Swapped out the band from my grandfathers watch with an old leather one I had lying around as recommended by others. Yeah, that crystal might be replaced but its possibly original.
Arrived today, Hema, aka Henri Maurer running an ETA 2472. Very keen to get ny hamds on a decent bezel for this one.
Saw that one on MWR, and very nice it is too. Had I not been strapped for cash I would have been after that one myself. Congrats I've stopped posting in this thread for the time being as every day has been ST day since collecting it.
Fell in love with bakelite bezels recently. A cheap way for satisfaction: Tissot PR516 from the 70's. Lovely touches all over: rainbow dial (looks black, but on direct sunlight it has a greenish-blueish hue), "square syringe" hands with orig lume, vanilla tritium markers, auto movement, sharp case with orig finish, sexy plexi ❤️
Longines pg Flagship Chronometre. And to think I had thoughts of selling it...which disappeared when I put it on this morning.