Looking to get either a black bay red shield or rose. Is the dial dark like gen?

[Duckber]

I had a BB58 by ZF but the grey dial in brighter light annoyed me. I also like bigger watches so I sold it. I am interested in either a rose or shield version of the black bay red, but I'm hoping the dial is dark like gen unlike the bb58 rep. Can anyone chime in?

 

[CanRep]

The issue you will find with the dial is more around the dial print. It's SIGNIFICANTLY better on the shield models than the rose. It's a brighter gold guilt colour, and raised much more prominently than the rose, which is a major reason it's a super rep.

if you aren't looking at the thickness difference or aesthetics of the rose and smiley dial, the shield is infinitely better and the one I would recommend (I've had multiple roses and a shield so speak with first had experience).
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[Duckber]

The issue you will find with the dial is more around the dial print. It's SIGNIFICANTLY better on the shield models than the rose. It's a brighter gold guilt colour, and raised much more prominently than the rose, which is a major reason it's a super rep.

if you aren't looking at the thickness difference or aesthetics of the rose and smiley dial, the shield is infinitely better and the one I would recommend (I've had multiple roses and a shield so speak with first had experience).
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Thank you very much for the reply. Have you handled a ZF BB58? My main let down was how grey the dial was. If that's not the case here I'll likely go for one of these 41s. Although I'd have to decide between think case vs better dial printing.

 

[Duckber]

The issue you will find with the dial is more around the dial print. It's SIGNIFICANTLY better on the shield models than the rose. It's a brighter gold guilt colour, and raised much more prominently than the rose, which is a major reason it's a super rep.

if you aren't looking at the thickness difference or aesthetics of the rose and smiley dial, the shield is infinitely better and the one I would recommend (I've had multiple roses and a shield so speak with first had experience).
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If you don't mind, I'd like to pose a question to you. Or anyone that reads this.

I am thinking about purchasing both shield and rose, and swapping case-backs to make the shield version slimmer and I'd sell the rose version for cheaper. Should this be possible?

 

[CanRep]

Thank you very much for the reply. Have you handled a ZF BB58? My main let down was how grey the dial was. If that's not the case here I'll likely go for one of these 41s. Although I'd have to decide between think case vs better dial printing.

I haven't handled the ZF58, no. However I don't remember my shield 41mm ever being grey on the dial. It's a great rep, and about as close as you will get in this rep world. It doesn't matter what you buy, no rep is perfect. Id just get a shield and enjoy mate, otherwise you will go crazy constantly chasing the next best rep or tweaking yours (I know from experience).

If you don't mind, I'd like to pose a question to you. Or anyone that reads this.

I am thinking about purchasing both shield and rose, and swapping case-backs to make the shield version slimmer and I'd sell the rose version for cheaper. Should this be possible?

Unfortunately Im not sure. They use the same movement, so its not an issue of space in the case. That being said, the machining of the threading may be different.