I dunno if it's thinner but gen is 8.85mm thin and rep is 12mm+, doesn't look like the new one is much thinner. Interesting piece for sure and being 41mm the thickness is not that bad on the wrist, but there is a definite difference in thickness between gen/rep. Printing also doesn't seem too sharp.
For owning a touby it's probably a good price. even cheap seagull gens cost $2000+ and these reps are around 700-900, so if you're interested in a tourb it may be for you. You're not going to fool anyone with just a bit of AP knowledge though.