It consists of five color panels, a gradation of muted shades that move from gray to green to blue.

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It expresses a minimalist sense of beauty by stripping away all unnecessary elements with a newly designed gradation metal pedestal.

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The silvered gold dial and its flange are paved with 233 brilliant cut diamonds and 303 blue sapphires with different nuances, offering a subtle color gradation.

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Equipped with the Foveon X3 image sensor, the DP3 Merrill ensures outstanding resolution and natural rendering with rich gradation as well as a three-dimensional feel.

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It means we want to find just the right gradation of what we would like, a little more of this and not that, " says Ms. Foppiani, adding with a laugh, however, that it can "sometimes, get to be too much.

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