I just had foisted upon me an advert via Instagram and thought .......
What colours do it for me
Not the dial colour per se, the ancillaries, the adornments, the hands, the numerals
The advert that spawned this thought in my head (the colours in this one all look very nice in the watch dial arena), not that I’d buy that brand but still:
These colours all appeal:
I also think red, yellow and darker blues perhaps all work in the hands department, green, pale blue are both out though.
Not done to death mind, a red tip , or a yellow tip to a hand work, I’ve got watches with red tips and it’s a nice subtlety.
A completely red or yellow hand would also work, I’m not sure how this balance works in my head.
What say you ?
Last edited by Seriously; Mar 29, 2019 at 04:44 PM.
Most of my clothes are black, so I don't mind a splash of color on my watch, especially sport watches. Steel blued hands, a favorite - and I like red bezels on dive watches: but the OP said "dial arena" (area?) so I guess bezels don't count. I like blue dials, maybe a yellow seconds hand on black dial - these can brighten a watch nicely. I even enjoy some funky green or blurple, but as mentioned above, best on a cheaper watch. Since most of mine are distinctly affordable, no problem.
Why do so many people hate green? This works well in my opinion:
Blue is always a winner. If the Ming watches had a seconds hand, I might have owned a blue one by now...
I would wear this blurple 2-tone Oceanus more often it were smaller...
Is brown a color?
This one always feels playful even if I can't even find a name for the color of Ruthenium. Sort-of grayish-brown-purple-black?