White is the new black

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missF wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:29 pm @Mikkei4 - thanks for the trident comparison. Still choosing white over black! I've got it bad for white dials right now!
Thanks and you're welcome, very quick photo so probably some dust and light in the wrong places.

White dials are nice but if you are seriously considering buying then beware the hands, as timor54 has already mentioned - those in my photos look ok and well contrasted against the dial but in reality and on bright sunny days it is not always easy to see the time without adjusting the viewing angle of the dial.

Depending upon the style of watch either black or blue'd hands will give better contrast.
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Black or white speedy?
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Black Speedy, though only on a day that ends with the letter Y. Sorry, but I just find that white on white on white look so insipid.
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DEFINITELY white speedy! It's gorgeous. 8) I also appreciate the skinny bezel, which highlights but lets the dial sing
Black dial - I've never been particularly taken by.
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I would love to own a white Speedy although the Racing versions would not be my 1st choice.

1 like these would do....
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Well i can't say i don't like a white dial watch as i have 2...both Bremonts....something about them that makes them very appealing....as far as not being able to see the hands clearly i find it a good excuse to look at my watch a little longer..🤣🤣🤣
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^^^ good point about white CW Tridents. I had a white C60 GMT briefly and I found with outdoor lighting the hands were often illegible; it lasted less than a week before being exchanged for the black dial version.

Since then I’ve been very cautious about CW white dials. The only exception I can think of is the Anthropocene which had black hands.
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^^ Those two bremonts are good examples of the difference between black and silver hands and markers :thumbup:
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I like a white faced watch!
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Lancslad wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:04 pm ...as far as not being able to see the hands clearly i find it a good excuse to look at my watch a little longer..
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I can totally get this :thumbup:
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Kansas City Milkman wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:24 pm I like a white faced watch!
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That CW Anthropocene is the CW all time white dial winner for me !
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And then there are dials that are both black and white.

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You've got to have a white dial in the collection ,it's the law . ImageImageImage


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Viognier wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:27 pm
Kansas City Milkman wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:24 pm I like a white faced watch!
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That CW Anthropocene is the CW all time white dial winner for me !
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How could I forget?????
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