More than I expected (this topic was put here by me for tomtofa)

[rbj69]

So I bid on, and won, one of the CdG 6497 movements on eBay last week, mainly because it looked well-finished, and I wanted one to play with.

Then people started questioning it - why did it say it was for 47mm, when it's the same movement used in 44s?

What if it didn't come with a stem? Was the hour wheel going to be included?

That made me wonder, too - did the seller even know about the movement he was selling? I decided this would probably be chalked up to a learning experience . . .I've certainly had more expensive ones . . .

Today it came. The finish is as nice as I was hoping, though the pictures don't capture it too well:

As you can see, though, it did come with a stem and crown.

After checking it out for awhile I turned it over, and got a surprise:

So that's why it was advertised as being for a 47 I don't know much about these - most that I've seen just say "Militaire Marina" (like Joe's super project), some include "Panerai" - but the type is crisp, the indice cuts are neat, and the glow is great, so it's a good place to start :