omgiv Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I could wait on the Noob 127 to become available again, so I decided to go ahead am buy a 217 in the meantime. Along the way, I was able to buy a genuine dial, hand set, and crown guard. I was also very fortunate to have a look at a genuine crystal and OPX movement. I took some pictures of the genuine parts and Noob for future comparison. I am not a wordsmith so I will let the pictures do most of the talking. I will apologize in advance for the pictures not being the exact same size. It looks a little weird when posted side by side. So....here are those comparison results, as well as my finished 217. Let’s start off with the dial. Here is the Noob dial and genuine dial side by side: (gen on left) The dials are very close to one another but the 1 in 12 is the biggest tell to me. Now let’s look at the print: Genuine Noob Genuine Noob Genuine Noob Now let’s have a look at the crystal. Here is the Noob crystal and a WSO crystal (Noob is on the left): Now let’s look at a genuine crystal compared to the WSO crystal (genuine crystal is mounted in the bezel) Next up is the crown guard. The Noob crown guard is very close but there are several small differences (genuine on the left). [ Here is the genuine crown guard next to a modded Noob crown guard. The Noob crown guard was drilled out for a gasket and the lever tip modified for a more genuine shape (genuine on the left). The Noob hands are close to the genuine article, but the tips are blunt instead of sharp. I had a set of Noob, genuine, and DSN hands available for the comparison (genuine on the left). Hour Hand Minute Hand Seconds Hand Now all three (genuine, Noob, DSN) I then wanted to compare a genuine OPX movement to my modified movement. I wasn’t quite done with the modifications when these pictures were taken, but I think you will get the idea. And finally some random pictures of the finished product. I know someone will ask for a list of mods so here goes: Genuine dial Genuine hands Genuine crown guard WSO crystal with stripped AR 6497-2 barrel complete 6497-2 lower center wheel jewel 6497-2 center wheel 6497-2 fourth wheel 6497-2 escape wheel 6497-2 pallet fork 6497-2 click 6497-2 set lever spring 6497-2 minute wheel Flat polished cannon pinion Stripped hour wheel ETA incabloc Shaped and plated swan neck spring Hfac swan neck screw 6497-2 ratchet wheel 6497-2 crown wheel 6497-2 click screw 6497-2 ratchet wheel screw 6497-2 crown wheel scew Mainplate engraving I think that is all of the mods that I can think of right now. I should also say that all were performed by me except for one (you know who you are and thank you!!!!). I hope that this has proven to be helpful for some looking to do a 217 build. I would like to thank all of those how were involved in helping me get this together. This is truly a great community. Thanks for looking!!!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubeistan Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Best comparo of gen parts to new parts i can recall. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Love it! Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellons Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Very interesting and informative post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Great pics, great comparos... much appreciated. Excellent job on the lighting choice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Well done - all around. Attention to detail is top notch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3nj4min3 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Superb comparison and pictures! Thank you for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Wow that's a very impressive post. Thank you for the effort. Really great to see such a comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Beautiful work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Stunning! Thanks for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhericurls Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Excellent post, goes to show how close to gen reps are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchpt Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Just awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Brilliant...fantastic post!!! Thanks so much for your efforts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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