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[FremStar]

Originally Posted by Puffy

better pic but still not convinced...

This picture changes things! HOT!!!!!

[kerytch]

Originally Posted by FremStar

This picture changes things! HOT!!!!!

totally agree! it's because the dial here looks dark blue unlike the first pics which looks pale blue.

[threemonkeys]

Originally Posted by FremStar

This picture changes things! HOT!!!!!

X2. I think that watch is sexy. The blue provides some great contrast with the platinum.

[Luxe Time]

How about yellow? I think it works better with the blue dial.

[zeuloa]

It may be ignorance on my part, but I have trouble understanding the whole existence of the YM among the Professional models. The Professional models were created for a purpose, but It's not clear to me what the purpose of this one is? A Sub can do the same and more (except for bidirectional bezel).

Now the YM II seems to be a different story as it has a complication created for yachting.

Am I missing something?

[Puffy]

i would agree mate and i believe the only reason it was brought out in 1992 was to offer a much dressier sports watch in the range, and sailing wasn't a category that was covered too well (other than with the sub and i guess a marketing budget can only stretch a product so thin..).

the YM is a great piece and very comfortable but it's incredibly prone to scratches

the YM2 is a very nice reference and much more relevant for people who sail. i think the TT YM2 is a sweet watch

Originally Posted by zeuloa

It may be ignorance on my part, but I have trouble understanding the whole existence of the YM among the Professional models. The Professional models were created for a purpose, but It's not clear to me what the purpose of this one is? A Sub can do the same and more (except for bidirectional bezel).

Now the YM II seems to be a different story as it has a complication created for yachting.

Am I missing something?

[Puffy]

certainly looks slightly better

i need to try it on for myself

Originally Posted by FremStar

This picture changes things! HOT!!!!!

[supertrooper]

Agree with most comments that it must be the way picture was taken? This one from Jocke came out nice:

[Dr.Brian]

A sun ray style dial is notoriously difficult to photograph well. Jocke's photo is the best I've seen so far outsideof the stock photos. Even there, the focus doesn't seem to be on the dial.
I am sure it will be a stunner in the flesh, if you like that style dial.

[freddyttt]

Originally Posted by supertrooper

Agree with most comments that it must be the way picture was taken? This one from Jocke came out nice:

nice.

no make that beautiful.!

[hijo de la luna]

I think the quality of the pics (lighting etc) can ruin anything!

Let's wait and see!!

[1kw]

I love the look of this watch and think its a much nicer blue than the TT sub C.

[MortgageGuy]

I love the YM and love the blue dial as well... Cannot wait to see this one in person. I would believe the blue dial will be a darker shade as the latter pics in this thread show

[kerytch]

this one seals the deal!

[A.Sharp]

I love it, dial does look a little washy tho... like it SHOULD be a deeper blue.

[A.Sharp]

Originally Posted by kerytch

this one seals the deal!

oh, I replied before I saw this one... Love the face!

[The Waddler]

Not as ugly as the ridiculous Skydweller but still a resounding "no thanks" for me.

Looks like it came from the modified watch thread and even then it wouldn't be one of the good ones.

[Puffy]

Originally Posted by The Waddler

Not as ugly as the ridiculous Skydweller but still a resounding "no thanks" for me.

Looks like it came from the modified watch thread and even then it wouldn't be one of the good ones.

hmm... i don't know about it either... it looks better than the snaps i posted... still not sold on it.
agree it looks a bit like a diy project... like one of jocke's projects

i like blue dial watches but these... analogue colours on analogue

[Cru Jones]

yes, the blue dial is quite nice and the red and white markings on the dial look good, too. the problem is that you don't just see the dial.....the washed out bezel, IMO, clashes with the dial and also makes the dial appear small in relation to the entire watch/bracelet. to my eye, the overall watch just doen't work.

as far as the rolex marketing pix, i think those pix might present the furthest difference in the rolex catalogue between the marketing image and the real life reality.

[FBA]

For more pics .. Check here
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=254574

[Fiery]

Originally Posted by Puffy

To me there's a clear lack of colour harmony on this dial, it doesn't create an inner sense of order that gives a pleasing visual experience.. at work we face this challenge all the time when we build GUIs, device apps, trading apps with industry styling, websites or anything else that involves the relationships between primary colors, secondary colors, complementary colors, etc.

Let me explain what I mean by colour harmony, if we look at the below colour wheel we can see that the blue and red are based on an analogue colour scheme and it becomes quite chaotic - there's nothing else that binds the blue and red together as they sit too closely together on the colour wheel and therefore aren't a logical combination.



Take for example the Exp 42 which uses the same colour scheme (black and orange) and because the black is at opposing ends of the colour wheel to both white and orange, it becomes the glue that binds the orange together and helps give a pleasing visual experience - red on blue and blue on red will never achieve the same result - fail.

The use of the analogue colours red and blue is so extreme a visual experience that it's so overdone, so chaotic that I find it too much to look at. Basically my brain rejects what it can't organise, what it can't understand. The visual task requires that we present a logical structure and colour harmony delivers visual interest and a sense of order - the upgraded YM is missing this order because of the use of analogue on analogue.

Looks good on Rolex.com but it'd be strange if a brochureware site didn't make the products look their best. the Adobe Creative Suite is great

I'm glad you pointed out the colour disharmony, because I just couldn't define what's exactly wrong with the blue dial YM. I felt it's not visually pleasing, but couldn't put the "blue vs. red" disharmony together. I have to agree with all that. It's a shame, because with a light blue or white gold seconds hand and printing on the dial it would look great. But that model just shows that Rolex isn't perfect as a company: not all their products look stunning.

Personally if I'm to design a watch, I'd stick to picking just a single true colour for the whole watch, and just use silver (steel/white gold/platinum), gray, black, and on YG/RG models gold colours to complement it. That's how most Rolex watches are designed, with only a few exceptions like the blue dial YM, Milgauss GV, Pepsi GMT, and the YG and TT YM II. At least the Pepsi GMT has a technical explanation on the blue + red colour usage...

BTW, I'd love to hear your professional opinion on Hublot and Patek designs, and some AP ROO designs too. In their respective sub-forums, of course

[dysondiver]

love that black mop dial ,,,, grail i think ,,, bye 16808

[gregdolley]

Originally Posted by connecticutrolex

How about yellow? I think it works better with the blue dial.

Er, idk. The yellow doesn't look good against the blue, IMHO.

[gregdolley]

Originally Posted by Puffy

The blue dial on that DJ looks awesome! I also like the blue on that YM, especially Jocke's pic.

[zeuloa]

Originally Posted by gregdolley

Er, idk. The yellow doesn't look good against the blue, IMHO.

Tell that to a swede, or a fan of Boca Juniors!

[Hairdude1]

I think it looks great

[Flyfisher]

I believe it is starting from the same spot as the LV-C, in that it just does not photograph well. The candid shots early in the thread, as previously indicated, probably are not a fair representation of its real life presence.

I expect the blue to be the equivalent of the green - stunning in person.

[Christiaan]

Ooooooo, I like it very much!

[33JS]

People don't like this one, but they'll buy that awful YM II???

World's gone mad, I tell ya!

[mrcub2000]

It looks good to me.