There is a purity in vintage wrist watches, watches that are no longer in production. These time pieces have a lot of character and history, its reputation and desirability established and set by watch enthusiasts and not by paid voices or paid advertisements to promote them.
I've no doubt it does ... I was going purely on the hands and the shape of the lume. Lovely "lived-in" example.
Thanks ... I've made a decision not to risk a trip to the UK.(Even though she's made two trips to and from on my wrist!) . I've serviced the movement and will leave it as is. She's not perfect but runs like a well tuned machine.