Nice case on this new version. It reminds me a bit of this oldtimer:
(sorry for the poor quality picture)
(and yes, this one is a hand-wound ! )
On the version you show us here in Le Sentier, we can see that it differs in some points from the watch that was published in the press releases (and from the black dialed boutique edition that I had the chance to see some time ago). Maybe this one was a proto and the final one will be different, or the press release show a version that is not exactly the same than the one which was put in production.
The difference I can note:
- "yours" has a fairly small alarm pointer, and the pointer doesn't reach the alarm chapter (which is a slight defect I would say, but I believe the regular production will have this fixed), whereas the press file shows a similar combo than the old master reveil (longer triangle, touching the chapter)
- "yours" has a rounded-angles date window, as opposed to a more classic edgey rectangular window (which i also prefer)
- "yours" has 2 matching crowns, while the one in pressfile has an 'inverted DeepSea Alarm' configuration (one conic crown)
Let's see what the definitive version looks like, but whatever the combination of these small elements, it will look good !