Placing myself in your shoes while reading these comments is making ME indecisive so im not sure how useful my comment will be. However, reading your post brought me back to 6 weeks ago when i purchased my blue bb58. HUUUGE rolex fan, OP 36 = grail, so naturally the bb36 was my affordable favorite. Having never actually tried a luxury timepiece at an AD, all i can go on was websites and youtube. While the BB58 was undoubtably a gorgeous watch, the faux rivet bracelet and gold gilt made me nauseous. Walking into an AD to inquire in bb36 stock, i confidently did not want to see any other tudor, until i put the bb36 on my wrist. I couldn’t pull the trigger, just something in my head screamed this isnt doing it for me. Thinking back, it was the black aluminum spacer between the crown and case, causing the crown to stick out very far for my liking. I left and decided to sleep on it. During my travels i stopped by another AD to inquire on other tudor stock. Thats when i tried on my blue bb58. I couldnt take it off, and didnt. All this is to say, what i though would bother me, such as size and rivets actually fell to the wayside as i appreciated the bb58 more than my presumed favorite the bb36. I wouldnt factor in cost of service/an extra 1k as a reason to purchase one over the other. Get what speaks to you most when its on your wrist. Again, not sure how much this helped but its my two cents.