A general note to Mark:
Great that you communicate with the forum in this manner. There is no higher concentration of sharp eyes and critical minds than here.
What would be a clever move would be to show the prototypes before production is started up.
Lots of small issues could be solved at that stage. As an example the new 288 could have had the 7753 movement and then solved the pusher issue, if only it was pointed out to begin with.
I think that top quality reps will sell, even if they are not top of the model wish list. Make an excellent rep and the forum members will buy it.
Good luck. And keep up the good work!