All of a sudden, they?re everywhere ? watches with colorful gradient dials that transition from a pale hue in the center to a dark one at the periphery. In this excerpt from our upcoming WatchTime Design Issue 2020, on sale October 29, we offer you some highlights.
ORIS AQUIS DATE

Oris widens the Aquis model’s already diverse color palette with a variation that transitions from mint green to gray. This combines with the light gray inlays made of the heavy metal tungsten on the bezel to produce a fresh new look. Self-winding Sellita Caliber SW200 with Oris?s characteristic red rotor ticks inside the stainless-steel case. The case has a sapphire crystal and a solid back, and it remains water resistant to a depth of 300 meters. The new dial debuts in the smaller version of the Aquis, which is 39.5 mm in diameter and costs $2,050 as shown. Oris Aquis Date
GIRARD-PERREGAUX LAUREATO ABSOLUTE CHRONOGRAPH

The dials in the new Laureato Absolute collection shimmer blue in the center and almost black at the rim. The color gradient looks especially handsome on the chronograph, which also has subdials with black centers. The 44-mm PVD-coated titanium case encloses self-winding manufacture Caliber GP03300-1058. Attached to a rubber wristband with decorative blue stitching, the new chronograph costs $12,900.
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Chronograph
H. MOSER & CIE. ENDEAVOUR TOURBILLON

Moser is a pioneer for dials with color gradients, which this manufacture in Schaffhau...