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Ah yes, now you mention it.

But I was wondering if there are any asymetrical-cased chronos produced by other makers that are not represented here? All the ones I'm familiar with are here, but a...

I keep coming back to this, what a great line up. Is there anything missing from this collection?

I guess there is a couple of ways this could go.

Getting a new Rolly at 21 means you may not fully appreciate what you've got, and going green is a fad that will pass. Give it a year before you...

Its a handsome piece right enough.

Makes me think again about the usefulness of this configuration. It would be interesting to know how you get along with it after the initial excitment has worn...

Enjoyed seeing and reading about this one. I'm just wondering what the case size was?

I take my beater on holiday, an O&M M4 diver. A relatively cheap, reliable, swiss auto, 200m water resistant, plenty of dings already, yet still quite smart. Who needs an alarm function on holiday?

If you gonna wear something, you're going to scratch it. Its the same for any watch, but I do find (especially for substantial watches like my SD) that wearing a watch pretty tight on the wrist does...

Nothing odd in that response at all, but it still made me chuckle. Seemed to say quite a lot about our crazy affliction.

Roman numerals and champange dials are two things I avoid for some reason. I suppose I could rationalise it if I had to, but this is still a quality piece and if the combination works for you, then...

That looks like a rather nice example of the Lemania single-button chronograph, with a Tritium-lumed dial (thats the T in a circle) and pheon (the broadarrow denoting govenment property) in a series...

Actually rather classy in its understaded way. Nice choice.

Please do let us know how you get on with the restoration, and those before and after pics are always educational/satisfying.

There are a few ways to go with 'restoration', depending on your...

Well worth doing and a very nice result. The memories will live on.

Yup, or possibly repaired in service with an off-the-shelf case back that had not been stamped.

Call me cynical, but I also wonder if someone has robbed the case back from yours to make a...

Enjoyed reading that, with the best punchline. Some great pics too.

So all the bases covered... except a chronograph. More work required!

I'm happy that its the genuine article, so would consider it suitable for my collection of issued military stuff.

We have to accept that issued watches will have had a hard life, been serviced...

That's a great find. Well done.

Do they have any more?

I always find those comparison shots really informative. Thanks for sharing.

My son is 15, and I gave him my old O&W M1, which he seems to be getting on with pretty well.

Seen a few of the various iterations of these, and some at big money, but none in this super condition.

That's a real find. Enjoy.

That's a really nice set. Almost too nice to wear really, but that GMT would get the most wrist time if they were mine. Enjoy.

The only unreal thing about it was the guy was riding like that wearing only a T-shirt.

Manual wind.:culpability:

Super write up and pics. Feel I 'know' the watch now. Thanks.

Its kind of a shame we're suprised by simple acts of honesty/kindness. I remember a time, blah, blah. Anyway, well done Leicester.