Yes I agree it does catch the eye, but if I were considering purchase I'd take comfort in Rich C's reference to the watch with similar spacing in his book. I didn't actually look at p.40 of my copy after his comment, but no doubt he's correct and if I took the plunge I'd just keep a copy of the page with the watch for any future resale purposes. My 1133G has an unusual dial and Rich was kind enough to give it a (post-purchase) thumbs up, which was a relief. I could scan you a copy of p.40 if that would help, but it would be this evening (UK time) ?