Noob Daytona 4130 arrived

[Digital.]

without pics we don‘t believe anything


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haha this thread has attracted a lot of gen owners :_o_:

 

[dc2_bb6_cu2]

without pics we don‘t believe anything


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Lume shot before a night out

 

[vcappp]

Some of the mis alignment issues are also picture angles. A very slight angle will cause things to look mis aligned, my 3 marker looked crooked in my qc photos Mary assured me not the case took some pics straight on and perfect flat then from all positions the marker was straight but on some the 9 marker looked crooked also so just goes to show pic angle can cause all sorts of issues.

Did you receive the watch then now? How does the 9 marker alignment look in person? no mis alignment on the 9 marker?


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[beau7816]

Your right to reject, I have just sent mine back to TD as the 9 sub dial does not rest to 12 position.

 

[guru]

Lume shot before a night out

nothing beats gen, congratulations. I am trying to buy one for retail price since 2 years but I am not lucky. So I have choosen the franken way, noob Daytona with gen dial and some other mods. For 6 k I get 2 116520 and 2 116500. I am not paying 20 k for a 116500. As you said, nobody will see when it is on your wrist.
Enjoy your watch...


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[dc2_bb6_cu2]

nothing beats gen, congratulations. I am trying to buy one for retail price since 2 years but I am not lucky. So I have choosen the franken way, noob Daytona with gen dial and some other mods. For 6 k I get 2 116520 and 2 116500. I am not paying 20 k for a 116500. As you said, nobody will see when it is on your wrist.
Enjoy your watch...


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Absolutely. I refuse to pay those crazy mark-ups as well. Not a cent over MSRP for this guy. By some fluke happenstance in the universe, I walked into my AD right after Basel to put my name on the SS BLRO list, and owner said “I just got something in that might hold you over for now”.

Franken will suit your itch just fine! And heck, free up funds for another endeavor. Good luck with the build!

 

[mbrute]

Lots of ballers in this forum. I haven't even stepped foot into an AD before.

 

[shaKi47]

I am very happy with the Noob Daytona but for me is the question: How good is the Movement? I have read many times that the movement is 90% like Gen. But do we know which Parts are not "Gen-Like" of the Movement? And can we change the Parts to got a 100% Gen-Movement or is this worthless?

 

[timnic54]

I am very happy with the Noob Daytona but for me is the question: How good is the Movement? I have read many times that the movement is 90% like Gen. But do we know which Parts are not "Gen-Like" of the Movement? And can we change the Parts to got a 100% Gen-Movement or is this worthless?

The only difference is the free sprung balance Changing that would be a pointless excersice The only reason Rolex fit them is snobbery and the fact that they are very difficult to adjust

 

[shaKi47]

The only difference is the free sprung balance Changing that would be a pointless excersice The only reason Rolex fit them is snobbery and the fact that they are very difficult to adjust

Ah okay. Thats good to know. Then i dont need to buy other Stuff to get the full Gen-like Movement.

 

[GWT#1]

Lume shot before a night out

Damn nice!!

 

[GWT#1]

Did you receive the watch then now? How does the 9 marker alignment look in person? no mis alignment on the 9 marker?


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No not yet she took boat load other pics and sent them it’s in mail now!

 

[GWT#1]

Mine is near silent, if you hold to your ear and shake you can barely hear anythin.

 

[mari115]

I’d say the 120 marker can line up pretty nicely, so it’s not a problem affecting all noobs

It really is flawless, that's it, i'll put aside my 1675 project and get one of those, how much do they go for? like 600 bucks?

 

[Rina1988]

here are my thoughts after wearing it for 3 days now. like timnic54 says, having it in hand is so much better than the pics. it honestly is not possible to tell the difference between gen and rep. my mate just got a gen yesterday afternoon and hopefully he'll let me take pics to do a comparison. i've only owned 6 reps in total, so i'm still a beginner, and i think i'm a good representation of what an "informed" person on the street would see - i know a little about the reps, compared to average person on the street i'm an expert, but compared to everyone on here i'm a complete beginner.

dial - ssouthall6 is absolutely right the lettering of "ROLEX" is a teenie tiny bit thicker. but i had to look really hard and constantly compare it back and forth with pics of gen online.it is not possible to pick this up without magnification and a gen right there to compare with. the white of the dial does stand out, but it lacks that sheen that you get in the gen. again this is trivial as i don't believe it's possible to tell without the gen there. i have the V2 dial as per puretime's website.

daytona - font is thinner than the pics of the gens i've seen. this could be because of lighting or camera angles from the gen pics. the red colour is also a bit lighter. i attributed this to the font being thinner, so it might look lighter because of it. again not possible to tell without gen there to compare and even then it would be so hard to pick up.

subdials - i ran all the chronos for 12hr straight and all the subdials work wonderfully. resets perfectly as well. also measured it against the stopwatch on my iphone and kept perfect time with it. no issues whatsoever. numbering on subdials explained by ssouthall6 are spot on. but 99% of the population doesn't have ssouthall6 knowledge or eye, so i don't think you'll be called out.

sel - it is not perfect, but it's not horrible either. i'd give it 7.5/10. can't see it whilst on wrist or even casually holding it. only way i saw it was purposely looking for it and holding it to a bright light.

alignment - as stated previously i had rejected 3 watches before accepting this one. there is no alignment issues at all from all 4 points.

bracelet - i do agree that this is the only point where this watch falls short. at first glance it looks beautiful. however the weight and feel is a giveaway. if it's on your wrist then it's not possible to tell (obviously). again 95% of the population won't know what a rolex bracelet is supposed to feel like anyway. for me this is not a big issue, but if you lean towards ocd paranoia then you may want to get a new strap. colour and visual appearance is on point.

the movement is smooth and very quiet. you have to hold it up to your ear to hear it running. i've left it running for 3 days now and still on time and working.

i'll post photos when i see my mate this weekend. that way i can show you guys his gen vs my rep.

special thanks to timnic54 and ssouthall6 for their detailed reviews and this helped me a lot in choosing this watch

 

[qualityazn]

does anyone know if the noob v2 white dial is in stock? i placed and order on puretime last week and still haven’t received any qc. saw it was briefly avail on intime for preorder and then out of stock again.

 

[ExOmegaFan]

It is not yet available again, am also waiting for it.

 

[qualityazn]

puretime just wrote back, waiting for new batch 1-2 weeks out.

 

[mui.richard]

Actually it CAN line up very, very nicely. I wanted my watchmaker to replace the crystal and gasket with a gen part but he's been having trouble ordering it...so instead he chose to remove the ceramic bezel and do a simple re-alignment for me for the time being.

I have to say he did a pretty decent job.

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[knol]

The bezel insert compared to the ARF is crap frankly, and sadly the dial isn't much better, although the ARF dial isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination.

The movement is a piece of rep history in the making though and it's a great base for a franken.


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what is exactly crap about the ceramic bezel on the Noob ? to me the noob looks as good as the ARF