Their dials are just so… bland. It’s always black and white and minimalist to a fault. Like there’s nothing interesting. Even Nomos has splashes of color here and there and play on typography. For example Nomo’s simplest watch - Tangente, has a slight splash of color with blue hands. Other minimal dress watches usually differentiate with dial finishing - like with sunburst or a textured dial. But nope, Sinn design language is just: stainless steel, pure black, sans-serif numbers, and white indices. That’s it. Yet they are super loved in here. Help me understand?
Right as I first got into the hobby I was lusting after Speedmasters. I had started with a Timex Intelligent Chronograph, picked up a Casio or two, got an Orient Ray II to get in the mechanical game. The allure of the Speedy haunted me, and as a compromise I looked at the Sinn 356 as a more reasonably priced alternative.
I know they’re very different watches, but there was something about it that really spoke to me. I eventually got myself a Speedy and it was great, but the appeal of the Sinn never left. There’s something about the no-bullshit, old school vibe in that boringness you describe that I really like. I get the appeal of design flourishes and color sometimes, but other times I just want a cartoon version of a watch. They really remind me of the cockpit of a piston engine fighter plane. I love it.