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WenR

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another photo shot after repaint n recoating the ceramic bezel.
Yachtmaster_Chris its a noob standard hands, i didnt replace it yet, still confused to go gen hands or not. :)
 

Curt941

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Yachtmaster_Chris cant agree more mate,,,
The most important for franken watch is gen dial.
Its the weakest point to tell rep or genuine, so IMO gen dial is a must, its everything,,,

I don't know. I think a Gen set of hands with the right noob or ARF dial can be important
 

Curt941

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I agree. One could notice a dial being off from across the room. You wouldn't notice the hands until you had it up in to your face.

My thought process is that a lot of the dials now a days are really good. But hands are still pretty shitty. I *personally* have a much harder time remembering what makes our dials "off" from gen, e.g. color of red, spacing, etc. But I can look at a set of Noob hands and tell they aren't genuine just from the pure quality of them. They're rough around the edges and just not as sharp as a gen set.
 
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Yachtmaster_Chris

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My thought process is that a lot of the dials now a days are really good. But hands are still pretty shitty. I *personally* have a much harder time remembering what makes our dials "off" from gen, e.g. color of red, spacing, etc. But I can look at a set of Noob hands and tell they aren't genuine just from the pure quality of them. They're rough around the edges and just not as sharp as a gen set.

I have actually seen that in person. It does bug me from time to time. Certain reps will have that really rough, cookie-cutter, stamped out sort of look. It definitely bugs me sometimes, especially when looking at the watch really close.

Of course, if you were lucky enough to get your hands on both a gen dial and gen hands, you'd be golden. :thumbup:
 

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I've got some leftover parts from my frankens that I can actually build a watch with and probably will by the time my noobs are done :D I've got an ARF case without pushers but can't seems to find a pusher that is thin enough to go through the tiny gap in the tube, anyone have any idea if and how the tube can be removed?

Or if anyone has any spare pushers I'll happily take them!

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My last one

Phong case with non engraved rehaut
Gen dial
Gen hands
Gen crystal
Gen gaskets
Gen crown and tube
Gen case back
Gen 4130 movement
Arf band

Bezel steel one but don’t remember if noob or ARF, have a gen WG one, maybe will I fit it,

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ap@12

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My last one

Phong case with non engraved rehaut
Gen dial
Gen hands
Gen crystal
Gen gaskets
Gen crown and tube
Gen case back
Gen 4130 movement
Arf band

Bezel steel one but don’t remember if noob or ARF, have a gen WG one, maybe will I fit it,

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This one defently needs a white gold bezel
looks way better
had the same with ceramic bezel
very cool dial
 
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