Rolex

I am seriously considering adding a Rolex Day-Date 40mm to my current trio of a Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15400, Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronograph and a Rolex Submariner Date. After delving a touch into Haute Horlogerie with two pieces (a Br...  

Apparently black is your thing. And you\'ve got the AP for the odd day out (so to speak). You will wear it a lot!

I find the grey striped dial (#2 of the options) most interesting. You've already got a black-dial Sub - and #1 is very similar to that, as well as to the Blancpain. You've already got a watch with a silver textured dial - that's the AP. But the grey stri... 

But you have to try it in the metal. Whilst the dial is sophisticated looking yet sporty enough and looks great on pics, it may be less legible to your point. I remember reading your post on getting a first colored gold dress watch (your Breguet classique... 

coming out from Rolex on the 40mm's. Rgds Raymond

i vote for the grey stripes as well. It completes your line-up very well. R

Not surprisingly, the black dial rules in terms of readability do to contrast. Surprisingly, the silver stripe motif dial looks more readable than the dark rhodium motif dial. ...  

As you can see, lighting changes the dark rhodium stripe dial\'s character... ...  

I visited NYC today and hit Rolex Boutique (Wempe), Tourneau Timemachine and Wempe and was able to see four out of the five white gold dial options: 1) blue, 2) dark rhodium stripe, 3) silver quadrant and 4) silver stripe dials. No one had the black dial ...  

Thanks for everyone\'s comments. There is no substitute to seeing them all in the metal side-by-side. Internet photos tend to show "a reality" but not "reality". I will create a new post when it arrives. Appreciated