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Black Enamal Dial vs Black Lacquer Dial

I went to a famous auction house to see a preview yesterday.

I have gone through 2 important Pateks: a 2526 with black lacquer dial and a 3939H with a black enamal dial.

Frankly, I could not differentiate the material between these two by naked eyes.  I need to use a 10x loupe to carefully examine them.  Even with the aid,  I could still hardly differentiate the two until I saw some "air holes" in the enamal surface...

Further, macrospically, I would say that the black lacquer dial looks much more stunning than the black enamal dial which is not appealing to me.  The white enamal version is much better in appearance.

So, my conclusions are

1. If you wish to get an enamal dial, take a white one;

2. I understand why Patek  makes the black lacquer dial in 5078 and 5959 instead of using enamal;

3. Could buddies provide his opinion on how to have a good way to "appreciate" a black enamal dial?  I suppose John could give me some constructing ideas as he is the expert in 2526.

IMHO.  And any suggestions are welcome.

Cheers,