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Is a 700$ replica worth buying? Rolex Daytona 116500LN Noob v4 Review (Macro & Picheavy)
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PAMorROLEX
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Clean Factory Bezel is no better than the NOOB V4 Ceramic Bezel, perhaps this is the next best thing available at the moment. Since, your Dial is Black and if you are looking for a perfect upgrade, you could look in Adding:
1. Gen Dial (116520 Dial shall do the job)
2. Matching Gen Hands
3. Gen Crown
4. Replacing the Stock NOOB crystal gasket to an aftermarket ones to remove the milky white colour and to reduce the total thickness (Either a Swiss made or CousinsUK shall do the job) - No need to replace the Crystal, it is good enough
If you have an OCD, then:
1. Balance Bridge
2. Parachrom Blue Spring
3. Escape Wheel
4. Pallet Fork.
5. Case Reshaping
The GEN Subdial hands are not a straight fit but we do have plenty of highly qualified Modders here in the forum to help your dream come true.
1. Gen Dial (116520 Dial shall do the job)
2. Matching Gen Hands
3. Gen Crown
4. Replacing the Stock NOOB crystal gasket to an aftermarket ones to remove the milky white colour and to reduce the total thickness (Either a Swiss made or CousinsUK shall do the job) - No need to replace the Crystal, it is good enough
If you have an OCD, then:
1. Balance Bridge
2. Parachrom Blue Spring
3. Escape Wheel
4. Pallet Fork.
5. Case Reshaping
The GEN Subdial hands are not a straight fit but we do have plenty of highly qualified Modders here in the forum to help your dream come true.
Awesome review, I am also stuck on the same boat as you with the daytona, but the AD frankly told me waiting list is going to takes years.
Hence I have joined this forum, reading your post has made me decide to take the plunge.
But I am completely new to this rep world, all the watches I have had are genuine.
Hence I have joined this forum, reading your post has made me decide to take the plunge.
But I am completely new to this rep world, all the watches I have had are genuine.
If I was to get one, I would I go about acquiring all this parts and replacing it. I am based in UK
ScuderiaPT
You're Saying I Can Sell?
I have seen a gen set of hands for the 116520 which I assume is the same, priced at $450 on the M2M board
Otherwise ebay, chromo24
Thank you, I appreciate it! A bit too rich for my skint self, I'll just stick to stock Noob
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Thank you for this good review. After many thoughts on the price, i ended up buying the Noob daytona too.
By then we will have vsf Daytona with clone movement for less than $600. They will kill competition.
Hi guys! Thanks for the lengthy answers and kind words. I had some issues the past few days in my family so hadn't much time to respond.
To everyone doubting their decision if the Noob Daytona is worth it in the state it currently is. I fully think it is.
It is hard to get a watch with this kind of movement or complication for this price when shopping for genuine watches with the kind of materials that Noob had to use to have the materials that Rolex used.
I also checked the water proofness - 100m is advertised by Rolex for the Daytona, and the Noob counterpart also passed this test:
Thank you for your kind words!
The depth of the black dial is incredible - it just looks amazing when looking at the watch and even more amazing when seeing the dial in the sun.
I like both watches, but after having the black one in-hand I'd go for the black one every day of the week.
The pictures seem to look a bit duller due to the immense magnification.
But indeed, my subdials are not champagne-colored, they are more silverish/platinum colored. It looks like the watch should look like though - no yellow hue or anything. Crisp as ever.
To everyone doubting their decision if the Noob Daytona is worth it in the state it currently is. I fully think it is.
It is hard to get a watch with this kind of movement or complication for this price when shopping for genuine watches with the kind of materials that Noob had to use to have the materials that Rolex used.
I also checked the water proofness - 100m is advertised by Rolex for the Daytona, and the Noob counterpart also passed this test:
Thank you for your kind words!
The depth of the black dial is incredible - it just looks amazing when looking at the watch and even more amazing when seeing the dial in the sun.
I like both watches, but after having the black one in-hand I'd go for the black one every day of the week.
The pictures seem to look a bit duller due to the immense magnification.
But indeed, my subdials are not champagne-colored, they are more silverish/platinum colored. It looks like the watch should look like though - no yellow hue or anything. Crisp as ever.
