Wanted to close the loop here on this.
I actually ended up sending the watch back.
Apparently the pawn shop where this was located decided to send this to a local watchmaker before shipping in Puerto Rico. The watchmaker of course didn't flip the movement back to it's proper orientation (lol) but did replace the pusher and crown and crystal. Thankfully, these parts were included when the watch arrived.
However, the kicker was that the watchmaker ALSO decided to refinish the case (cringe) and this wasn't disclosed and wasn't that well done either. Which would probably have looked fine had the rest of the watch not been so worn, but with the dial and hands looking like they did it was weird to have a polished case, and it would have been SO COOL if the case was as beaten up as the rest of the watch. Makes me sad, really, and this is a huge pet peeve of mine when this happens as I'm sure it is for a lot of others.
This all meant that I was considering the following service items - fix the hands or source NOS ones, buy a new date wheel, flip the movement, find any missing links for the bracelet (there were some and the existing bracelet barely fit my 7.25 wrists). Which all would have probably cost $1000 if possible at all. Then there was the matter of the scratch on the dial which was ugly, and if I was a wagering man, I'd guess happened when a watchmaker did something incompetent, which is completely conceivable given the watch's history. And if that's the case, who knows what has been f*ed up in the movement itself. The nail in the coffin was finding another Ploprof recently in much better condition, already serviced, for just a little more money, which is not something I expected, so I returned this and went with that.
I do think this is a good project for someone, especially if you have some of the skills yourself to either do the work or source the necessary parts, but alas I am a noob. I have no doubt the watch is original. It will likely be relisted. That case refinishing is a real pity though :-(
