The Ultimate Daytona Buying Guide (Ref. 116520/116500)

[mytux]

Amazing post i keep coming back to this atleast once a week lol. Im currently on a franken/super franken 116520 build. Took alot of advice from your post.

Noob 4130 base
Gen bezel
Gen dial 'APH'
Gen hands
Gen sapphire and gasket (ready to order)
ARF bracelet
Gen 704 crown (ready to order)

Polishing, thinning and reshaping along with a service and i think i have a great piece. Unsure what to do with clasp though. Dont think my gen additions will end there, expensive hobby this lol


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are you sure the Gen hands will fit ?
if I remember correctly (but maybe I'm wrong) we need to change the hour wheel, minute wheel etc to have the gen hands fit.
I'm wrong ?
If I'm wrong, then it's all good : I wanted to place gen hands as well on my noob v3

 

[Journeyman]

Good point this im wondering the same thing. Did you get any feedback on this?


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No, nothing as yet. Because I’ve got both the Noob and ARF to hand, I’ve got a comparison. Just wondered whether anyone else felt that the ARF pushers were better quality.


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[MrWatch71]

More QC pictures

Waiting for the watch. My knowledge was that the previous version the pusher were longer ...
As soon as I get the watch I will take more pictures to compare


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[Salihtrtr]

Can I ask Some question How to remove case tube?
can I open caseback then remove crown then rotate with case tube opener? Or must remove cal 4130 before rotate case tube?

 

[Journeyman]

Can I ask Some question How to remove case tube?
can I open caseback then remove crown then rotate with case tube opener? Or must remove cal 4130 before rotate case tube?

For any work on the exterior of the case, you'd want to remove as much as you can from the case, you don't want any swarf or crud dropping into the movement.

 

[APpee]

are you sure the Gen hands will fit ?
if I remember correctly (but maybe I'm wrong) we need to change the hour wheel, minute wheel etc to have the gen hands fit.
I'm wrong ?
If I'm wrong, then it's all good : I wanted to place gen hands as well on my noob v3

Im certainly not sure no. Lol


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[APpee]

I might have an ARF Daytona bracelet up for sale soon. I'll message you if I decide to sell it (after acquiring approval from mods, of course).

Long shot but is your ARF bracelet still for sale? Looking to source one


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[Journeyman]

The problem is where do you stop with these watches. The hands on both the Noob and the ARF are horrible, the black paint on the pinion ends of the hands is really rough.


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[Journeyman]

If anyone has a new good ARF Panda dial they want to sell as well, please drop me a PM.

I’ve tried WTB but no luck, any sale would have to be in line with forum guidelines.


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[Journeyman]

If anyone has a new good ARF Panda dial they want to sell as well, please drop me a PM.

I’ve tried WTB but no luck, any sale would have to be in line with forum guidelines.


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[Journeyman]

If anyone has a new good ARF Panda dial they want to sell as well, please drop me a PM.

I’ve tried WTB but no luck, any sale would have to be in line with forum guidelines.


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[APpee]

The problem is where do you stop with these watches. The hands on both the Noob and the ARF are horrible, the black paint on the pinion ends of the hands is really rough.


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True. We are all trying to achieve that gen look, but its an endless rabbit hole hard to be satisfied. Having had gens in the past im the 'just one more mod' kind of guy


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[nzkieran]

True. We are all trying to achieve that gen look, but its an endless rabbit hole hard to be satisfied. Having had gens in the past im the 'just one more mod' kind of guy


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will there ever be the perfect gen looking clone!? haa

 

[Noobguy]

Hey guys, didn’t want to make a new thread but I have a quick question regarding Arf daytonas. Is the misaligned dial still a problem? I’ve seen a lot of QC’s for their v2 daytonas recently and they haven’t been that bad.

My question is, have the misaligned dials been officially resolved or is this just a good batch that have avoided a known issue?

Thanks troops

 

[newonboard]

This is a way to save you a lot of time. I've been thinking of Daytona for a year, but I still can't decide ... Noob v3 with ARF and CF bezel parts. Almost a gen
Great guide, thanks. After a few months of not reading r / Rolex I know everything! Thanks!

 

[nzkieran]

This is a way to save you a lot of time. I've been thinking of Daytona for a year, but I still can't decide ... Noob v3 with ARF and CF bezel parts. Almost a gen
Great guide, thanks. After a few months of not reading r / Rolex I know everything! Thanks!

I love the Daytona, but I'm so concerned about the rep chronograph movement. I'd want that all to work as it should.

 

[FREEWIFI]

I love the Daytona, but I'm so concerned about the rep chronograph movement. I'd want that all to work as it should.

How many times in your life you use a chrono? A lot of gen owners doesn’t have no idea of the chrono functions, or the subdial functions.

Also I met some 16520 zenith owners that refuses to use the chrono because of being afraid of damaging it (And therefore pay a 1000€ RSC bill)

 

[nzkieran]

How many times in your life you use a chrono? A lot of gen owners doesn’t have no idea of the chrono functions, or the subdial functions.

Also I met some 16520 zenith owners that refuses to use the chrono because of being afraid of damaging it (And therefore pay a 1000€ RSC bill)

I dunno, I'd just have a little man on my shoulder telling me to use the chrono functions. It drives me nuts when watches have pretend chrono dials. For me to walk around all day with a watch, knowing it didn't function as it should, would drive me insane. Crazy huh.

 

[Journeyman]

I dunno, I'd just have a little man on my shoulder telling me to use the chrono functions. It drives me nuts when watches have pretend chrono dials. For me to walk around all day with a watch, knowing it didn't function as it should, would drive me insane. Crazy huh.

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Then a trip to a Rolex AD and a long wait....a very long wait will be the best way forward.

 

[nieuweklok2020]

So with an eye infection you can see to type a message but not well enough to check your QC pictures.


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Ask your mother.