what2 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 narikaa is out, tried a search but all I seem to find is members telling others they should get a noob.. but where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 BKLM1234 sells them. Also Timeshops has them on sale now but I don't think they're are on the dealer list here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Yeah, timeshops has a mind-blowing sale for about 1 month now on noobfactory watches but I dont think they are recommended on this forum. like half price. I dont think they are listed here tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I've seen some watches that have the old Noobmariner dial but inferior case and terrible wok rehaut. And some dealers are selling these as "Noobmariners". Maybe they come from the same factory but the reps are crap. Post pictures of the watch here before you purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Ive been curious about this myself. looks like the crystal needs to be rotated 1/2 second in a clock-wise direction on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what2 Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 thinking of this sea dweller am I gaining anything by going NOOB, or would a puretime be just as good or better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 By-Tor is right (should i say as usual?). I also wanted to buy a noobmariner from Timeshops but i realized they have low quality finishings. The submariner has very often crooked crystal and cheap bracelet, the seadweller, another watch i had a look to, horrible SEL gaps. Unless you're not picky at all, despite the good price, it's not worth it. I gave up, at least to buy from Timeshop. I prefer to spend some more bucks and have it quality checked. It's different if you're looking for a Sub-C in that case overall quality is better (but be careful again to not centered pearl and crooked crystal). By the way, the pic posted by Jkay is mine and yes, he's correct, crystal is crooked (thankfully an easy mod). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Forgot to say, new noobmariners have (bad) engraved rehaut. They are cheap, very cheap but out of the box they can be very disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Whats with that Sea-dweller pic?? WOW look at that top SEL. You can see the freekin springbar in that massive gap. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) On RWI, Trailboss is doing a comparison of most of the Subs currently available and he's confirmed that the Noobmariner from TS is indeed the same as Narikaa and everyone else is currently selling. It's correct that the rehaut engraving is not lined up correctly but that's the price you pay for a very nice yet cheap Sub. I bought one for parts since they were so cheap. It's a very nice watch. Edited August 21, 2010 by kbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what2 Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 so are noobmariners a good buy or bad buy... they are not expensive but if they are way off then then the cost does not really matter does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Its the best you're going to find without dropping hundreds of dollars on a WM9. Buy it from someone that will send you pics of your watch before shipping it, then let us have a look at it before you give the OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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