Modernahab
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If the date is a must, perhaps one of the current "large" Santos de Cartier models might do the trick?
May 18, 2020,12:34 PM
Presuming, that is, that you don't already own one. The basic large size is surprisingly thin, the bracelet works well, and the date window is well-integrated at 6:00. The gradient blue dial is particularly nice-looking, I think, and I like the renderings of the new gray dial/DLC bezel model as well. The SS Santos de Cartier chronograph also looks pretty sharp (and arguably has a higher quality movement), but it it's not so slim, and it might become redundant in your collection if you do eventually obtain the Octo Finissimo Chrono.
Then of course, the new JLC Master Calendar and Complete Calendar Chrono have been getting an awful lot of good press, too...