I believe the common practice is to buy an Orient or Seiko, then get a Strapcode bracelet for that model.
Looks great! The textured matte dial is very interesting, indeed.
Cool lume! I think the muted lume of the pattern on the dial is OK.
The watch looks great!
Looks very neat, and very portable. Nice!
If you're OK with linears for the alpha keys, Gateron Milky Blacks have a nice deep sound.
Looks awesome!
I think that's the better option. Unfortunately, I don't have any wood working skills or tools. I hope you get the wrist rest that you want soon, @NightOwl
Personally, I build boards to try out the different sizes (TKL, 75%, 65%, etc.), to find out what I like best, without hampering functionality. Then I just end up rotating between my fave ones.
I got mine from a local woodworker. Maybe try to check if there's one near you? The advantage is you can pick what type of hardwood you want for the wrist rest.
Looks great!