The logo on the crown should not be aligned at all it's all random on gens also.
Not sure about your sufficient gap there's even a miles long gap between noob v10 and ZZF.
Made a reseach and I have Always believed the gen has a aligned crown logo, thank you for this information, make me feel better.
about watch detail gap between version, that is subjective anyway, I would rather get 2 nice looking watch than one very expensive for the small difference, it is still a rep at then end. but for a first buy and depending on budget, someone can think differently