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First of all, I wanted to thank those experts and contributors who have made this site such a mine of information. I’ve done a lot of reading (and searching) specifically on Daytonas. I think I’m close to understanding a few things.
I’ve read these big threads more than once and many other minor ones.
{{ NOOB V3 Daytona vs Gen Daytona vs ARF V2 Daytona }} - Replica Watch Info
Noob V4 Daytona's - Replica Watch Info
116519ln Noob v2 just arrived - Replica Watch Info
Daytona Appreciation - Post Your Daytona Pics & Opinion - Replica Watch Info
Now, I bought a few watches in China in 2019 before I knew anything at all about replicas/copies/fakes, except that many were truly terrible and should be avoided. This was long before I knew about this forum and became a member. Some friends and work colleagues in China put me onto a local dealer who they trusted and he seemed legit.
I bought 3 cheap fakes (I won’t call them replicas because they weren’t and aren’t. Just facsimiles of the genuine, but actually for £50-65, they were surprisingly good at first sight. Obviously not once you know more and look closer).
Appetite whetted, I then bought what was described to me as a “high quality” version of my favourite Daytona, the 116500LN black dial. The local dealer (not a TD but I am not giving contact details or plugging him) told me that it was ARF and 904L steel, but bear in mind that this was before I even knew what those meant. But I liked what I saw and bought it in Nov 19 for 3200RMB which was about £340 at the time.
I’ve been very happy with it. Now I know just a little bit more, it seems to have some of the qualities that people associate with the ARF versions (bracelet and clasp, bezel etc, but maybe the dial doesn’t look so close to ARF? ) and it has faux subdials at 3 and 9 as expected. It came with packaging, tags and stickers that look similar to what some others have posted about ARF watches.
But I would love for an expert to confirm, or not, from these photos (which are as good as I can manage right now, sorry) that it looks like an ARF that might have been on sale just over a year ago. Or if not, what it actually is.
It won’t make much difference to me one way or the other tbh. I will sell it one day and I will sell it truthfully. I have recently bought a Noob V4 black dial 116500, as well as the latest Noob 116519LN and a VSF 116610LN - all those stemming from advice from good people on this forum.
So, can someone help me confirm what version this is?
Thank you in advance.
I’ve read these big threads more than once and many other minor ones.
{{ NOOB V3 Daytona vs Gen Daytona vs ARF V2 Daytona }} - Replica Watch Info
Noob V4 Daytona's - Replica Watch Info
116519ln Noob v2 just arrived - Replica Watch Info
Daytona Appreciation - Post Your Daytona Pics & Opinion - Replica Watch Info
Now, I bought a few watches in China in 2019 before I knew anything at all about replicas/copies/fakes, except that many were truly terrible and should be avoided. This was long before I knew about this forum and became a member. Some friends and work colleagues in China put me onto a local dealer who they trusted and he seemed legit.
I bought 3 cheap fakes (I won’t call them replicas because they weren’t and aren’t. Just facsimiles of the genuine, but actually for £50-65, they were surprisingly good at first sight. Obviously not once you know more and look closer).
Appetite whetted, I then bought what was described to me as a “high quality” version of my favourite Daytona, the 116500LN black dial. The local dealer (not a TD but I am not giving contact details or plugging him) told me that it was ARF and 904L steel, but bear in mind that this was before I even knew what those meant. But I liked what I saw and bought it in Nov 19 for 3200RMB which was about £340 at the time.
I’ve been very happy with it. Now I know just a little bit more, it seems to have some of the qualities that people associate with the ARF versions (bracelet and clasp, bezel etc, but maybe the dial doesn’t look so close to ARF? ) and it has faux subdials at 3 and 9 as expected. It came with packaging, tags and stickers that look similar to what some others have posted about ARF watches.
But I would love for an expert to confirm, or not, from these photos (which are as good as I can manage right now, sorry) that it looks like an ARF that might have been on sale just over a year ago. Or if not, what it actually is.
It won’t make much difference to me one way or the other tbh. I will sell it one day and I will sell it truthfully. I have recently bought a Noob V4 black dial 116500, as well as the latest Noob 116519LN and a VSF 116610LN - all those stemming from advice from good people on this forum.
So, can someone help me confirm what version this is?
Thank you in advance.