Lovely watch and nice dial! Great that they made a 40mm case model.
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.
If you're OK with linears for the alpha keys, Gateron Milky Blacks have a nice deep sound.
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.