on the stick hour markers model, the lume is much better than on v3, i would rather have perfectly applied lumes and a missing tick on a sub dial than the opposite.
i think if you could find a good pearl on this one, it would be almost perfect.
anyway i will buy one for sure in about 2 weeks and will let you know how it feels. i have owned the v1, v2 and v3. so will see how this one compares.
i will probably buy the numbers hour markers dial. if the pearl is not good, i will switch it with a v3 pearl.