I like your idea, my least favorite thing about the 5524 is the date numbering. It isn't simply every other date like 1 .. 3 .. 5 .. etc, it skips 2 dates like 1 .. 4 .. 7 .. 10 .. etc. This always throws me off a bit when reading the date and I find it to be a bit of a nuisance.
Not a huge issue by any means, but it is probably the thing I would most like to change on the model (even though this extra spacing is aesthetically pleasing to my eye).
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