I wonder about your statements about the latest arrival.
Some seem to think a steel version should be limited to 36 pcs.?
Even if VC would limited the production to such an extreme point - do you really think they should dedicate this to HD - for me that's sounds like a bad joke. VC wouldn't place them self in the first line - no way.
Moreover I would rather say, the steel should stay the entry level - therefore produced in higher numbers. Entry level as it always was, now enjoyed by a greater audience compared to the 1950's.
And due to it's sturdy case is is a daily wearable watch. Something I would associate with a vintage racecar spotter or driver. Quite fair enough panache. A nice companion for my tweed jacked. A leisure statement piece.