I did not participate on the discussion on VRF with Mr Pisani but he is a very knowledgeable collector and has been collecting watches for a long time.

Just to illustrate ..

This is bernhard example of paint directly on the dial.. you can see its not as "heavy" on the dial since it is directly on the dial.

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...elerDetail.jpg

Again, this is not a red sub but also illustrate red paint directly on the dial.