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Silverg

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My first Daytona mod! Going for a neo-vintage 16520 Zenith look. Noob 116500 with 116520 steel bezel. Next is to brush the lugs. Any others with similar mods?

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Reviving this thread -

And you did good, lots of beauties to be looked at here.

I just finished to source gen parts for a Noob white 116520 myself, will post here once it's build up.


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Just picked up a genuine dial for a build. Well I hope it is. Any experts care to chime in. Thanks
 

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Does anyone know if the two tone daytona 116523 has a gold tube? Or is it only on the full gold daytonas?
 

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Noob V2 116520 serviced
Gen SL dial
Gen SL hands (all 6)
Gen SS bezel
Gen crystal/gasket
ARF bracelet /clasp
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Where do you buy Gen hands and how much do they cost?
On M2M or on marketplaces such as C24 or Ebay.
Price range is around 600€ to 700€ for a full set of six. Sometimes less but it depends on the condition.

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This is my newest build

Noob v2 - reshaped case
Gen: 78590 bracelet, bezel, crystal and gasket, dial, hands, pushers, crown, and case back.
Inside Gen automatic module and weight.
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This is my newest build

Noob v2 - reshaped case
Gen: 78590 bracelet, bezel, crystal and gasket, dial, hands, pushers, crown, and case back.
Inside Gen automatic module and weight.

Amazing Specs!! The SEL also looks perfect!!

Great looking watch.

I keep reading reshaped Noob case. Does anyone have any before after pic of the Reshaping. Which area is being reshaped. Just curious.

Too me it just looks like the edged of the lugs have been softend.
 

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Amazing Specs!! The SEL also looks perfect!!

Great looking watch.

I keep reading reshaped Noob case. Does anyone have any before after pic of the Reshaping. Which area is being reshaped. Just curious.

Too me it just looks like the edged of the lugs have been softend.


Like you said the edges need softening but also the sides of the case on the Noob are too flat looking from the top down there it needs more of a curve from the middle of the case out to the end of the lugs. There is also more of a curve to the bottom of a gen case but to get it perfect you'd need to add material to the Noob case. The Noob SEL are way off. I used a small hammer with a rubber head to tighten any side to side play between the Gen SEL and the Noob case. This thing took me probably a solid 40 hours of shaping and polishing.
 
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