you'll see that the hour and minute hands are white

If you look closely, you'll see that the hour and minute hands are white, and the second hand is a light shade of grey. It's a nice touch. Also look at the complex curved shape of the lugs; very beautiful and yet hardly noticeable. The button guards are sculpted ridges of metal, and yet the buttons are easily pressed while wearing gloves. Speaking of buttons, I have to mention that the X-33 has the nicest of any I have ever pressed, bar none. Firm, very definite, almost a 'snap' feel to them. Lovely. The electroluminescent backlight is blindingly bright to night-adapted eyes, so I usually rely on the excellent lume. as bright as my Seiko divers, though applied in smaller areas.A lot of Omega watches have more bling to them, but the X-33 is very understated. The logo on the dial is only visible at close scrutiny, and the low sales volumes mean that I've never had anyone recognize it.I really prefer watches without reflective suces, as the glints and flashes of light are annoying and distracting; the X-33 is superb in this regard. I also quite like how the combination of domed AR-coated crystal and hands makes the watch readable from a wider range of angles than anything else I39;ve ever seen. It39;s readable at very oblique angles, which is also nice for sneaking the time in long meetings.I did have a nice conversation with a NASA collaborator about it once I pointed it out, though - apparently some of the pilots in the flight test division have them. From what I've read on the net, it's also still popular with military pilots, so I yet hold out hope that Omega will reintroduce it again to the market. Mine came on Omega's leather-backed kevlar strap, which is cool but impractical.