put a CF bezel on it until I saw that coronet. Can anyone confirm if the dial is different?
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