i'm not seeing any brown in my slate Ti watch. it's absolutely gorgeous! I originally planned to get the shiny black aluminum (coming from a black SS 7) but I got scared off with all the thread taking about scratching and comparing it to the jet black iPhone..... i got an ISPU for the Slate Ti and slate milanese band and i'm in LOVE! SOOOOOOOO gorgeous! (and i do like that the sapphire face is better, for me, than the aluminum face as far as scratching goes!)