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Both versions are nice. The new case seems a little more streamlined and thinner in terms of the sides of the case. They are different enough that I can see some people preferring one case over the other.
The prior Collection Privee Cartier Paris (CPCP) version of the Tortue used caliber 437MC, based on a Piaget movement. I'm not sure if the time only Tortues were numbered (my CPCP Tank XL is numbered), but regardless all of the original Privee watches were made in very limited quantities. These are truly exceptional watches. Each dial was blanked in 18kt gold, and engraved and then coated with a fine layer of silver. Each movement is engraved with Cartier "C"s and the index assembly is finished with a Blued C de Cartier. They put a lot of high quality workmanship into each piece they made.
Both versions are handsome, but I prefer the guilloche dial of the vintage CPCP Tortue and it's blued hands.
Wishing you good luck and lots of fun with whatever you decide.
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