Lovely balance indeed
In that size it doesn't suffer too much from the offset date window. I wish they would offer the old handset from the mk12 as an option!
They normally reserve such details for "Tribute" models such as this:
IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII “Tribute to Mark XI” (IW327007) ...
Great watch!
I wonder if any of the Mark’s steel bracelets would fit this beauty, it would be awesome!