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28 June 2013, 06:11 PM
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Dial on new GMT
Just occurred to me would have been nice to see blue lettering on the dial of the new GMT watches similar to the green lettering on the previous version. Just a thought! Seems like that would have really given the watch a nice pop!
 Thoughts? Comments? Aloha from Kauai.  Tom |
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28 June 2013, 06:50 PM
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Well IMHO the second time zone should have been red and also the GMT fonts in red IMHO would have been a much better contrast,
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28 June 2013, 08:46 PM
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29 June 2013, 12:27 AM
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29 June 2013, 04:05 AM
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Personally font colors aren't that significant to me as long as they match something. As far as what colors are more legible in low light, I can't remember the last time I actually needed to read the text on my watch. And as someone pointed out the font is so small that to me it just doesn't really affect the overall look of the watch that much. If anything, the less legible it is and the less noticeable it is, then the less busy the dial looks. What I do like about the green hand and font is what it signifies. Rolex tends to commemorate 50th anniversaries with green accents and I believe the green was put on the GMTC for this reason. Now I certainly understand why they went with the blue hand on the new model. Obviously I'm not as detail oriented as some. 
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29 June 2013, 05:13 AM
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Love the red contrast. I feel that the ceramic GMT is too dark and lacks contrast.
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28 June 2013, 06:55 PM
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Tom, I tried it on yesterday at my AD and I thought the same thing. I wonder though, would the lettering have been too difficult to read against the black if they did it in blue, seen as the lettering so small.
Anyway, It's a nice piece. I really liked it. |
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28 June 2013, 06:57 PM
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I prefer it with the white lettering. A bit more simple.
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28 June 2013, 07:10 PM
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x2 there's enough blue with the bezel and 24-hour hand.
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28 June 2013, 07:47 PM
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28 June 2013, 08:17 PM
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28 June 2013, 08:31 PM
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I think it looks great just the way it is.
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28 June 2013, 08:33 PM
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Not that I have one but I like it as it is now.
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