How well do you think the design details of a RO age?

[macrowatch]

Curious for others thoughts. I was flipping through the coffee table book of AP watches and it struck me that while the recent AP RO's over the last 3-5 years have been mind blowingly innovative design wise (think full ceramic and openworked ceramic) that the flip

I was flipping through the AP coffee table book yesterday and struck me how modern and different current AP RO look compared to their predecessors. Obviously at the extreme you have full ceramic or open worked ceramic, but even smaller details like how the tapisserie looks makes a vintage RO look very out of date IMHO -- dare I say even 'old' looking. This is compared to the feeling I get looking at vintage sports Rolexes where while the dials may look aged, with less innovation and changes, the vintage Rolex dial doesn't look as 'old'.

So I'm feeling while I love the current designs of the modern AP, especially as a recent convert to wearing ROO, I sometimes wonder if these designs will age too quickly and become sore on the eyes (made outdated by even more innovative AP watches to come).