diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 011d1bb..f19397c 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
     "date": "",
     "en": [
       "Bulk operations work on any size of selection — setting a field, fixing frequencies, deleting, marking uploads and exporting the selection all failed with “too many SQL variables” past a few tens of thousands of QSOs. Statements are now issued in slices.",
-      "Elecraft console: the power meter reads in real watts. The K3’s bargraph is relative to a range that flips at 12 W — calibrated against a real radio’s full table, the PC setting picks the range and the bar converts to watts."
+      "Elecraft console: the power meter reads in real watts. The K3’s bargraph is relative to a range that flips at 12 W — calibrated against a real radio’s full table, the PC setting picks the range and the bar converts to watts.",
+      "Watchlist: a visual pass toward DXHunter’s look — pink callsigns, counter pills, quieter cards with a hover, the ⚡ back on the DXpedition badge."
     ],
     "fr": [
       "Les opérations groupées fonctionnent quelle que soit la taille de la sélection — définir un champ, corriger des fréquences, supprimer, marquer les uploads et exporter la sélection échouaient avec « too many SQL variables » au-delà de quelques dizaines de milliers de QSO. Les requêtes sont désormais émises par tranches.",
-      "Console Elecraft : le wattmètre lit en vrais watts. Le bargraph du K3 est relatif à une gamme qui bascule à 12 W — calibré sur la table complète d’une vraie radio, le réglage PC choisit la gamme et la barre se convertit en watts."
+      "Console Elecraft : le wattmètre lit en vrais watts. Le bargraph du K3 est relatif à une gamme qui bascule à 12 W — calibré sur la table complète d’une vraie radio, le réglage PC choisit la gamme et la barre se convertit en watts.",
+      "Watchlist : une passe visuelle vers le look DXHunter — indicatifs roses, compteurs en pastilles, cartes plus feutrées avec survol, le ⚡ de retour sur le badge DXpedition."
     ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WatchlistTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WatchlistTab.tsx
index fb1b346..ff351a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WatchlistTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WatchlistTab.tsx
@@ -247,15 +247,18 @@ export function WatchlistTab({ spots, spotStatus, onSpotSelect, onSpotClick }: P
     <div className="flex flex-col min-h-0 flex-1 gap-2 p-2 w-full max-w-5xl mx-auto">
       {/* Header: the counters alone, centred — they are the tab's headline.
           Everything one INTERACTS with lives on the second row. */}
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
         <Eye className="size-4 text-primary shrink-0" />
-        <span>
-          {t('wl.cTotal')} <b className="text-foreground">{counters.total}</b>
-          <span className="mx-1.5 opacity-50">|</span>
-          {t('wl.cActive')} <b className="text-info">{counters.active}</b>
-          <span className="mx-1.5 opacity-50">|</span>
-          {t('wl.cNeeded')} <b className="text-warning">{counters.needed}</b>
-        </span>
+        <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">{t('wl.cTotal')}
+          <b className="px-2 py-0.5 rounded bg-muted text-foreground">{counters.total}</b></span>
+        <span className="opacity-40">|</span>
+        <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">{t('wl.cActive')}
+          <b className="px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-info border border-info/30 bg-info/10">{counters.active}</b></span>
+        <span className="opacity-40">|</span>
+        <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">{t('wl.cNeeded')}
+          <b className={cn('px-2 py-0.5 rounded border', counters.needed > 0
+            ? 'text-warning border-warning/40 bg-warning/10'
+            : 'text-muted-foreground border-border bg-muted/40')}>{counters.needed}</b></span>
       </div>
       {/* toolbar */}
       <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-x-3 gap-y-1.5 flex-wrap">
@@ -328,11 +331,11 @@ export function WatchlistTab({ spots, spotStatus, onSpotSelect, onSpotClick }: P
           const list = neededOnly ? all.filter((s) => !workedFor(e, s)) : all;
           return (
             <div key={e.callsign}
-              className={cn('rounded-lg border bg-card p-3',
-                needed > 0 ? 'border-warning/50' : 'border-border',
+              className={cn('rounded-lg border bg-card/70 p-3 transition-colors hover:bg-accent/20',
+                needed > 0 ? 'border-warning/40' : 'border-border/70',
                 e.isContest && 'border-l-4 border-l-warning')}>
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
-                <span className="text-lg font-bold font-mono text-primary">{e.callsign}</span>
+                <span className="text-lg font-bold font-mono" style={{ color: '#f472b6' }}>{e.callsign}</span>
                 {isOnAir(e) && chip('var(--danger)', t('wl.onAir'), 'animate-pulse')}
                 {e.isContest && (
                   <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-[10px] font-bold bg-warning-muted text-warning-muted-foreground border border-warning-border"
@@ -340,7 +343,7 @@ export function WatchlistTab({ spots, spotStatus, onSpotSelect, onSpotClick }: P
                     <Trophy className="size-3" /> {t('wl.contest')}
                   </span>
                 )}
-                {e.isExpedition && chip('var(--chart-5)', t('wl.expedition'))}
+                {e.isExpedition && chip('var(--chart-5)', '⚡ ' + t('wl.expedition'))}
                 {e.clubLogTotalQSOs > 0 && <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{e.clubLogTotalQSOs.toLocaleString()} QSOs{e.clubLogQSOs24h > 0 ? ` · ${e.clubLogQSOs24h}/24h` : ''}</span>}
                 {e.clubLogHasOQRS && chip('var(--success)', 'OQRS')}
                 {e.clubLogLiveStream && (
@@ -385,8 +388,8 @@ export function WatchlistTab({ spots, spotStatus, onSpotSelect, onSpotClick }: P
                         onClick={() => onSpotSelect?.(s)}
                         onDoubleClick={() => onSpotClick?.(s)}
                         title={t('wl.spotTip')}
-                        className={cn('w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded text-[11px] bg-muted/40 hover:bg-muted text-left',
-                          !done && 'border-l-2 border-warning')}>
+                        className={cn('w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded text-[11px] bg-muted/25 hover:bg-muted/70 transition-colors text-left',
+                          !done && 'border-l-[3px] border-warning')}>
                         {done && <span className='font-bold shrink-0 text-success'>✓</span>}
                         <span className="font-mono font-bold text-info shrink-0">{s.dx_call}</span>
                         <span className="text-muted-foreground truncate flex-1 min-w-0 max-w-56">{(s as any).country ?? ''}</span>