Steel is of course very versatile. Except for the one with roman numerals, I‘d ltake every dial in combination with steel.

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Grönefeld 1941 Principia Config

 
 By: HKDaytona : September 17th, 2021-01:08
Going to order one and struggling what "config" is the best choice Can you please share your best config?

I am not sure if you are aware

 
 By: sham1 : September 17th, 2021-01:31
that orders are not being taken any longer for the Principa ie the order book is closed. Excuse me please if you are already aware of this.

Awesome. It looks like you are ordering it direct from the brothers, because ADs get allocated pieces, from what I’ve been told.

 
 By: Lankysudanese : September 17th, 2021-04:17
That being said, tell us what is in your current collection, your skin tone, if you are partial to gold or steel, if you are a salmon guy or a white dial guy, baton polished numerals or Roman numeral stamped numerals kinda guy? Would be happy to give sugg... 

Lucky you!

 
 By: sham1 : September 17th, 2021-06:59
Many have opted for the salmon dial so for me it has become a bit too common. I would go for the off white dial with the roman numerals in steel with a brown leather strap which is quite a conservative classic look. Either that or the silver dial with the... 

That’s the one that grabbed my attention when the principia was first announced.

 
 By: Lankysudanese : September 17th, 2021-18:50
But I’ve since caught the blue bug. So ‘2020’…I know 🤣🤣🤣

Looking forward to your wrist shots Hussam!

 
 By: sham1 : September 18th, 2021-00:16
I too like light blue as per my Grand Seiko SBGY007 ...  

Thanks Sham.

 
 By: Lankysudanese : September 18th, 2021-03:18
If it’s anywhere between this shade of blue and that of the baby snowflake, I’d be happier than a kid in a candy store 😁

There‘s a lot of best choices imho.

 
 By: nafetS : September 17th, 2021-07:22
So whats more important to you, the dial or the case material? I‘d decide the more important one first and then go on from there.

Thanks everyone for their responses.

 
 By: HKDaytona : September 17th, 2021-07:35
I will definitely go for the steel case. My first choice is salmon with a blue strap. I prefer baton over roman as it seems that baton numeral represents Gronfeld design language, while roman dial can be found in other brands. Not sure if I am right about... 

Lucky you for still getting one .

 
 By: Watchonthewrists : September 17th, 2021-07:48
During my latest visit to there atelier I tried a few Principia,s and ofcourse its all a matter of taste and because i am a sucker for Salmon dials that would be a logical choice for me but i have to admit you can’t go wrong with any dial options imho . T...  

In my opinion this one is timeless

 
 By: A-Web : September 17th, 2021-10:14
Maybe with a dark blue strap to match the blue hands ...  

All of the choices are beautiful!

 
 By: MSM : September 17th, 2021-12:30
Imho, I have recently got my Principia and the salmon dial with the blued hands is just beautiful! As well, the dial on the salmon is mildly frosted or I could say sanded and shows a very nice glow in the sun. My second choice was the baby blue dial since...