Sold my 5512 meters first that I had restored by Bob Ridley several years ago and I kick myself every time I think about it .. Bought it for $2500 and sold it for almost 9k when the market was hot
I eyeballed that one on eBay for awhile. The 2 o'clock marker ruined it for me . Does it appear to be a easy fix for your watchmaker with out screwing up the dial?
Sad news to hear. I too had a good transaction with him. I did notice his email is also tied to authentic-only* on eBay. Asked him if was his eBay store but he never replied