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Can someone do a comparison on the new CF 116520 SS bezel vs gen?

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I know this came out recently but I haven't found a good comparison just yet and hoping we could create a thread.
 

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Well, I didn't even know this was a thing. And there's me buying an entire ARF v1 116520 recently just for the SS bezel. LOL. So, I'd also be very interested to see this new one from CF, and how it compares (to the gen and the v1 ARF).
 

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New CF SS bezel looks spot on for a gen slim font bezel and way off in terms of a regular ones.
 

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Anyone got the bezel already ? Would be nice to have a comparison review and pictures !
 

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IDK man, this stinks, if it were true countless threads would be exploding right now

Idk dude, seems to me that this offering has flown under the radar... It has only surfaced in the parts and accessories section. OP seems got some positive reviews in the vendor review section and the bezel themselves look awesome on the pictures... Hope that this is legit :yes:
 
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PAMorROLEX

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CF SS Bezel live pics and some macros attached to this thread.

Pros:

1. Ugly thickness of NOOB has gone, now it is more flat and it is Gen like
2. Engraving is deep
3. Markers are at the right place
4. Font is quite close to my Gen

My gen 116520 is with my AD for servicing, once it is back I shall be able to take side to side comparison pics.

Some eye candy follows...

 

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CF SS Bezel live pics and some macros attached to this thread.

Pros:

1. Ugly thickness of NOOB has gone, now it is more flat and it is Gen like
2. Engraving is deep
3. Markers are at the right place
4. Font is quite close to my Gen

My gen 116520 is with my AD for servicing, once it is back I shall be able to take side to side comparison pics.

Some eye candy follows...

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Looks for sure beautiful and a lot like slim font bezels !!

Do any of you have any information or ressources on slim font bezels for daytona ? I know they exist, however I cannot get my hands on any information about them... What are they exactly, with what daytona serials are they period compatible ? Anything about them is morr than welcome
 
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PAMorROLEX

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There isn't any information available about the slim font Bezel as per my knowledge. I used to own one Gen slim font Daytona until last year, gave it away to fund another Gen purchase. I could have been easily fooled if someone would have said this bezel as Gen and charged me a bomb... lol


Looks for sure beautiful and a lot like slim font bezels !!

Do any of you have any information or ressources on slim font bezels for daytona ? I know they exist, however there is absolutelu no informatipn to be found about them...
 

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CF SS Bezel live pics and some macros attached to this thread.

Pros:

1. Ugly thickness of NOOB has gone, now it is more flat and it is Gen like
2. Engraving is deep
3. Markers are at the right place
4. Font is quite close to my Gen

My gen 116520 is with my AD for servicing, once it is back I shall be able to take side to side comparison pics.

Some eye candy follows...

Not bad, what about the profile and height? Most people underestimate the importance of those 2 factors, and that's the main flaw in the Noob stock bezel, it's too steep, the angle it makes is too big, so it makes the rehaut look taller and ruins the proportions of the watch. Would be cool to have a side by side pic from the side when you can ;)
 

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Not bad, what about the profile and height? Most people underestimate the importance of those 2 factors, and that's the main flaw in the Noob stock bezel, it's too steep, the angle it makes is too big, so it makes the rehaut look taller and ruins the proportions of the watch. Would be cool to have a side by side pic from the side when you can ;)

I did install this one to my NOOB 116520 V4 , I was one of the first ones to get hands on the new version as per the TD. For sure it looks ugly with a bad profile, replacing with a Swiss made gasket shall resolve the issue and with a Gen dial + hands you can't make out a difference between the gen v/s franken.. Once my build is complete, I shall be updating the thread with more eye candies.
 

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This CF looks really good.
For reference here are pics of my gen bezel compared to the Noob just before it was put on the watch.
It'd be interesting to compare CF to the ARF 116520 bezel also, which was better than Noob.

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Which td sells the cf 116520 bezel and the daytona v4 116520. I can not find anithing in puretime o intime.
 

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Apparently CF released some 116519 bezels, let's see how they turn out to be!!!

My gen vs WP's bezel, i wonder how CF's bezel will look when compared to gen and WP:

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Awaiting someones word on how is the angle of the bezel, how it slopes. Most important thing. Font looks more than promising!
 
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