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26 July 2019, 05:21 AM | #1 |
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Preferred markers for a DD40.
Imagine you’re lucky enough to be buying a YG DD40 with a Champagne dial..
Would you go for Baton, Roman or Reduced Roman markets? |
26 July 2019, 05:22 AM | #2 |
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Sticks for me!
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26 July 2019, 05:22 AM | #3 |
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I would go baton but they are all nice.
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26 July 2019, 05:25 AM | #4 |
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Always been favoring sticks, but starting to see why romans is a nice touch as well
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26 July 2019, 05:31 AM | #5 | |
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Was really wondering if a classic DD should be sticks? |
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26 July 2019, 05:39 AM | #6 |
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For a DD, especially if were talking champagne dial, I would go with sticks - a classic
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26 July 2019, 06:15 AM | #7 |
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Reduced roman markers from me
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26 July 2019, 06:17 AM | #8 |
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I'd go sticks. I like the Romans a lot but feel they date the watch a bit as they change the style of them over the years.
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26 July 2019, 06:41 AM | #9 |
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Baton markers
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26 July 2019, 06:44 AM | #10 |
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Romans for the EASY win. Different color dial than what you're looking for, but I love my DD40 with Romans.
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26 July 2019, 06:50 AM | #11 |
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Sticks; first they have lume...which helps in poor lighting. Then they give an uncluttered look to the dial. The Roman figures crowd the dial and have no lume.
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26 July 2019, 06:55 AM | #12 |
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Baguette diamond markers all the way!
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26 July 2019, 06:58 AM | #13 |
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I was originally learning towards stick but went with the romans after I saw it and love em
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26 July 2019, 07:22 AM | #14 |
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Sticks. I prefer lume on a DD. Makes it more useful.
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26 July 2019, 07:25 AM | #15 |
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I’ve been going back and forth about this even though I won’t be in the market for a dd40 anytime soon. I love the batons but the deconstructed romans are so unique to the dd40. Good thing I’m not buying one anytime soon lol.
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26 July 2019, 07:27 AM | #16 |
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26 July 2019, 07:29 AM | #17 |
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The way the light hits the romans is nice. Each roman is beveled so there is always a subtle pop when the light catches it.
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26 July 2019, 09:02 AM | #18 |
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26 July 2019, 09:05 AM | #19 |
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i really like baguettes but if not that then romans
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26 July 2019, 10:02 AM | #20 |
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Sticks.
However, I admit to an overall prejudice against Romans. No one wearing a Rolex needs numbers nor markers to tell the time (e.g. onyx dial DD). Romans feel affected to me, like a grandfather clock leftover habit that’s way past its ... time. |
26 July 2019, 11:03 AM | #21 |
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I love the romans but I also love lume.... but the best are really baguettes haha
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26 July 2019, 11:10 AM | #22 |
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For champagne dial has to be stick, Roman makes it to monochromatic
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26 July 2019, 08:47 PM | #23 |
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Sticks or diamonds.
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There’s something just a little more visually interesting to me about the Roman markers, as they sort of float on the dial. I could care less about lume markers on a DD. |
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26 July 2019, 08:58 PM | #25 |
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26 July 2019, 09:25 PM | #26 |
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To be honest I like both.
The romans shine like crazy when the lights hit them at the right angle, but in saying that I missed the lume of the batons. To solve that I just bought 2 DD40s :) |
26 July 2019, 09:28 PM | #27 |
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I agonised over this for ages. In the end this was my preferred look:
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26 July 2019, 09:36 PM | #28 |
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Prefer Romans on DayDates just because it is a special watch. Sticks make me think of Datejusts.
Love that they use the IIII 4, looks so nice! |
26 July 2019, 09:42 PM | #29 |
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Agree! If you aren't going to have lume, diamonds is the only choice.
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26 July 2019, 09:43 PM | #30 |
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Great picture and great watch!
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