OK, here are a few images, together with my initial impressions:
1. The watch looks very handsome on the wrist. It is definitely a conversation starter and catches the attention of others.
2. There was concern on the board that the date does not automatically change, but requires user input. I can definitely confirm that the date automatically changes at the stroke of midnight like clockwork (pun intended). The pusher at 8 o'clock also changes the date, identical to the gen. The seconds hand going two times faster actually makes the watch more engrossing to watch - too bad they just didn't put the counter for 0-30 instead of 0-60. However, I knew about that issue going in, so I can't complain. The accuracy clocked in at +5.8s/24 hr,pretty acceptable for the new Shanghai movement. The difference in the escapement geometry is there, but is less visible during normal operations.
3. The dial is spectacular under different lighting conditions (my images do not do it justice).
Here is the dial in sunlight:
And under indoor lighting:
3. The 3-D aspect of the subdials is less pronounced than in the gen, but it is definitely present, as can be seen in the close-up image of the dome below:
All, in all, my first impressions are very positive and the piece looks like "a million bucks"
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