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Omega

Thanks to Bill for posting this. Photo is the seller's, not that I could do much better....

Watch is stainless steel, with - as Bill noted - a screw back case and drilled lugs. I got it via an internet trading site (no, not the big one) for a pittance.

From what I can tell, the watch hasn't been tampered with nor opened for a long, long time. The caseback engraving indicates 1942 as the last recorded date of servicing. The photo doesn't show it, but the movement is exceptionally clean. And as stated above, the watch hasn't had it's hands (blued steel) or dial touched, nor the case polished. It originally came on a Bonklip bracelet (just visible in the photo), but as the end-clip was fatigued, it has been replaced with a leather band. It's a bit of a time-capsule watch.

Right now the movement is in several dozen pieces as I clean it and ready it for reassembly and lubrication. As soon as it's back in service, my girlfriend is claiming it. At 30mm it is a little small, so I don't mind.