Sandwich or sausage
Sandwich Dial Construction: Two separate dial plates: Bottom plate : Coated with lume (e.g., Super-LumiNova or tritium in vintage models). Top plate : Has numerals and indices cut out to reveal the lume underneath. Creates a cut-out, recessed look to the ...
Good explanation of the 'visual pros' of each style
I can tell it's a good explanation because it both explains why I chose one with sausage for my most recent Paneari acquisition *and* why I've appreciated sandwich in the past. ...
I prefer flat dials....
for tritium models and the sandwiches for luminova/super luminova ones.
Both are great and have their place.
In general I always preferred Panerai with the sandwich dials but then when you see a great sausage dial that all changes, I really think it varies from watch to watch. So I don't think there is a right or wrong choice just whatever looks best at the time...