The black dial 116500LN has too much black and is too monochrome, IMO. I had the chance to choose between the two dial colors, and the white dial was my clear favorite from the very beginning. However, for me, it's a totally different story when looking at the Daytona steel bezel models. Here I clearly prefer the black dial ones (the silver sub-dials perfectly matching the silver bezel and contrasting very well with the black dial). Best, Volker