get the noob. i got one for me and it looked grate and fooled just about everyone. never the less, after that i bought a wm9 version and it's light years better then the noob... so, the noob is quite ok but the wm9 is the real thing ( almost...)
i bought a deep sea from Andrew and it had the same problem with the clasp. i asked Anderw about it and he send me a new one that fits perfectly. it shouldn't be like that. you should ask josh to send you a new one...it is in fact a great rep.
no garantee that a noob is waterproof. i have a yachtmaster and a deepsea that i' ve got oiled and waterproofed and i have swimmed wearing them on the beach several times and never had a problem.they keep working fine. the jeweler who did it told me the reps were quite good but the seals were really bad.