Dear Daniel, thanks for clarifying. I had missed the line on the joining link, thanks for pointing out.
Mine is exactly the same as Chuck's so with the "standard" factory one as David has clarified in another post within this thread.
A remarkable piece indeed. My compliments for your bracelet knowledge - I know where to apply for advice now!
I fully agree as for how comforably this and the Sinn one are - by a joke of fate, I am wearing my Sinn 157 Ty right now and I agree that that bracelet is very, very comfortable - and in titanium the watch and bracelet are both lightweight and very smooth to the skin.

As for the black date wheel, if you don't mind sharing the supplier I was searching for a few ones myself indeed - send me an email if you wish, my details are in my profile.
Cheers,
Fabrizio