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Albert-AMG
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It's the lighting that Albert used to make it look silver-ish. This pic is closer to the true color.
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😁 No, this is not the true color. Here is looking darker than usual because of the picture conditions, but true color would be “dark silver” 😉... this dial changes a lot depending on the light and angle, so these pictures could be an “average” color:

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Jim Dollares
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Maybe we need to summon the Counsel as jury for this matter. Declaring a watch not a silver dial should be done with caution.
 
Albert-AMG
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More evidence here: https://forums.calibre11.com/threads/monaco-50th-anniversary-book-photo-competition.99053/
Albert's own photo submissions.
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I rest my case. It's grey, not silver.
😁 I was looking for the most “dark side” of the dial in these pictures, but it’s not its usual look.
As I said, this dial changes a lot depending on light and angle, and it can go from dark grey to silver just by turning the wrist a little... so we could say it's a multi-color dial, including silver! 😜
 
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Maybe we need to summon the Counsel as jury for this matter. Declaring a watch not a silver dial should be done with caution.
It's the same for my Monaco Gulf Grey. It can look silver-ish, it can also look almost black. But any watch that can look so dark, I can not classify as a true silver. If others want to call it silver, that's fine, but it's not silver to me.
 
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It's the same for my Monaco Gulf Grey. It can look silver-ish, it can also look almost black. But any watch that can look so dark, I can not classify as a true silver. If others want to call it silver, that's fine, but it's not silver to me.
I agree. When I posted the pictures here, I told that this was my most “silvered dial” watch, I didn’t say it was silver.
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It can look silver sometimes, but not always... and I like it that way, I like how this dial changes 🥰 much more than if it were always silver 👍
 
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It's the same for my Monaco Gulf Grey. It can look silver-ish, it can also look almost black. But any watch that can look so dark, I can not classify as a true silver. If others want to call it silver, that's fine, but it's not silver to me.

After looking over many photos here, I still stand with my original decision.
I think it is safe to include it into the "who is the king of the Silver dial" comp.
JOMO- but in my eyes, especially just pouring over some of those sexy photos of Albert's, I crown it MY King of the Silver dial.

You have an incredibly beautiful piece of Art there Albert.
I'm very jealous as I passed one of these up a few years ago and always regret it.
#remembersenna
 
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After looking over many photos here, I still stand with my original decision.
I think it is safe to include it into the "who is the king of the Silver dial" comp.
JOMO- but in my eyes, especially just pouring over some of those sexy photos of Albert's, I crown it MY King of the Silver dial.

You have an incredibly beautiful piece of Art there Albert.
I'm very jealous as I passed one of these up a few years ago and always regret it.
#remembersenna
Thank you very much @heuerholic ! 😀 👍

It’s my favourite watch of my humble collection. If I had to choose only one, it would be the 6000 Senna, and for this reason it is in my avatar 😀
#RememberSenna
 
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After looking over many photos here, I still stand with my original decision.
I think it is safe to include it into the "who is the king of the Silver dial" comp.
JOMO- but in my eyes, especially just pouring over some of those sexy photos of Albert's, I crown it MY King of the Silver dial.

You have an incredibly beautiful piece of Art there Albert.
I'm very jealous as I passed one of these up a few years ago and always regret it.
#remembersenna
That's fine buddy; Silver King for you, but not me.

I can not give that award to a watch which I don't believe is a true silver watch, even though it is a super sexy "silver-ish" watch in certain lighting. I'd rather the award go to a true silver watch, that looks silver all the time. That's a true Silver King, not one that can turn grey at the flick of a wrist.
 
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Which also looks grey, just say'n (j/k). 😉
True, it was not the best shot of it! Now the avatar is fixed! 😁
 
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@Albert-AMG , just to be clear, I have no objection to your watch being in this thread. I have no objection if some want to classify it as a kind of silver.

My point with @heuerholic was that for me, it simply isn't a true pure bred Silver, as you also agree. It's really a grey that can sometimes look silver-like. Hence for that reason, I can't call it the Silver King, as I feel that title is more deserving for a watch that is a true Silver. But that's just me.

Now if the question was which watch is the Senna King, your 6000 could easily get my vote! 😀
 
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I adjudged that the Senna 6000 is not a “true” silver. But a “dark silver” Can be gray/grey at times but mostly it is a non-metalic shade (non shiny) Being said, it can not be a silver. TAG Heuer also made dials dubbed as “silver” but were obviously more of white dials. 😵‍💫

The truest silver is the “Carrera 160 Silver” 👍
 
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I adjudged that the Senna 6000 is not a “true” silver. But a “dark silver” Can be gray/grey at times but mostly it is a non-metalic shade (non shiny) Being said, it can not be a silver. TAG Heuer also made dials dubbed as “silver” but were obviously more of white dials. 😵‍💫

The truest silver is the “Carrera 160 Silver” 👍
Agree. But now you're getting technical. Metallic Grey and Dark Silver are basically synonymous. I have several starburst grey dialed watches, I'm not sure if I'd call them metallic, but they are shiny & silvery, and not flat. Regardless, I don't consider them to be Silver. I simply say grey in the broader sense. Again, that's just me.
 
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Agree. But now you're getting technical. Metallic Grey and Dark Silver are basically synonymous. I have several starburst grey dialed watches, I'm not sure if I'd call them metallic, but they are shiny & silvery, and not flat. Regardless, I don't consider them to be Silver. I simply say grey in the broader sense. Again, that's just me.

Sorry what I meant was grey being non-metallic. In any case, “silver” has always been metallic. Spoons and forks (silverware) and bare metal were always called “silver” 👍
 
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Sorry what I meant was grey being non-metallic. In any case, “silver” has always been metallic. Spoons and forks (silverware) and bare metal were always called “silver” 👍
Yes that's what I thought you meant. But when I say "grey", I'm using the term broadly to include both metallic and non-metallic finishes. For example, the Monaco Vintage Grey CAW211B. It actually has a slightly metallic finish, yet it's referred to as grey by TAG Heuer.

I can make it look silver-ish too and call it dark silver. But TAG Heuer calls it grey.
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Mspeedster
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Also, in the article that Albert shared with us when he got his Senna 6000, it refers to the dial color as charcoal - another synonym for grey. 😀

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Yes that's what I thought you meant. But when I say "grey", I'm using the term broadly to include both metallic and non-metallic finishes. For example, the Monaco Vintage Grey CAW211B. It actually has a slightly metallic finish, yet it's referred to as grey by TAG Heuer.

I can make it look silver-ish too and call it dark silver. But TAG Heuer calls it grey.
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Jim Dollares
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Glad this could all be sorted out 😎

Albert's 6000 is an incredible watch that can look silver isch but not a silver dial.

Now my hunt for more sexy silver dial photos shall continue!
 
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