Okay, I can almost tolerate the date feature at the "3" position, but at angle, around or between 4 or 5? Sorry, but that is just a deal breaker for me. The aesthetics just don't work. Others you can't stand...or you like?
I prefer the date feature to be anywhere but 3:00 o'clock ... ... if I have to endure a date feature at all. As it is I try to avoid watches with date features and only have gathered a very few, all having the date feature at stinkin' 3:00.
I prefer 6 o'clock date like on my Planet Ocean 9300 or Hamilton Harrison Ford Chronograph. But 3 o'clock is better than 4-5 for me as well. Yet when Seamaster 300M Diver came out I found it hard to adjust to the 6 o'clock date on a diver (6 o'clock seems more in place on a chronograph or dress watch). For a long time my only no date watches were my Speedmaster Pros - love the symmetry. When I bought my Tudor BB Red it was to have no date and good symmetry on a diver (hat was traded towards a Sub No Date). But then when the Sub was traded for an Sea Dweller 43 I gave up my only no date diver.
There are people who actually prefer asymmetry with or without a date complication. One example that comes to mind is the Aquastar Deepstar. Actually, there are many watches vintage and new alike that feature asymmetric dials. I would guess a reason for having the date window between four o'clock and five o'clock is for better viability on the wrist as perceived by the designer when compared with the 3 o'clock position. To me, it is the overall effect of the watch that counts and . . . For some odd reason, what I liked last year may not appeal to me tomorrow.
While still not my favorite date placement I really don’t hate these. There is something for everybody.
We don't have to! Take your snot bubbles and date wheels and stick 'em! Clean lines and understated elegance for me.
Most of my watches are sunburst dials. I like the clean look. Although I’m retired and have no need of a date, what I don’t like is 'the day', and I had this Seiko 5 modified accordingly. I’m also not keen on sub-dials on any type of watch or Arabic or Roman numerals or, indeed, numerals of any kind.