• It's our birthday and YOU get the gifts! Eight giveaways including six watches that you can enter for free! https://forum.replica-watch.info/forums/raffles-contests-and-giveaways.58/

  • Tired of adverts on RWI? - Subscribe by clicking HERE and PMing Trailboss for instructions and they will magically go away!

New Sub up on Toros - Noob V2?

Capt. Obvious

Respected Member
5/5/13
4,136
2
0
OH MAN WHAT HAVE I DONE! WHAT HAVE I DONE! WHAT HAVE I DONE?

:facepalm::wyliehelp::goat::thud::dig::frusty::frusty::unsure::unsure2::unsure2::huh::nah::wideeyed::cry::lolcina::screwed::(:jaw::headdesk::headdesk::hang::picard::picard::picard2::picard2::boohoo::wacko:
(Can't believe I ordered ANOTHER Sub, when there are some many other watches out there I want... I think I'm sick)
 

tom_cat

I'm Pretty Popular
4/7/13
1,071
34
48
OH MAN WHAT HAVE I DONE! WHAT HAVE I DONE! WHAT HAVE I DONE?

:facepalm::wyliehelp::goat::thud::dig::frusty::frusty::unsure::unsure2::unsure2::huh::nah::wideeyed::cry::lolcina::screwed::(:jaw::headdesk::headdesk::hang::picard::picard::picard2::picard2::boohoo::wacko:
(Can't believe I ordered ANOTHER Sub, when there are some many other watches out there I want... I think I'm sick)

Hi Capt.

Have u received any emails back from Toro?? Im waiting for his reply too since 2 days ago and still hasnt received yet??
 

Capt. Obvious

Respected Member
5/5/13
4,136
2
0
Nope. Got lots of replies real quick before paying, then ssssshhhh... silence!
AlFru thinks he's gone off skiing in Switzerland, and buggered off with our money!!! :) :)

Then again, I ordered via his website, so my payment hasnt even cleared yet... Have you ordered a black face sub?

Dont worry, he'll come through at some point!
 

tom_cat

I'm Pretty Popular
4/7/13
1,071
34
48
Nope. Got lots of replies real quick before paying, then ssssshhhh... silence!
AlFru thinks he's gone off skiing in Switzerland, and buggered off with our money!!! :) :)

Then again, I ordered via his website, so my payment hasnt even cleared yet... Have you ordered a black face sub?

Dont worry, he'll come through at some point!

No I ordered LV which I received QC pics already on Sunday but they showed date not been centered and asked for swap with another watch and then gone silence
 

Jake48

Renowned Member
Supporter
Certified
17/3/06
552
7
18
It's really not that great. A less capable factory got closer. Meticulously engineered as it might be, it has half of the same glaring flaws as the last iteration.

You can keep trying to sing the praises of the BP, but I suggest people read for themselves what the people who actually own the two watches say.

Look P4, to say this watch is not a great watch is just plain wrong. It is an awesome watch that is as close to a Gen as any Rep of the Sub C to date. Small differences can lean a person one way or the other regarding the BP or the Noob, but they are mainly subjective and in the end don't really amount to much.

If you want to join the macro picture comparing camp that insists on waiting for the perfect $250.00 Rep with no "Flaws" - have at it.

It's going to be a very long wait though....

And where do you keep coming up with this end link gap stuff. Really?
 

SOLEX

I'm Pretty Popular
Supporter
Certified
30/3/09
2,877
790
113
I agree with Jake.

The BP looks great, but does not feel great.

For comparison, the fit and finish of the noob exp ii is amazing, very gen like. I expect that same level of quality with the noob Sub. I had both at one point and the BP sub never got worn.
 

live1

Banned member, the goat does not approve
Banned
25/3/13
3,058
0
0
i prefer looks over feel thats my opinion.i think the feel of my subs are great,but when i get my noob sub ill like both ha ha
 

Capt. Obvious

Respected Member
5/5/13
4,136
2
0
I agree with Jake.

The BP looks great, but does not feel great.

For comparison, the fit and finish of the noob exp ii is amazing, very gen like. I expect that same level of quality with the noob Sub. I had both at one point and the BP sub never got worn.

I'm happy you say that, because I am waiting for BOTH those watches, from two different TDs... Who are BOTH skiing in Switzerland! :(
 

Alpha Dog Omega

Renowned Member
10/3/08
513
192
43
I'm in the same boat as a few of you.
Sent Toro payment, got QC pics - then nothing since.
Not worried, but don't like the timeline.
Figure everyone needs time off and such - but - a little "I'll be away for a bit" would be nice... IF... he's away on break.
 

Capt. Obvious

Respected Member
5/5/13
4,136
2
0
I'm in the same boat as a few of you.
Sent Toro payment, got QC pics - then nothing since.
Not worried, but don't like the timeline.
Figure everyone needs time off and such - but - a little "I'll be away for a bit" would be nice... IF... he's away on break.

What?
I thought this was all an inside joke... he's not REALLY away is he?
I "spoke" to him just yesterday, right before he took my money!
(then the silence began)

I prefer to think he is CAREFULLY sourcing my watch!

:rofl::D:
 

Jake48

Renowned Member
Supporter
Certified
17/3/06
552
7
18
I agree with Jake.

The BP looks great, but does not feel great.

For comparison, the fit and finish of the noob exp ii is amazing, very gen like. I expect that same level of quality with the noob Sub. I had both at one point and the BP sub never got worn.


Solex, you illustrate my point perfectly. To be honest, you have to admit that both watches are so good it is left to the smallest of details, often subjective, that make you want to own and more importantly wear the watch.

I have owned a few BP maker rollies myself and aside from the less Gen like feel when compared to a Noob, the one thing that really buggs me about the BP maker is they can not get the finish on the crown right In all honesty, maybe the new BP Sub C has a better crown as I have not bought one yet to say for sure, but every BP rollie I have owned has had a god awful crown where the edges of the crown teeth are rounded and the machining between the teeth is not even a little bit close to the smoothness and mirror like finish of a Gen. No matter how much you polish a BP crown it will never shine like a Gen. and you will always have rounded teeth edges, not crisp and sharp like the Gen

For me, looking down at the dull rounded edges of the teeth on the crown is such a tell that the watch is a Rep. I can"t wear it. The Noob crown, although not as nice as a Gen crown, is so close in finish it is almost impossible to tell it from a Gen crown.

One more of those things you don't really see in pictures on a computer screen, but get the two (Noob Sub and BP Sub) side by side in the real world and it is glaringly obvious which has the better fit and finish.

To each his own I guess. Some will focus on the hour ring thickness, some focus on dial print or spacing and some focus on fit, finish and feel.

To me, both of these watches are so close to being truly 1:1, that fit, finish and feel are now what I focus on.