Posted a message thread about it the other day as I have ordered one. I think I prefer the classic feel of this version to the facelift one that has gold edging to the dials and the AP logo in gold instead of white. I think the plainer dial plays down the fact that the case is solid gold and as a result the watch doesn't have to try to look cool - it just is. It could so easily shout BLING but it doesn't, however I think the new one does.
Just woundering about how much your where charges with this service, because here in Denmark, we are told by our local AD that a service for our gold AP is around USD 5k !