Everyone is always so willing to share their knowledge and opinion to others and I wanted to help contribute back

You bring up a good point about the AR coating, but to be honest I haven\'t seen in the metal yet to say for sure. In press releases and articles I have read, it refers to the 101.057 dial color as "navy blue" while the 101.027 as blue. There is a store in Tokyo currently selling a used one at a pre

Yes, very difficult to tell the difference without seeing them in person side to side. Below is a picture courtesy of Ken which shows both models side by side along with the Darth. Maybe this is easier to see the difference. Regardless to say, both blues are really good looking models and the owners

The 101.057 was announced in 2010 and made for Mitsukoshi, a major department store in Japan. The difference with the 101.027 is the dial color. The 101.057 dial color is a very dark blue which sometimes looks black depending on the angle and lighting. I believe the retail price was the same as that

Congratulations on the new acquisition! Looks great with the suit. The black brings out the design on the dial. Enjoy and wear in the best of health!

Looking forward to nice pictures!!

I also don't like to wear my Pt RL in the summer because of the humidity, but seeing your RL makes me wish it would become colder so I can wear mine too!

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