Noob V4 Daytona's

[ettorefranco]

Yes! It's a great pretender

 

[gpvecchi]

My two cents on the V4: there are just small issues.
Dial: if you have latest batch with low Daytona, the only issue is the coronet, it has a wrong hole.
Bezel: perfect, better than CF
Bracelet: very good, but not still on par with ARF, clasp in particular. Does it worth the price? It's up to you...

And a big issue I just found: THERE IS NO ENGRAVED SERIAL!

 

[Tony Clifton]

My two cents on the V4: there are just small issues.
Dial: if you have latest batch with low Daytona, the only issue is the coronet, it has a wrong hole.
Bezel: perfect, better than CF
Bracelet: very good, but not still on par with ARF, clasp in particular. Does it worth the price? It's up to you...

And a big issue I just found: THERE IS NO ENGRAVED SERIAL!

Are you sure about the Serial Number?

This is the first time I have heard of this problem. Are we talking about the engraved Serial on the rehaut at 6 o'clock? Because between the lugs or on the caseback there should be no Serial Number engravings at all. However the movement main plate is not engraved, that is a difference to the Gen, but it should not be that obvious when you wear your watch on your wrist

 

[gpvecchi]

Sorry, my fault, I didn't know the serial is now on the rehaut...
I thought it was still between the lugs...

 

[ettorefranco]

Sorry, my fault, I didn't know the serial is now on the rehaut...
I thought it was still between the lugs...

... and in V4 the serial is random too

 

[danielv2000]

Just ordered a SA 4130 116506 with Arabic dial. I know there are no V4's out there but I am curious as to the bezel - what version is this?

Also, does the thickness look right?

I've also done an overlay of a genuine dial from Chrono24 to this one. We sweat the details so much, guys. This is incredible!

Thank you for the input

 

[Therion666]

Subdials are wrong on these, they should have individual sunburst patterns, but they don't. That's the biggest tell for me. And of course platinum looks different in real life.

 

[Lotdem]

Subdials are wrong on these, they should have individual sunburst patterns, but they don't. That's the biggest tell for me. And of course platinum looks different in real life.

The biggest tell of a fake across the Rolex range are the hollow dimples on all seconds hands, gen have a taller and polished dome shaft that creates a beautiful finish in the centre of the hand swage. If you see holes then no point in looking even further for other tells.

 

[gindiesel]

Watch out! Someone will copy that, lol

 

[2841]

jcher has a couple of setS of gen chromalight hands for the 116500 for sale. I’ve already snagged up a set IMO that’s one of the biggest weak points on the Noob.

Get a nice ARF dial, gen hands, gen gasket, and a ARF bracelet & clasp, and you got one bad ass watch without going crazy franken

 

[Valentz]

You need to do a little mod to the movement to fit gen hands.
4130 noob not plug n play with gen hands.

 

[Therion666]

The biggest tell of a fake across the Rolex range are the hollow dimples on all seconds hands, gen have a taller and polished dome shaft that creates a beautiful finish in the centre of the hand swage. If you see holes then no point in looking even further for other tells.

He asked a specific question about the ice blue platinum version. The lack of sunburst effect in individual subdials is the most obvious flaw in that particular version.

 

[danielv2000]

Thanks for the input. I recognize that the sunburst is a tell. I just picked up a 116519. On the wrist, the dial is so small. Any flaws - barely visible. Wear with confidence.

 

[tkim]

Hey,

Just got my QC pics and thinking the gap between the SEL and 4 o'clock lug is too big.
What are your thoughts?

Thanks for all your help!

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[gdilla]

Hey guys, thanks for all the info. Some really great information here and awesome community. I'm in the process of purchasing a noob V4 and looking at modding/franken to get it closer to gen look. I'll be posting some pics along the way! Cheers for all there help here guys

 

[jcher]

You need to do a little mod to the movement to fit gen hands.
4130 noob not plug n play with gen hands.

Hi mate, I have installed more than 10 GEN handsets on the noob daytona and no mods were required - straight fit

IMO, a GEN handset installed on the REP goes a long way. If I had only one mod to do for this model it would be changing the hands (and the gasket... ) !

 

[Lotdem]

You need to do a little mod to the movement to fit gen hands.
4130 noob not plug n play with gen hands.

What needs to be done?

 

[uberkoen]

What needs to be done?

Nothing needs to be done to fit the gen hands on the noob Daytona

 

[Valentz]

jcher and Lotdem

Hi mate, i have franken daytona before, the mod is Micasol

These 3 hands that im talking about that cant plug in noob 4130
Im no expert about movement, maybe you ( Lotdem) can PM micasol to ask about it.
But if i make a wrong statement, im apologize. Didnt mean to make a confusing info.
thank you

 

[enduser]

Not heard that one before - I've just had two sets of gen hands fitted to Noob 4130 Daytonas without any issues or mods necessary.