lawstudent wrote:Richard, How bad was the legibility on the C9 GMT Black? Was it so bad that you could never read it, or just that you struggled and wanted something more clear?
I have just ordered one, and whilst I have a strong preference for dark faces, I hope this wont come at the cost of being able to actually tell the time.
Could you shed some light on this one for me?
Cheers,
H
First, some context... I am an old man (>50) and I suffer from presbyopia (old person's failing eyesight problem). I need glasses for reading, computer work etc, but otherwise, I do not wear them. For this reason, I insist on being able to read watches without glasses, which in turn, dictates that I buy designs that are unfussy and clean.
The C9GMT is a nice, clean design, but personally, I had some trouble in some lighting conditions to easily see the hands due to reflections on the crystal and the relatively fine hand design contrasting with the silver 24hour markings.
For sure, I could have lived with the watch, but instead, using the excellent CW hassle-free return process, I swapped it for something more to my liking (I think it was a C8 at the time).
When I look at my collection, I find that I simply don't have any watches with fine hands or weak(ish) contrast (other than the C9 chrono). I think it's just me...(and I have a plan to get my eyes fixed).
