Just visited NYC and enjoyed it tremendously - especially for the food and natural energy of the town!
Just like you said, I do like a little differentiation in the dial. While the evolutive tapisserie is phenomenal, it's nice to have a completely different look from the rest of the collection. I'm not taking the best photos to show the texture of the dial, but it's a matte sandblasted look - a new dial texture which I hope they use in future evolutions of the Royal Oak. Some part of me also hopes Aventurine and other Dial variations show up soon!!!
Take care
Peter