I believe the premium branding is due to the texture of the Aunt Pearls. It shouldn't have anything to do with the Elite version (which is more of a performance driven upgrade).
Aunt Pearls have already been released in Asia. I will be getting my pair very soon from my contact. Will post up...
Anyone else feels a little disappointed in the quality of the tongue ID and collar ID wording? I just gotten my 1st pair of IDs and those wordings feels like some low quality alphabet stickers which can peel off easily.