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And then a man called Giuseppe Said "a pretty strap I will I will sell thee It make-a your watch Look-a real posh I post it to England directly

Orlogin, First Israeli Watch Company. Early '50s

I had a look, but at 50 Euro for an elastic strap, I think I will pass

Services Despatch Rider, as per @mach 0.0013137 offering, made by Thiel Bros Judex, made in France 1939

Maybe if we all concentrate on the centre pinion, together we can make a photo of the dial magically appear.

And there's one on that well known auction site right now.. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F172438141434

Moving the hands back is generally ok. If it has a date, that mechanism engages between 10pm and midnight. So if moving hands back past midnight I'd continue on to move back past 10pm to clear the mechanism, then move forward if required.

Overwinding is a bit of a myth. Crown should turn easily to wind it ( if not something wrong inside ). When you come against resistance, the watch is wound.

Pressure has now levelled out at 995mb and it's 20C at half nine in the morning. I shall now take a bearing to navigate to the pub later.

Mido All Dial dug out this morning

This is mine, not sure of date other than it says CCCP on the dial, so presumably from the 80s

Was it in this shop?

Raketa Copernicus

I just think of him and Antoine de Caunes on Eurotrash