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Saw them in person today

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 in white gold but they did in yellow gold with a black diagonal dial.

In real life, the dark rhodium stripe dial is somewhat difficult to read depending on the lighting. The polished warm of the white gold hands just seem to blend into the warmth of the dark rhodium stripe dial. The silver stripe dial is both elegant and highly legible at a glance. Additionally the day and date windows blend into the dial and don't stand out as much.



A couple surprises. The blue dial was surprisingly quite difficult to read and again the silver quadrant was quite legible. The black diagonal dial was legible but the polished white gold hands begin to reflect the dark background of the dial. It is more legible than the blue because the lumed hands and stick markers stand out.



Here are the same two watches from the first photo flipped onto its side (lower lighting).



Decision made...