I wouldn’t go so far as to say every change is a deterioration…
Front tribute time1only face is a big positive to many. It’s clean and classic (yes you lose that the chrono is active but that’s a trade off). But I much prefer the new face’s look although not the loss of function.
Time on the chrono side is a massive upgrade.
Steel version available is an upgrade — I could be wrong but don’t think there was a steel version.
On the other side, size a big downside.
But I think there’s room for both.