Back from the spa super clean & running mean! - The iconic Ollech & Wajs Caribbean 1000, Ref 702 - cal.ETA 2452 from 1964. Merry Christmas watch aficionados!
I promise to change watches soon and before I post again in this thread. 😀
Many years ago I worked in an art gallery and we did a lot of custom matting and framing. It was then when I first noticed how the eye can be tricked into seeing more clearly, colors that were always there in the artwork, but which were not the center of focus.
I've worn my newest favorite watch on a modern and secure Uncle Seiko BoR bracelet and showed it in here a couple weeks ago.
I then wore it for a couple of weeks on a very dark charcoal gray rally strap where the gray dial looked very gray indeed.
And now this . . .
I can assure you that the dial color is dark gray metallic pewter and very seldom looks like it has any warm brown component to it.
Put it on a brown strap (a Hirsch Capitano in this case,) and you'd swear there is brown in the dial.
The first shot is taken in my dining room with natural sunlight coming in the window earlier today.
The second shot is at the kitchen counter with an LED light above and black granite below.
I found years ago that, when choosing a paint colour for a redecorating job, it was smart to see the samples under fluorescent, incandescent, and daylight. There can be subtle changes in the colour you see, depending on the light.
The color of the light is everything. Sunlight itself has a massive range of color temperatures that change with atmospheric conditions, time of day, time of year, and latitude.