I’ll add that I don’t think he let “a big thing slip” by announcing it.
We all now more bronzos are coming, and for a new CEO, it’s a sure-fire buzz generator that will sell out.
The challenge (and related surprise) will be if the new CEO resists the temptation to release a new one each year or extend it beyond bronze beyond the Submersible line. Him announcing THAT would be a “scoop”, IMHO.