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.. but it’s been worth it
My *other* Strela, bought 5 years ago as a restoration project
Also, I’d never seen this white dial version in the metal
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It was in a sorry state
The watch and chrono functioned, but the second hand didn’t reset to zero, and someone had painted the hands black for visibility, and bent the hour hand
Plus, there was an odd smell of oil of wintergreen (a muscle rub), and the crystal was sticky
Polywatch reacted with whatever this was, turning the crystal opaque :-(
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On the positive side, the serial number makes this an early watch with this dial, approx 1967