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aaron_c
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1132 Picture

Bill -

Thanks for your response and for the excellent link.  Yes, I had found that link earlier and the photos in it are excellent.  I'm attaching a photo of the 1132 movement from the ebay listing that's higher quality than the one in the VC group link.  Feel free to add this photo to the list of caliber photos if you determine that it is in-fact an 1132!  I'm not qualified to authenticate the photo. 

I was intrigued by your comments on the historical significance and relative difficulty of constuction of the 1003 vs. the 1132.  This is just the kind of information I'm curious to learn about, as well as the aesthetic case/dial design decisions made in their respective eras.  It seems to me that the older watches with the 1003 movement don't have the maltese cross on the dial, whereas the 1132 models do.  I'm curious when it became possible to purchase the 1003 model with the maltese cross on the dial, as I find this to be a more appealing visually.

How did you decide that the 1003 is more beautiful than the 1132?  They look pretty much the same to me.

Aaron