5513 Maxi... or not? Thoughts?

[bertberr]

I appreciate this is one of those highly subjective posts, but I'm just keen to find out people's thoughts on this one, as I'm currently looking for another 5513 and have recently changed my mind somewhat on the matter.

Previously I always said I wouldn't go Maxi, as I thought the larger plots made the dial look ever so slightly smaller, and perhaps even a little 'busy'.

But recently, I'm starting to warm to the idea of a Maxi (I know there's various dial versions, but for this purpose let's just call them all Maxi's). Not because I now prefer the looks to the pre '77 (ish) examples, because I don't, but because the idea of getting something 10 - 15 years newer, with all that entails, including things like general wear, integrity of water seals etc, less chance of case pitting / corrosion, is quite appealing.

So, over to you guys, Maxi... or not?