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The flaws in the text that you mentioned may have been caused by some scratches on the crystal. Here's another angle. What do you think? After more searching, I've found a few other examples that look just like mine so I'm starting to wonder if it is original.

I still think it's a re-dial (perhaps a more commonly seen one, though)

Here are some red flags: (i) the 'm' is missing the leading vertical stroke; and (ii) the initial stroke of the lower-case 's' does not go above the cross on the 't'.

And here are some further possible worries (perhaps due to lack of clarity in the pictures): (iii) there appears to be an inconsistency in serifs (e.g. the initial 'S' has them, but the ligature connecting that 'S' and the initial 'e' does not; and (iv) the first two strokes of the 'r' are not sufficiently sharp.