50% of the time, I have somewhat of a difficult time reading my black dial L1, and that's an incredibly simple layout. It has nothing to do with my eyesight, but all to do with the silver hands and markers against the black background. But because it's such a drop-dead gorgeous watch, I'll just put up with it. While the LE Timezone looks beautiful in the photos, the close-ups shown confirm my beliefs; that with all the details on this watch, it would take several minutes to absorb all the information you'd want to absorb, and by the time you'd pick your head up, you could be mauled by a bus or late for a meeting. I'm not a fan of this piece because I find it soooo busy, and because it's so far removed from the beauty and elegance of the original L1 and MP. But's that's just me...