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Noobifactory gone bad !!!
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Noobfactory vs Rolls Royce is an extreme example and not really in the same realm of comparability.
Someone should get what's promised them for sure.. but besides the hour hand all the other stuff OP is complaining about are things that we pay big bucks to BK to fix or time to fix on our own.
Not to add fuel to the fire, but check that the cronet on the crystal is at 6 o'clock. I just had MR send one back to the noob factory and source me another for this reason. Looks like from your pic that you're in the same boat...slightly to the right.
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LOL, you guys do realise that you can not see the one on the gen at all without a loupe, don't you? So it hardly matters if it's off, the fact you can see it at all is a bigger tell.
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True, but if you're going to live with the flaw (as we all have to with reps, in some fashion), at least you want the flaw to be straight, and not off-kilter.
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It's a hundred dollar watch mate. And the below also applies to this issue. Even more so actually.
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TrailBoss,
I understand and agree. I don't nitpick the heck out of my reps, because...they are reps. However, we're talking about accepting the fact that you'll have a flaw on this less-expenseive rep, in that you can see the crown on the crystal. We accept the flaw. However when the flaw itself is not even done right, ie you can see the cronet, and it's off to the side.
I get that the crystals they use should have better crowns (ie, harder to see), but when they can't even line up what they do have, that's just sloppy.
I have 3 subs that I can see the crowns on (all from the noob factory), albiet I also have excellent vision (if I do say so myself). They are all straight. If I'm getting another, I want the same quality, not a step backwards (which I believe is the point of the OP's thread).
And I don't care who can see the crown at 4 feet away. I wear (and therefore judge) my watches based upon how they suit me.
So, if you're going to force me to see a tiny crown. Line that $%&!er up. That's all.
I understand and agree. I don't nitpick the heck out of my reps, because...they are reps. However, we're talking about accepting the fact that you'll have a flaw on this less-expenseive rep, in that you can see the crown on the crystal. We accept the flaw. However when the flaw itself is not even done right, ie you can see the cronet, and it's off to the side.
I get that the crystals they use should have better crowns (ie, harder to see), but when they can't even line up what they do have, that's just sloppy.
I have 3 subs that I can see the crowns on (all from the noob factory), albiet I also have excellent vision (if I do say so myself). They are all straight. If I'm getting another, I want the same quality, not a step backwards (which I believe is the point of the OP's thread).
And I don't care who can see the crown at 4 feet away. I wear (and therefore judge) my watches based upon how they suit me.
So, if you're going to force me to see a tiny crown. Line that $%&!er up. That's all.
Hey, take it easy! Those 9 and 10 year old kids work really hard for 18-20 hours a day putting together our reps in poorly lit bedrooms! Cut them some slack! Their eyes probably get pretty tired!
Hah...not only is it misaligned, the coronet is not 90 degrees away from the cyclops....that is too nitpicky, even if you align the cyclops over the date window, the coronet goes closer to 5....
my main gripes were the wrong hand and the horrible SEL, the datewheel sticking and misaligned on the wheel
No, actually he did not. He said the cyclops was misaligned. The crystal and cyclops are actually misaligned in the opposite directions, so they are two seperate problems (ie. if you moved the crystal to fix the cyclops position, the crown would get worse, not better).
Quoted for your reference:
As a noob to the rep scene I am hesitant to set unrealistic expectations, but unless customers are nitpicking and politely demand better quality replicas from their dealers, won't the factories be content producing inferior products? What incentive will they have to produce a better rep if customers just accept the deficiencies?
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G'day omi, I may have missed something in the thread, but what you're saying is correct, however, it's not the issue being discussed here... The problem as far as I'm aware, is that this particular maker has a good reputation, and one of the members has noticed a real slip in the quality of the watches compared to what we're used to...
I'm no expert, I've just read a lot on it and own three noob subs...
Since they started engraving the rehaut they have all been more or less like this. The pearl has always been dodgy (even when noobs were good - pre engraving).
The biggest problems with these new Noobs are i see are SELs and the baby puke green insert. The insert is a tell you can see from across the room.
Since they started engraving the rehaut they have all been more or less like this. The pearl has always been dodgy (even when noobs were good - pre engraving).
The biggest problems with these new Noobs are i see are SELs and the baby puke green insert. The insert is a tell you can see from across the room.
I remember the days when we used to worry if the printing on the dial was going to be spelled correctly or if the bracelet came with screws or pins!
Heres a decent Submariner rep from 10 years ago...
Im not saying you are wrong by complaining about your Sub. I agree that yours is lacking some quality control compared to the pieces that I have owned. I just think we are lucky to be getting the quality we have been seeing in the past couple years. When I buy a rep, I dont expect much for $150 to be honest. Thats why an MBW or WM9 costs $450.
It looks like you have corrected most of the issues. I wonder if you could improve the SEL look by swapping in a different bracelet? I think JoJo35 is selling a WM9 bracelet for a decent price right now.
cheers
dizz
Heres a decent Submariner rep from 10 years ago...
Im not saying you are wrong by complaining about your Sub. I agree that yours is lacking some quality control compared to the pieces that I have owned. I just think we are lucky to be getting the quality we have been seeing in the past couple years. When I buy a rep, I dont expect much for $150 to be honest. Thats why an MBW or WM9 costs $450.
It looks like you have corrected most of the issues. I wonder if you could improve the SEL look by swapping in a different bracelet? I think JoJo35 is selling a WM9 bracelet for a decent price right now.
cheers
dizz
Why was the dealer not contacted? Just send it back, and before he ships another have him send a pic of it.
@dizzy- how right you are! As the reps have gotten better, our expectations went higher. Some of these guys would be having fits over some of the stuff from even 5 years ago! And lets not forget the good old days of sending money WU and hoping you even got a watch.
@dizzy- how right you are! As the reps have gotten better, our expectations went higher. Some of these guys would be having fits over some of the stuff from even 5 years ago! And lets not forget the good old days of sending money WU and hoping you even got a watch.