Vsf or clean 116520?

[Radanimal23]

I’m building a franken with dial, bezel, hands and crystal . I have the option of a vsf or clean to build from . What do I go for ? I’d imagine I want the best case shape and bracelet since everything else will be gen . Any input appreciated

 

[Feefo]

I think the question should also consider btf, but I'm by no means an expert. @Hasslebank is...

 

[Hasslebank]

Clean (or old noob if you can track one down) is the best way to go imo
Good luck

 

[Tony Clifton]

I would go VSF as most Clean 116520 V3 I have seen still have the lug issue with these strange machining cuts at the bezel edge.

 

[derjenigewelcher]

Who has the best......?

 

[Radanimal23]

I think the question should also consider btf, but I'm by no means an expert. @Hasslebank is...

I love btf , I have a btf panda build . But sadly I do not think they have an 116520

 

[Tompa]

Noob with some modding is the way to go

 

[domiffm]

Noob with some modding is the way to go

Agreed. Noob case still KING!

 

[Reaps]

Currently if you're doing a full franken INCLUDING a dial swap then I have to give it to VSF, it's easy to swap dial and bezel and other stuff, hard to find a case. VSF is the easiest one to find right now, as others have said, NOOB if you can swing it but those are M2M only. "new noob" is not the same as "old noob" cases.

For me, I would not rely on the words of members, you need to deep dive, a franken is not some light hearted journey, if you are putting serious money in you should know what you're building, otherwise just buy a stock watch and smile

 

[Radanimal23]

I’ve been reading a lot and people are saying the vsf case is better , but then I get a lot of people say go clean. I don’t think a noob case is in the question because I rather have a pretty easy swap over

 

[gioarmani7428]

I love btf , I have a btf panda build . But sadly I do not think they have an 116520

They do have a 116500 though. I'll post pics of mine shortly. Removed the (imho) ugly ceramic bezel and dial, replaced with 116520 parts. Voila.

 

[gioarmani7428]

I’m building a franken with dial, bezel, hands and crystal . I have the option of a vsf or clean to build from . What do I go for ? I’d imagine I want the best case shape and bracelet since everything else will be gen . Any input appreciated

I do a lot of 116520 builds for fun as from what I received as recently as the first week of June, the VSF and Clean cases are exactly the same. Misshapen case and lugs too thin they could be spotted from space as fakes.

I'd go with BTF or ZF factory 1165200's to convert for the most realistic 116520.

 

[gioarmani7428]

For reference, here's the QC pic of the ZF 116500 I started with:

Daytona 116500LN 904L SS Case ZF 1:1 Best Edition White Dial On 904L SS Bracelet SH4130 (Free box) - InTimeWatch

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And here's the ZF 116500 modded to a 116520 with a gen bezel, gen dial, gen hands, gen crystal & gasket:

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