cdigi Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I've been obsessing quite a bit on the pieces from H and Noob factory after putting the kabosh on a gen purchase. There's been a bunch of comparisons on the 111s but not as much on the 112. I understand that the Panerai "A" is incorrect on the Noob dial but the movement seems to be better. Are there any clear winners in your opinon? (I'm losing sleep over this) Any 112 pics would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mills Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I had the same dilemma and went with the better movement. I've got both H and N versions of base or marina watches and the noobs just feel better. Comes down to personal opinion though in the end and both factories are churning out amazing watches so you won't lose out either way. Before you pull the trigger on a non "seconds at 9" base, it might be worth reading this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdigi Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I had the same dilemma and went with the better movement. I've got both H and N versions of base or marina watches and the noobs just feel better. Comes down to personal opinion though in the end and both factories are churning out amazing watches so you won't lose out either way. Before you pull the trigger on a non "seconds at 9" base, it might be worth reading this though. Thanks for the feedback and link I will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Great link to Zigs thread - thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Personally the movement isnt as important in terms of looks as the watch on your wrist...if thats what you are considering If you did show someone the back of it.... and they know enough to spot a fake movement then it dont matter which you have... The dial to me is more important and especially the lume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdigi Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Personally the movement isnt as important in terms of looks as the watch on your wrist...if thats what you are considering If you did show someone the back of it.... and they know enough to spot a fake movement then it dont matter which you have... The dial to me is more important and especially the lume So I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you prefer "H" version? In the comparisons I saw for the 111s the noob seemed to be closer to the gen but I could have misinterpreted. I should probably spend some more time looking at dials and then decide. For me, the case + CG finishing would be most important to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mills Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 The difference between the H and N lume and dial are pretty minimal though right? In the teardown Angus did they looked very similar but I'm a newbie. I didn't go with the more expensive movement because I thought I would get called out less, I did so because I heard that the low beat was less reliable and H factory had a higher failure rate. Maybe it's just me being a mug and spending the extra $40 for nothing ;-) As I said before though cdigi, both are creating great watches and either way you go you'll be happy. Maybe flipping the coin is the most sensible approach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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