Close the back (good!), take the date away, put the alarm and you have a solid genuine merge of form and function. Don't fuss with the dial color. I love the Polaris Memovox, seen it in store (right size form my 7.5" wrist), it's the date that's distracting. JLC needs an iconic piece in the right market - beyound Reverso of course - to establish identity, and they just miss oh so close