There have been plenty of other reviews on the new New CrPO's so I'll keep this short. I hadn't seen anyone post up the pumpkin yet so I figured I'd give my impressions.
Firstly, I had the BP version previously, which I sold recently, and I also have a gen Seamaster Professional 300M Chrono Diver.
The Noob is superior in every way as compared to the BP. All I can say is that this Noob effort is outstanding. The bezel is much more solid and has a quality feel when turning, without the slop present in the BP. The pearl is obviously much better positioned and looks genuine. The engraving on the clasp is much smoother. In the recessed engraving on the BP, you could see the roughness, whereas the Noob is very smooth. The datewheel is vastly improved. The dial texture looks great, and the orange numbers on the dial are much cleaner than the BP and reflect the light much better (this pic definitely doesn't capture this). The AR is in a completely different league. Admittedly the BP I had was one of the early ones with single AR. The Noob AR is double sided and colorless. Finally, the rep movement is night and day better than the movement in the BP which was rough, noisy, and looked like it had been beat on by monkeys with hammers.
I had been considering buying a genuine of this watch, but now that I have this Noob in hand, I really don't see the point.
Firstly, I had the BP version previously, which I sold recently, and I also have a gen Seamaster Professional 300M Chrono Diver.
The Noob is superior in every way as compared to the BP. All I can say is that this Noob effort is outstanding. The bezel is much more solid and has a quality feel when turning, without the slop present in the BP. The pearl is obviously much better positioned and looks genuine. The engraving on the clasp is much smoother. In the recessed engraving on the BP, you could see the roughness, whereas the Noob is very smooth. The datewheel is vastly improved. The dial texture looks great, and the orange numbers on the dial are much cleaner than the BP and reflect the light much better (this pic definitely doesn't capture this). The AR is in a completely different league. Admittedly the BP I had was one of the early ones with single AR. The Noob AR is double sided and colorless. Finally, the rep movement is night and day better than the movement in the BP which was rough, noisy, and looked like it had been beat on by monkeys with hammers.
I had been considering buying a genuine of this watch, but now that I have this Noob in hand, I really don't see the point.
