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Pretty happy with that. IMO looks better than it did a few years ago with an all grey frame, fork and no graphic detail (will feature in chronodredge soon!).
I initially fitted a silver (deanodised and polished) @mdcc_tester headset cover (45x3mm), but decided the black one looks better. Everything else was a straight swap from the black build.
Only (aesthetic) problem for me is, as alluded to earlier, the front end is gloss carbon, but everything else is matte paint or matte carbon, which doesn't quite look right.
The base bar and extensions will gloss up with use and look tatty more quickly if they're rubbed down to a matte finish, but the fork, IMO, would definitely look better in matte carbon.
Planning to rub it down tomorrow night, then apply a few dusty coats of matte lacquer on a less humid evening later this week.