I've been thinking seriously about a Mk11 homage with a date - but was finding it hard to know where to go for one. I am reluctant to buy MkII from the US because of customs etc issues and of course the Speedbird 1 is no longer available here (I also am not sure about black hands on SB1) so am delighted to see what you're proposing Eddie - I will want one.

Please don't go too large on this - these watches were not large to start with and, while I'd be happy enough with 39mm, would probably not buy any larger. As I've bought several WWWs over the last months I've really come to appreciate watches of 35 to 38mm size as they are generally more comfortable than larger watches which rattle around on the wrist.

I like the date at the bottom - it doesn't break up the proportions of the dial as much as one at 3 o'clock.

Good luck with this!! And please can we have silver, not black, hands? Please don't change teh hands style - those are what I'm after!! :)