Get whichever one you want, but if it were up to me, I'd get the black one. It figures though, that my favorite watch is my a black-faced Seiko kinetic (black face and white-painted hands). I have a blue-faced Pulsar as well, which I do like and wear, but it isn't quite as easy to see. The contrast between the black face and the white-painted hands on my Seiko just makes it super-easy to read in just about any light condition. IMO, it really is all about being able to tell the time, and if I can't see it, there's really no point in me wearing it. IMO, it would be nice if on the white one, the hands were painted black, at least at the edges. I would just find it a bit hard to read. It does look nice, though. BTW, are you completely sold on Nautica? I'm a Seiko and Pulsar guy myself for the $100-$400 price range (I like Bulova's styling as well, but I can't vouch for them as I don't own any) and you can get them at great prices if you shop around. I'm not sure how the prices are where you are, though, but they tend to offer great quality at good prices.