Silver dials - share your favorites!

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After careful consideration it has been decided by the Church of Silver Dials that the Seiko SJE083J1 shall be rewarded the 'Sexy silver dial' award, one of the world's most prestigeous horological achievements.
Yes, that's why I posted it - knew you'd like the dial once you saw some proper pictures of it. 😀
 
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I dig that King Seiko. They did a great job not only with the watch but the strap and buckle just set it off nicely.
 
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I dig that King Seiko. They did a great job not only with the watch but the strap and buckle just set it off nicely.
I've found one for sale in the UK at a not unreasonable price. The main thing holding me back is that I already own the best silver dial watch (160th Carrera in case you need me to point it out). Even though one is a chronograph, I kind of think they'd be too similar in colouring and style.
 
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I dig that King Seiko. They did a great job not only with the watch but the strap and buckle just set it off nicely.
Agree. I especially like the buckle. The whole package gives off this cool '50s noir vibe to me. I could see this watch on Cary Grant's wrist in one of his Hollywood classics (except I feel Hollywood would've opted for something European in that era).
 
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The old Zodiac was great.
The brand you mean? Dont know anything about their history. These days they are owned by Citizen, correct?
 
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The other day I got this question about a watch.

is this too much silver?” I was asked.

These were words I had never come across ever before. The thought of ‘too silver’ had never crossed my mind. The question came from one of the world’s most well-known watch collectors. Known for his exquisite taste and splendid TAG Heuer collection. He is one of the wealthiest men in his country, runs a construction and interior empire and spends his days enjoying fine dining and splendid drinks in the castle he refers to as his house.

The rest of that day I had difficulties concentrating at work. I asked myself if I had misunderstood the question. Maybe he made a joke and I was just too stupid to understand it. Then I remembered that I am extremely smart and an amazing person so that could not have been the case.

The photo, for which the question was asked, showed a beautiful silver dialed TAG Heuer chronograph that would make any heartbeat go faster. I felt excited when looking at it. Later that night I had dinner with a friend but couldn’t really focus on our conversation. This friend is not into watches so asking him about my worries wouldn’t help. After a painful and kind of awkward dinner, me perceived as mentally distanced, I could finally pick up my phone and look at the photo again. I read the question. I read it again. No, I had not misunderstood, he was actually asking if that sexy silver dialed beauty was ‘too silver’.

I reached out to reverend Dominic, preacher of silver dial awareness, to see if he could make any sense of the question. He jumped into the discussion and pointed out that there can never ever be too much silver. End of discussion.

I didn’t get much sleep that night. Luckily my watch collecting friend seemed to have understood that his question was unreasonable. He apologized and explained that he had now learnt his lesson.
 
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The other day I got this question about a watch.

is this too much silver?” I was asked.

These were words I had never come across ever before. The thought of ‘too silver’ had never crossed my mind. The question came from one of the world’s most well-known watch collectors. Known for his exquisite taste and splendid TAG Heuer collection. He is one of the wealthiest men in his country, runs a construction and interior empire and spends his days enjoying fine dining and splendid drinks in the castle he refers to as his house.

The rest of that day I had difficulties concentrating at work. I asked myself if I had misunderstood the question. Maybe he made a joke and I was just too stupid to understand it. Then I remembered that I am extremely smart and an amazing person so that could not have been the case.

The photo, for which the question was asked, showed a beautiful silver dialed TAG Heuer chronograph that would make any heartbeat go faster. I felt excited when looking at it. Later that night I had dinner with a friend but couldn’t really focus on our conversation. This friend is not into watches so asking him about my worries wouldn’t help. After a painful and kind of awkward dinner, me perceived as mentally distanced, I could finally pick up my phone and look at the photo again. I read the question. I read it again. No, I had not misunderstood, he was actually asking if that sexy silver dialed beauty was ‘too silver’.

I reached out to reverend Dominic, preacher of silver dial awareness, to see if he could make any sense of the question. He jumped into the discussion and pointed out that there can never ever be too much silver. End of discussion.

I didn’t get much sleep that night. Luckily my watch collecting friend seemed to have understood that his question was unreasonable. He apologized and explained that he had now learnt his lesson.
 
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The other day I got this question about a watch.

is this too much silver?” I was asked.

These were words I had never come across ever before. The thought of ‘too silver’ had never crossed my mind. The question came from one of the world’s most well-known watch collectors. Known for his exquisite taste and splendid TAG Heuer collection. He is one of the wealthiest men in his country, runs a construction and interior empire and spends his days enjoying fine dining and splendid drinks in the castle he refers to as his house.

The rest of that day I had difficulties concentrating at work. I asked myself if I had misunderstood the question. Maybe he made a joke and I was just too stupid to understand it. Then I remembered that I am extremely smart and an amazing person so that could not have been the case.

The photo, for which the question was asked, showed a beautiful silver dialed TAG Heuer chronograph that would make any heartbeat go faster. I felt excited when looking at it. Later that night I had dinner with a friend but couldn’t really focus on our conversation. This friend is not into watches so asking him about my worries wouldn’t help. After a painful and kind of awkward dinner, me perceived as mentally distanced, I could finally pick up my phone and look at the photo again. I read the question. I read it again. No, I had not misunderstood, he was actually asking if that sexy silver dialed beauty was ‘too silver’.

I reached out to reverend Dominic, preacher of silver dial awareness, to see if he could make any sense of the question. He jumped into the discussion and pointed out that there can never ever be too much silver. End of discussion.

I didn’t get much sleep that night. Luckily my watch collecting friend seemed to have understood that his question was unreasonable. He apologized and explained that he had now learnt his lesson.

This is hilarious! Thank you Jim for sharing your story. I will be smiling all day thinking of this post.
 
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The other day I got this question about a watch.

is this too much silver?” I was asked.

These were words I had never come across ever before. The thought of ‘too silver’ had never crossed my mind. The question came from one of the world’s most well-known watch collectors. Known for his exquisite taste and splendid TAG Heuer collection. He is one of the wealthiest men in his country, runs a construction and interior empire and spends his days enjoying fine dining and splendid drinks in the castle he refers to as his house.

The rest of that day I had difficulties concentrating at work. I asked myself if I had misunderstood the question. Maybe he made a joke and I was just too stupid to understand it. Then I remembered that I am extremely smart and an amazing person so that could not have been the case.

The photo, for which the question was asked, showed a beautiful silver dialed TAG Heuer chronograph that would make any heartbeat go faster. I felt excited when looking at it. Later that night I had dinner with a friend but couldn’t really focus on our conversation. This friend is not into watches so asking him about my worries wouldn’t help. After a painful and kind of awkward dinner, me perceived as mentally distanced, I could finally pick up my phone and look at the photo again. I read the question. I read it again. No, I had not misunderstood, he was actually asking if that sexy silver dialed beauty was ‘too silver’.

I reached out to reverend Dominic, preacher of silver dial awareness, to see if he could make any sense of the question. He jumped into the discussion and pointed out that there can never ever be too much silver. End of discussion.

I didn’t get much sleep that night. Luckily my watch collecting friend seemed to have understood that his question was unreasonable. He apologized and explained that he had now learnt his lesson.

Easily the best post in this thread.
 
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Holy silver spirit! That is amazing, thanks for sharing! Need to read more about that brand