Reply With QuoteMy vote goes for the Ocean7 LM-1LE
As the title says.........
What watch would you nominate for having the best (clearest) dial for instant read of the time?
I waver between these three; Sinn 656, Sinn EZM3 and Rolex no-date Sub.
What would you nominate?
My vote goes for the Ocean7 LM-1LE
Sinn UX for being readable even from extreme angles, with the EZM 3 being a close second:
My vote goes toward these two.
Damasko DA37
Sinn U1
Thomas
I nominate my old Seiko 6R15 Diver -
Cheers, Ric
I'd go for my Fortis B-42 Pilot Professional, the AR coating helps too :wink:
I find coloured dials the best fom me (but my eyesight is poor :roll:) ... Paul
And my nomination goes to ......
This one:
These three..
or one of these two...
Cheers,
Nigel
That gets my vote too (or the DA36).Originally Posted by Seamus
Damasko DA37
Thomas
I think any watch with a bezel detracts from it's clarity of 'readability' (not that I don't like them!).
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Damasko DA37 everytime.
Pete
Out of the watches I own/have owned the DA36 is easily the most legible and from virtually any angle.
Cheers,
Gary
Of my limited watch collection, my PRS-14 is by far the most legible.
Yay! It must be a BR03....
simon
My vote goes for the Sinn UX
As far as chrono's go Fortis regularly win awards for their Clarity
Lee
Our host created a nice one:
Thank you Scott....
I was going to suggest IWC Mk 11, Eddie's SBII, and my IWC 3706 (classic dial and hands, not the newfangled Spitfire version!!!)
Sorry, no photos!
Effortless.
F.T.F.A.
Speedie for me any time.
The basic Marathon SAR for me, even over the 656:
Dave E
Skating away on the thin ice of a new day
Oris BC3 for me, no question...
Yes - and this one:
I would say the Stowa Marine Original.
Me too, but then I also have a bit of a thing for them at the moment
Sinn 556:
And any Type 48:
I'm not as think as you drunk I am.
Glycine Lagunare:
Orient Star 300m:
For me it is the PRS 20.
My eyesight is such that it is one of the few where the numbers can be read!
Seconded - especially when tweaked with some slightly larger hands and a dose of AR coating inside and out. Probably the clearest dialled watch I've owned, in any light.
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
Coincidentally, someone told me of Botta Designs and their wares from the Black Forest. They claimed their pieces are readable even by people with poor eyesights. I find the Argos [attachment=0:3ku8chj7]argos_automatik_detail_2_big.jpg[/attachment:3ku8chj7] to be quite attractive. What do you guys think?
If i'm looking at watches in my collection it would have to be this Seiko 7C43 Professional diver from 1991 :)
Large white hands on a black background means it's very clear to my eyes 8) One of my favourite watches too!
Cheers
Neil :wink:
Not gona post a pick, just to say any of the types we have been talking about (British or German mil styles, diver and field) BUT with either no date or a very subtle almost hidden date like Sinn do with the red date numerals.
As an example compare the PRS-14, CWC divers to the same design with lots of junk on there like day/date etc. The KHS mission 2 is a good example of a nice clean design messed with to make a nonsense 'tactical' watch.
For chronographs my feeling is not to have hour numerals e.g. speedmaster.
A different coloured minute hand helps with legibility but I don't like the look of them that much, although red tipped seconds hand or all red seconds looks good and works because it doesn't interfere with everything else basically the seconds hand needs to be a colour that doesn't distract from the hours and minutes.
The clock at the top of this page is a great example of the above requirements put into practice.
I would respectfully suggest the Sinn UX - during daylight. I have had quite a few watches now and by far, this is easiest to read. Great for meetings for the angle of view advantage. I really like this watch.
For night time, anything Tritium, like a bloody torch they are!
Fascinated that you choose that one Dave as you have a number of the most popular contenders, 656, U1, DC36 etc.The basic Marathon SAR for me, even over the 656:
No one else (other than me at the beginning) has said the Sub yet, and of course the SAR dial is very much in the style of the Sub.
It's also interesting how some prefer the larger flieger style hands while others find the slimmer pilot style clearer to read.
If we get enough of a consensus from this little exercise, I'll probably try a photoshop mock-up combining the most popular elements and see what we come up with 8)
I am surprised to see (unless I am guilty of speed reading and missed it...), that no one has nominated the PRS-20. For an guy who wears bifocals, this is easily the quickest and best read... Your mileage may vary...
Thanks for the photo, Eddie.
Most of the Seiko vintage Divers.But top of that list the 7002
Or maybe this.It is BIG.
I would go for the SM300.
Sinn 656. But then again, the Omega Dynamics ain't bad either.
Personally I think black hands on a white dial has the most contrast as shown on some of the Damsakos pictured earlier.
Although this old Leonidas is a chronograph it is my easiest reader.
Cheers,
Neil.
Amongst my watches, this one:
In practice it's very clear, as you can see:
I don't think there is any clear winner as in 'the world's most legible watch'. Military diver style comes a long way, though.
Day or night, this one has little competition, IMO.
Funny you mention that. My father in law likes the Italian a lot, since at 88 his eyesight is far from perfect....Not that I care: I like the watch too much to give it away... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :mrgreen:I am surprised to see (unless I am guilty of speed reading and missed it...), that no one has nominated the PRS-20. For an guy who wears bifocals, this is easily the quickest and best read... Your mileage may vary...
Thanks for the photo, Eddie.
What about this beauty... By the way, I have been gone for some time, WOW, this site has changed...very nice.
I have always thought that this one was one of the most legible dials.
Dave
Anything with a 24h digital readout.
Some mainstream watches that watch-types rarely look at are often paragons of clarity. Almost as though when not not concerned with connoisseur appeal, watch designers just get on and do the job.
There are better examples than the following, but this is the sort of thing I mean -
My IWC UTC Classic.....it's a shame I had to resize it to post(in its full sized glory it is my desk top image).
These 2
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