White Skydweller Dial Color

[wiem0014]

Like many on this forum I am hoping to add a Skydweller to my collection in the future. Of course my number one choice is SS Blue dial, but I think the white looks incredibly sharp as well.

I was able to try on a TT White Dial today and I noticed that the dial appeared to be more cream, or off-white than the crisp white of the Polar Explorer II or the Daytona. It was noticeably different than the more white color of the inner GMT wheel.

Can anyone that owns this watch (or the SS white face) verify this for me? Is the dial off white? Or was this a visual trick due to lighting and the gold indices? Thanks for your help! Pic for attention!

[Calatrava r]

Originally Posted by wiem0014

Like many on this forum I am hoping to add a Skydweller to my collection in the future. Of course my number one choice is SS Blue dial, but I think the white looks incredibly sharp as well.

I was able to try on a TT White Dial today and I noticed that the dial appeared to be more cream, or off-white than the crisp white of the Polar Explorer II or the Daytona. It was noticeably different than the more white color of the inner GMT wheel.

Can anyone that owns this watch (or the SS white face) verify this for me? Is the dial off white? Or was this a visual trick due to lighting and the gold indices? Thanks for your help! Pic for attention!

That is correct on the TT the dial is a soft cream white. With the yellow gold accents it is incredible. Picked mine up last Thursday. I have not seen the SS model.

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by Calatrava r

That is correct on the TT the dial is a soft cream white. With the yellow gold accents it is incredible. Picked mine up last Thursday. I have not seen the SS model.

Awesome, thank you for the reply! Glad I saw that correctly and I agree that it looked awesome with the gold indices.

On the website the TT and SS appear to have the same dial, but I don't think the SS would look as good with the cream dial. Hoping someone can confirm.

[JodyHighroller]

It is a cream/ivory white kinda color. It’s my favorite in my collection.

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by JodyHighroller

It is a cream/ivory white kinda color. It’s my favorite in my collection.

You're referring to the SS? Is the inner GMT dial a slightly whiter color?

[Runnin' Rebel]

This was in Curitiba Brasil shortly after release -

[Gwai]

There's a huge body of reference here on TRF, OP - have you cared to look into it using the search function? My understanding is, we are indeed dealing with an off-white here, with a metallic sheen, with a brighter white used for the GMT disk obviously.

Cheers
Marc

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by Runnin' Rebel

This was in Curitiba Brasil shortly after release -

Thank you so much for this! It is incredibly helpful!

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by Gwai

There's a huge body of reference here on TRF, OP - have you cared to look into it using the search function? My understanding is, we are indeed dealing with an off-white here, with a metallic sheen, with a brighter white used for the GMT disk obviously.

Cheers
Marc

I love that you say "obviously" when obviously it is tough for those of us that have never seen it. I apologize for offending you with this post. Next time I'll post the latest unfounded waiting list rumors that my AD told me.

[Harry-57]

I am fortunate in owning both.

The TT white Sky Dweller is more white than cream but it is not as snow white as my Polar. I don't think anything beats a Polar for pure white.

One thing I like about the white Sky Dweller is that the reference time disk is a more off white/silver. This provides the contrast necessary for me to easily read the 24 hour time. The black Sky Dweller (which I am also fortunate to own on SS) has no such contrast. The disk and dial are the same. Not difficult to read but I need to look a little bit harder.

The blue SS dial also has slightly contrasting shades of blue. It is a beautiful dial. I actually prefer the black but if you really lust after the blue don't settle for anything else unless your affections have been converted. You'll only end up paying twice, although if you keep the white TT you will at least end up with two beautiful Sky Dwellers. Can't be bad - if you can justify it.

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[Harry-57]

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[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by Harry-57

I am fortunate in owning both.

The TT white Sky Dweller is more white than cream but it is not as snow white as my Polar. I don't think anything beats a Polar for pure white.

One thing I like about the white Sky Dweller is that the reference time disk is a more off white/silver. This provides the contrast necessary for me to easily read the 24 hour time. The black Sky Dweller (which I am also fortunate to own on SS) has no such contrast. The disk and dial are the same. Not difficult to read but I need to look a little bit harder.

The blue SS dial also has slightly contrasting shades of blue. It is a beautiful dial. I actually prefer the black but if you really lust after the blue don't settle for anything else unless your affections have been converted. You'll only end up paying twice, although if you keep the white TT you will at least end up with two beautiful Sky Dwellers. Cab;t be bad - if you can justify it.

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Thank you so much! This is very insightful. I have one TT piece in my collection (126503) so I think I'm going to wait for the SS Skydwellers. The debate is color dial. I do love the blue and may end up going gray for that one since they're so difficult to source.

[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by wiem0014

I do love the blue and may end up going gray for that one since they're so difficult to source.

Yes. A proper Unicorn. But a magnificent watch.

Good luck with it.

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by Harry-57

Yes. A proper Unicorn. But a magnificent watch.

Good luck with it.

Thanks! My SA referred to it as a "phantom watch". Longest List/Availability ratio of any watch they sell. I spoke with another AD today and they mentioned they have received 4 SS Skydwellers in the last three years total! Incredibly rare.

[JSolution]

Its one of my favourites, it’s white but also turns silver in the light. Mind is the ss version is a gorgeous watch hAd I a long time now and always staring at it !

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by JSolution

Its one of my favourites, it’s white but also turns silver in the light. Mind is the ss version is a gorgeous watch hAd I a long time now and always staring at it !

I love to hear the incredibly positive reviews of the white dial! Normally the blue gets all of the attention.

Do you have any pics of your white dial?

[cuibono]

Originally Posted by wiem0014

Like many on this forum I am hoping to add a Skydweller to my collection in the future. Of course my number one choice is SS Blue dial, but I think the white looks incredibly sharp as well.



I was able to try on a TT White Dial today and I noticed that the dial appeared to be more cream, or off-white than the crisp white of the Polar Explorer II or the Daytona. It was noticeably different than the more white color of the inner GMT wheel.



Can anyone that owns this watch (or the SS white face) verify this for me? Is the dial off white? Or was this a visual trick due to lighting and the gold indices? Thanks for your help! Pic for attention!

You are correct, it's not perfectly white and the color varies depending on light source and angle. The GMT cutout is white.

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[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by cuibono

You are correct, it's not perfectly white and the color varies depending on light source and angle. The GMT cutout is white.

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Awesome pic and thank you for the reply! The dial looks amazing!

[WestCoastS]

Congrats and enjoy it

[gops]

Main reason I chose white because of its unique shade. Sometimes white, off-white, silver, or ivory.





Nice contrast with lume too!


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[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by gops

Main reason I chose white because of its unique shade. Sometimes white, off-white, silver, or ivory.





Nice contrast with lume too!


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These are awesome pics and really show the difference in shade between the dial and the GMT wheel. Thanks for sharing!

[Vivalas]

White dial is incredible - You’ll be very happy :-)

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by Vivalas

White dial is incredible - You’ll be very happy :-)

The white seems like an amazing watch, and I am not sure you can go wrong with white vs. blue. I need to speak with my AD about the possibility of sourcing the white dial for MSRP. If it is white dial @ MSRP or Blue dial on the gray market that seems like an easy choice.

[Dirt]

When you look very closely, the dial has a beautiful very fine granular silvery texture to it.
It's not white as in the classic white Rolex dial.

The 24 hour sub dial is white in contrast

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by Dirt

When you look very closely, the dial has a beautiful very fine granular silvery texture to it.
It's not white as in the classic white Rolex dial.

The 24 hour sub dial is white in contrast

That's awesome, thank you for the confirmation. I was 99% sure that I saw that on the TT model, but it is great to get some feedback on the SS model as well!

[Aterth]

The pictures in this thread are so nice. I haven't seen the white dial, seeing it makes it so cool

[Gwai]

Originally Posted by wiem0014

I love that you say "obviously" when obviously it is tough for those of us that have never seen it. I apologize for offending you with this post. Next time I'll post the latest unfounded waiting list rumors that my AD told me.

My "obviously" referred to what's obvious from the pictures posted in this thread before I typed a single word. So: no apologies from me! Some people...

Cheers, still
Marc

[Nkun]

This is so lovely!!!!

[wiem0014]

Originally Posted by Aterth

The pictures in this thread are so nice. I haven't seen the white dial, seeing it makes it so cool

I love seeing them as well! It seems like the majority of the attention goes to the blue dial. Great to see these as well!

[JSolution]

Originally Posted by wiem0014

I love to hear the incredibly positive reviews of the white dial! Normally the blue gets all of the attention.

Do you have any pics of your white dial?

Just a couple I had on my phone