We said it many times, but a different color may make a huge difference in the way you perceive a watch. While I generally prefer a black dial, here I would go for the white dialed version, the original, the Antoine Lecoultre. Why? Because it was the firs...
It simply has more visual 'levity', so the density of all the details feels less 'congested'. I'm still hoping I'll get to see your Septantieme in person before the year ends .... Cheers, Filip
I'm also not a huge gold/platinum person. While it's nice to have a watch in gold or platinum. It's not that big of a deal to me. I care mostly about the mechanism. Many of my watches are not precious metals.