ubi
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Approved my QC Pics. Now I just need to find a watchmaker wo will change the bezel.... (everyone in my city declined)
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Swapped out the bracelet... Which, I think ties it all together with the CF bezel... Small, subtle changes with good results
Swapped out the bracelet... Which, I think ties it all together with the CF bezel... Small, subtle changes with good results
ubi I must say I'm way more impressed with the photography than with the rep itself. Beautiful shots.
Thanks gents! Much appreciated! I use an 11 year old Canon Rebel DSLR; it's starting to show it's age a little, but it still does a pretty good job all things considered
As for the Oyster bracelet... It is indeed an ARF bracelet, but in all honesty, I ended up switching back to the Noob bracelet. It just fit better whereas the ARF SELs had some lateral gaps that I just couldn't stand looking at, and the clasp wasn't quite as nice as the Noob. The ARF definitely has better overall finish (minus the clasp), but if it doesn't fit right, none of that really matters to me. The Noob definitely looks much improved, especially after replacing the springbars (the ones that came fitted on the watch were bent at the tips).
An interesting thing that I noticed- The Noob links and SEL are all just a smidge wider than the ARF; I'll need to get the calipers out and measure, but the difference was noted when I tried experimenting with some mixing and matching between the two...
6885433 noob clasp are replaced with arf clasps and you are first that said that noob have better clasp
Exactly this,
i have and noob 116500 panda v2.2 and have planned to buy an arf donor watch,just for the clasp(since I heard and read that the sels will have gaps)and dail.
I have ordered the CF bezel.
i have done a lot of research and tbh: I can’t say that the noob clasp is bad.
but I don’t have an arf in hands.
but my braclet and clasp from my arf sub 904L v2 is the best rep bracelet I have ever seen out of the box.
so I assume that the arf clasp and bracelet will be superb,and higher quality and finishing than the noob.
if it’s like you saying that the noob clasp is beter and the bracelet does not fit nice and tight at the sels.
means for me that I need to buy a whole donor watch just for the dail only since I have already ordered a CF bezel there won’t be and suitable upgrade beside the superior dail from the arf.
Hi you could then install the noob dial and clasp onto the ARF to sell it M2M at a reduced price
Hi you could then install the noob dial and clasp onto the ARF to sell it M2M at a reduced price
There is barely any difference in the clasp now. The early ones were crap, the newer noob batch is acceptable
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The decision to change back to my noob bracelet and clasp was my own personal preference; YMMV. Nothing more. The ARF bracelet I rec'd was not a great fit, and the clasp has some issues as well- Specifically where the fliplock seats. My ARF has gaps here as well, while the noob that came with my watch is nice and tight. Otherwise, the ARF has better overall finish... It is just the fit issues that I didn't like.
Again... I am not saying that every ARF has these issues, nor is every noob perfect. But for me, this is my preferred set up.
Noob clasp on the left; ARF on the right.