Is that an ARF? Looks like the "fake" watch's chrono is working in that vid. ARF chrono is non-functional, right?
Seconds Chrono work, 9 and 3 does not.
Is that an ARF? Looks like the "fake" watch's chrono is working in that vid. ARF chrono is non-functional, right?
Seconds Chrono work, 9 and 3 does not.
Seconds Chrono work, 9 and 3 does not.
The printing on my arf dial pretty sharp and spot on , the one the video look much more like noob dials
Hello everyone, just got my Noob (not sure which one, possibly a V1) fitted with an ARF dial (again, possibly V1) and a Clean Factory bezel back from red1 - he's a top bloke and I highly recommend him to anyone looking to mod/franken their watch! I may yet modify it further with gen hands/gears, a gen balance bridge and gen auto device module...
Thoughts? Please forgive the shoddy camera work and the fingerprints all over the bezel!
Your watch is amazing,and dial you have is arf v2 but updated corect thickness of subdials like gen
Your watch is amazing,and dial you have is arf v2 but updated corect thickness of subdials like gen
Lol bro i have updated dial but v2 still little longer pushers...Now I can’t unsee this dial again I have the old ARF v2 (thin sub dials), this one looks much closer to gen.
Well, I guess time for a new dial...
Lol bro i have updated dial but v2 still little longer pushers...
new batches have short pushers like gen too
Lol bro i have updated dial but v2 still little longer pushers...
new batches have short pushers like gen too
Your base watch is noob so dont worry noob have perfect pushersI have no idea if my watch has the longer pushers or the shorter ones - my eyes aren't as good at picking out details like that but hopefully you could confirm that too? Maybe the angle I took the picture at doesn't help...?
Your base watch is noob so dont worry noob have perfect pushers
After having seen lots of gen SELs I have to admit the SELs of both Noob V3 and ARF V2 are pretty shitty lol
Yes they are nicely recessed but they are too long. It‘s difficult to explain but the gen SEL begins earlier to curve down, so the whole SEL is shorter than the lugs. The rep SEL goes till the edge of the lugs. I hope you understand what I mean.
Second thing is that gen has zero SEL gap. It fits just perfectly. My ARF has a little gap for example.
Another flaw is that the whole case is too rounded. The gen lugs have sharper edges. And on my ARF V2 the rehaut sits way too high.
In the end of course the ARF V2 and Noob V3 are great reps but even modding them together like many members do in this forum with CF bezel etc. it‘s still far away from being a super rep in my opinion.
After having seen lots of gen SELs I have to admit the SELs of both Noob V3 and ARF V2 are pretty shitty lol
Yes they are nicely recessed but they are too long. It‘s difficult to explain but the gen SEL begins earlier to curve down, so the whole SEL is shorter than the lugs. The rep SEL goes till the edge of the lugs. I hope you understand what I mean.
Second thing is that gen has zero SEL gap. It fits just perfectly. My ARF has a little gap for example.
Another flaw is that the whole case is too rounded. The gen lugs have sharper edges. And on my ARF V2 the rehaut sits way too high.
In the end of course the ARF V2 and Noob V3 are great reps but even modding them together like many members do in this forum with CF bezel etc. it‘s still far away from being a super rep in my opinion.
I have also held many gens, new and used. You have to to really understand the watch. You can look at photos blown up in photoshop all day long but sometimes the watch isn't released like that. M Scott on here is fantastic, his analysis is amazing. But I once held a gen panda and the dial didn't look like any of the photos we review. Luckily the owner is a friend and he let me put it on and I quickly realised why. The outer edge of the subdials is shiny and lacquered. Sometimes it looks too thin, sometimes thick. It depends on the light.
I own a gen omega and I can tell you the difference is like that. The gen omega is probably not much more refined than a rep daytona. A gen daytona is far, far more refined than a gen omega and consequently than a rep daytona. These are precision watches and we are applying critique to mass produced Chinese copies that's probably in most people's minds insane!
If I get time I'll upload some pics to demonstrate my point. But I have to stress, I have only seen a gen 116500 brand new two or three times. Most of my analysis comes from used models. And I'm far more conversant with the 116520. I don't like the new shape rolexes. I hate the 116622, I tried it at the ad and walked away. The 5 digit ones are so much better refined. Something about the newer models seems mass produced and less sexy.
I hate this hobby. We really are digging info the minuscae here! Like you say, these are great reps. Who would have thought a working chrono 5 years ago? But reps are reps. I love the ARF dials. They are, under the loupe, a million miles from noob. But they are also not gen. I have a gen champagne dial here. It's just something else. As soon as you hold it you can tell. I have some gen gold hands here. There is no comparison.
Even with progress, it's funny, it's not as the rate that we sometimes convince ourselves.