I cannot decide if I like the RS or the simplicity of the white. Is the seconds hand lumed on the non RS? Do you have any regret for choosing one over the other? I’m close to pulling the trigger, but not being able to handle the watch in person is really keeping me on the fence between the two.
556 A RS. I had the same problem as you do. I hesitated between the MOP then the A than the I than the A RS but then again the I RS. All this back and forth.
I think it depends on how you think and will wear the watch.
To me a watch has to be lisible very fast and easy, and also beautiful because it is both a tool and a jewel (for me at least, im no diver or pilot or else). So I picked the RS A because numbers make it easily and rapidly visible, and the Rs is both a Nice touch of color in a depressing world full of Black and concrete everywhere.
To be honest we nit pick a lot on here as we are passionate about it. But when you ask random people between all those versions only the MOP would stand out as very différent. All the RS or I or A : the same with slight tweaks to suit your lifestyle.
Just choose the version that suits your life the best. If the rs add color and you like color : problem solved. If you dont care about color : problem solved. You want more lisible seconds : problem solved etc…
556I RS here.
I have no regrets whatsoever, and would absolutely recommend the RS version.
In my eyes it adds a little splash of colour that really works well with the watch, and it makes the dial even clearer and more readable - as the red is darker than the white, it steps back the seconds hand and makes it a little less visible. This means the hour and minute hands stand out a little more and are easier to read at a glance, but when I do want to read the seconds it is still more than visible enough still. A similar effect to the small size of the date window making it less obvious and distracting, but still having the date available to view with a moment of extra focus.