Yea creamy dial it is, old one is way more "white", it looks really good
Have a word with HKtan for a nice new hornback strap or checkout APbands if you want to upgrade the strap in the future.
Not too sure about the size but I hear those straps aren't as easy to change as a conventional spring bar watch. I think you need two screw drivers for each and AND hold the watch at the same time. And as far as I understand it's quite easy to scratch the case