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Many Shades of Gray

In Response To: Gray Manual-Wind Monacos -- my opinion+ interesting info ()

One of the things that I like particularly about these watches is that when you look to the dial from one angle its looks deep black ( both versions), but from another angle grey ( first version) resp. grey with black subdials. My wife even said to me while we were enjoying coffee on a sunny terrace , that the grey turns greenish at certain angles.

This is an excellent point. We struggle to describe these watches as being light gray, dark gray, charcoal or black, but depending on the angle and the lighting, either of these watches can be any or all of these tones. Of course, this is also part of the "problem" of taking photographs -- with one camera / lighting set-up it they look dark gray, with a couple of adjustments, we see the grain in the much lighter looking dial. That's one of the neat things about this series of Monacos.
Jeff

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: Hi Jeff,

: great overview, thanks. Since recently I am the lucky owner of both
: 1133g versions and I must say I like them both a lot. I may have
: a a certain preference for the later version with distinctive
: black subdials, although the difference in preference is small.
: One of the things that I like particularly about these watches is
: that when you look to the dial from one angle its looks deep
: black ( both versions), but from another angle grey ( first
: version) resp. grey with black subdials. My wife even said to me
: while we were enjoying coffee on a sunny terrace , that the grey
: turns greenish at certain angles. I assume all these effects
: have been built in to guarantee a good readibility of the watch
: under all angles while only having a split second to check it,
: such as during a car rally for which my father had bought his
: 1133G in 1970

: Well, all in all a very versatile watch with great looks. By the
: way are there any celebrity photos wearing the 1133G?

: Here's also some info which I got from TAG recently: the later
: version dial for the 1133G (grey-black) is no longer available
: as replacement dial at TAG. So please be aware of remade
: versions from now on and think twice before you sell one too
: cheap.

: When I look at the three-subdial versions now I have a stronger
: preference for the all grey version. For some reason the
: grey-black version's dial looks very busy to me with different
: colours, lots of time markers etc etc. That of course is my
: personal opinion/ taste. What about you..

: Ron