I wish there were more guilloche options for the Sympathie. I think guilloche has a lot of potential for this watch, but none of the very few versions I've seen are what I would consider to be ideal for the case shape.
It makes the dial look like an extension of the case and bracelet, and keeps more of the emphasis on the case and bracelet, which is the whole point of the Octo in my view. The dial is the least interesting part of this interesting watch, so I don't favor drawing attention to it with very contrastin