If we simply analyse the aesthetics, there seems little to objectively criticise. Naturally, the question of case size can't be dismissed, but I imagine that a few diehard 40mm plus collectors would fall for the charm of the 96 if they were to try it on. Is the casemaker of the first piece Borgel? R
Normally though when ACM has pre-sold, they make an announcement after the sale and the watch is then listed on the website as sold. This happened in 2019 when they placed the Daniels Blue tourbillon with a client for £1million. This was a very speedy sale, but one of these last came up 9 years ago