Sometimes I wind the power reserve just to the point of some geometric alignment with respect to the other hands, usually parallel with a hand. This image is a contrived and it can be a bit of challenge to get this kind of alignment.
Though I wouldn't kick the full-gold A11-50th out of my bed either. It is amazing how the "11" marker hides itself although at this angle it really shows up.
I was a little skeptical at first but I feel like I'll have this one for the long-haul. I don't feel quite the same for the Snoopy 50th, mostly because I have difficulty reading the time, most of the time.
Along with the grey face, the watch pops in a very subliminal way. I enjoy wearing this more than the A13-50th, probably because I can actually read the time more easily on this. Pardon my dust.
Although folks past Albany wouldn't consider the Hudson valley upstate whereas any NYC resident would call anything above NYC "upstate". I lived near Pawling for a couple of years, considered part of the Hudson Valley, and would have stayed but job opportunities took me away. From the absolute count