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White Dial OPs
Hi everyone, first post, thought I'd share some pics of my 34 and 36mm white dial OPs. These dials are sublime! What a pair! Who's with me!?
Warm white glow
Now crisp
and clean
Warm white glow
Now crisp
and clean
Thanks for looking
I am with the one on the left. The double batons are just wrong IMO [nt]
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Hi, thanks for your thoughts. I really love the "stonehenge" like arrangement of the batons on the 36 with the extra breathing space around the perimeter. The font is also more delicate and refined than the 34. All the best.
I'm with you! Excellent watches you have there.
I have a the same 116000 but with the now discontinued steel dial. The double batons never bothered me but it's a soft spot for many, even on other forums. Rolex has been doing some form of the larger and wider indices at 3, 6 and 9 for a long time but the only versions I hear getting disliked are these modern interpretations. Maybe it's because they're lumed and are bolder and wider than the previous dials.
Take a Rolex 1018 for example. They have a similar layout but instead of lume filled indices, vintage models had solid metal batons and a lume dots along the edge of the dial. A 1019 Milguass is closer still to what we have today. The lume dots at the typical, for the time, edge of the dial but 3, 6, 9 have a stripe of lume between the wider indices. Outside of this difference I'm not sure what the dislike stems from. Nautilus, Royal Oak, plenty of Grand Seiko among others use doubled indices, often at 12 O'clock but at other cardinal points as well.
1019 Milgauss
https://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/i-m-with-you--excellent-watches-you-have-there-/732.1379736.12327506/0/
Excellent point! I never realized the Rolex 1019 had a double marker done in that fashion. It's true, you don't hear a lot of criticism of the practice on the Royal Oak 15202 or the Nautilus 5711. Patek Philippe uses the double marker at 12 on a plethora of references, it's almost a brand signature. Thank you very much for your detailed and educational reply.
At least the PP 5711 and AP 15202 double markers are only at 12 o'clock
And not as offensive as when scattered around the dial. That said, I did mention in my original criticism of the new OP a few weeks ago that it would have looked better if the 3, 6 and 9 markers were about 1.5 times the thickness of the normal markers. Anyway, different strokes for different folks.
https://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/welcome-here-for-me-the-36-mm-version-is-perfect--nt-/732.1379736.12327596/0/
Thank you for the welcome! I've seen your posts and am delighted that it's you who is the first to officially welcome me! I agree, the 36 is flawless, to my eyes.
