I actually did it, at least technically. It was in a previous era, when these beauties were sitting on the windows of the ADs.
I purchased this reference, but the AD put the rubber band instead, which was the one I wanted. A slight mismatch between watch and papers, but again, previous times when nobody really cared.
I ended up "upgrading" it to a 5164, which I don't regret at all. But in a perfect world, I would love to have the 5167/1A as well. I missed that train I guess.
Enjoy it!