This post was started about 3 weeks ago and the Original Poster stated that there were "no immediate changes" to the White dial and "the subdials are still fat".
A number of Members, including myself, agreed with this and I started posting pictures side by side to try and see a difference in this "New Updated Dial".
Good News now, and a little bad news...
In studying the Noob Daytonas threads over the last 8 months I would say that the number one complaint has been the size and appearance of the Sub-dials.
As I studied and compared more of the recent QC pictures,
I found a way to clearly see a difference in the Sub-dials of this "New Updated Dial".
There has been some confusion about what to call this "New Updated V2" dial. The V1 version of this watch had a 316L Steel case.
About September of 2018 the case changed to 904L Steel, and the price increased by $100. The factory and dealers called this version a V2.
Some others have labeled this "New Updated V2" watch and dial a "V2.2". Not official, but I think it works well to avoid confusion in the rest of this post and maybe beyond.
In comparing dials side by side in Photoshop, first I level the dials, and then I overlay and carefully size them to get them to match as closely as possible.
Sometimes I also change balance and levels of color to get an even closer match.
I started adding the fine red lines to compare Sub-dial sizes. As I looked at more new QC pictures, I started to find the difference in some pictures.
The differences that I found apply only to the size of the Sub-dials...
The Fonts on the Ceramic Bezel are still a little wrong and the Rolex Logo may still look a little off to some Members.
The pictures in this post will be presented to mainly show the difference in the Sub-dials.
The slight change to the White Dial may look too tiny to make a difference, but I will show you that it now appears that the size of the Noob V2.2 White Dial Sub-dials are the same as a Gen.
Now the bad news...
Some of the resent QC are not the the New Updated V2.2 dial.
This comparison method does show the difference quite clearly now, even on smaller QC pictures.
I am planning to go back though this thread to try and show Members who posted QC pictures if they will be getting the old V1-V2 dial or the new V2.2 dial.
Some good news for those who have the original White V1-V2 dial... I will show that the Sub-dials are really only slightly larger than a Gen.
The White ARF V2 116500 has Sub-dials that appear to be slightly smaller than a Gen. So if you compare a V1-V2 Noob directly to an ARF V2, the Noob Sub-dials would appear much larger.
And now some pictures...
Original Noob V1-V2 on the Left, New Updated V2.2 dial on the Right.
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Gen compared to Updated Noob V2.2 and to an ARF V2...
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Gen compared to a Noob V1-V2
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Noob V1-V2 compared to ARF V2
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