As you can see from the photos the IWC is certainly Silver but so bright head-on that it appears reflective white. The tricks this dial plays in different light is pretty amazing. I had originally thought the Dornbluth Silver was more white but as you can see it's far creamier in color than the IWC
Let me just say everything I said about the Mark XVIII Black stands, but admittedly, the reveal wasn't as awe-inspiring because I've had the Black version for awhile, so the Silver/White fell-in that same category of instant satisfaction because I somewhat knew what I was getting myself into. It's like all this time I've been on the longest new watch honeymoon and my newlywed wife decided to fly-in the maid of honor for some extra flavor!
Now for some crappy phone pics!
congrats. I much prefer it to the black too. Been looking at those for some time. 
