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So today I finally got my Noob 116500.
I wanted to test the asian 4130 clone Daytona since the day it was released as I am a huge Daytona fan (had numerous of these over the years, including a Franken 16520, Genuine 116520 and an older Noob 2824 based Franken, not to count many vintage pieces from DW). The problem with the first 4130 noob ones was how crappy they all seemed after the release. But slowly the progress was made and now with the v3 on the market, I figured it was the time to jump on it.
To be able to buy a cloned 4130 is an amazing thing, who would have thought the producers would ever take it this serious and this far after all the years with fat cased 7750 pieces.
Back to the V3.
As of now the timekeeping seems spot on, chrono works well, the winding is smooth and it sounds and feels like winding a real 4130, truly fine experience.
The v3 ceramic bezel is great, deep and well cut numbers, no serifs, nice plat colored paint.
SEL is very nice.
Pusher length and angle - superb.
BUT.
The feel of the bracelet and clasp is terrible. The sounds it produces, the way it feels, all so flimsy and cheap. Wow. My 2015 a2824 based noob franken has a bracelet that is MILES better than this.
Also the crystal gasket. Milky, cloudy edge that makes it look as if the rehaut was too tall when shallow rehaut is a very very important thing in a Daytona overall look and feel.
The dial has improved, subdials are correct width but the print could be better.
All in all - mixed feelings. Glad to have a 4130 to play with, to have a working chrono, but the overall cheap feeling is a bit dissapointing.
May try to obtain an ARF dial and crystal/gasket to improve the looks but not much can be done about the cheap feel of the bracelet (arf does not fit the noob case as well as it should from what I read).
Do you guys share the feelings or am I too anal?
Anyway, some eyecandy below, with one showing it next to the older franken sibling:
I wanted to test the asian 4130 clone Daytona since the day it was released as I am a huge Daytona fan (had numerous of these over the years, including a Franken 16520, Genuine 116520 and an older Noob 2824 based Franken, not to count many vintage pieces from DW). The problem with the first 4130 noob ones was how crappy they all seemed after the release. But slowly the progress was made and now with the v3 on the market, I figured it was the time to jump on it.
To be able to buy a cloned 4130 is an amazing thing, who would have thought the producers would ever take it this serious and this far after all the years with fat cased 7750 pieces.
Back to the V3.
As of now the timekeeping seems spot on, chrono works well, the winding is smooth and it sounds and feels like winding a real 4130, truly fine experience.
The v3 ceramic bezel is great, deep and well cut numbers, no serifs, nice plat colored paint.
SEL is very nice.
Pusher length and angle - superb.
BUT.
The feel of the bracelet and clasp is terrible. The sounds it produces, the way it feels, all so flimsy and cheap. Wow. My 2015 a2824 based noob franken has a bracelet that is MILES better than this.
Also the crystal gasket. Milky, cloudy edge that makes it look as if the rehaut was too tall when shallow rehaut is a very very important thing in a Daytona overall look and feel.
The dial has improved, subdials are correct width but the print could be better.
All in all - mixed feelings. Glad to have a 4130 to play with, to have a working chrono, but the overall cheap feeling is a bit dissapointing.
May try to obtain an ARF dial and crystal/gasket to improve the looks but not much can be done about the cheap feel of the bracelet (arf does not fit the noob case as well as it should from what I read).
Do you guys share the feelings or am I too anal?
Anyway, some eyecandy below, with one showing it next to the older franken sibling: