Thanks for sharing on a nice piece of "counter revolution" to the quartz "onslaught".
I was perhaps too young then to understand the significant difference and preferred the 1st generation quartz for the instant read (no hour/minute hand), the push button light, and the alarm setting. These features were pretty cool at that time, topping it all with game features for a 10 year old kid. Looking at the sub dial now and even the Nauti 5711 does give me a sense of deja vu - like I have seen these watches before in my other life.
As to my take on the dial color, I still prefer the blue face as the light radiating gives a classy touch to the watch, specially on the 5711.