Thanks for the input guys. Well appreciated.

As mentioned, I have very little knowledge re these but it was interesting to read your posts. I have found most of the elements of this watch in others of around that time. My first reaction was that it has been cobbled together but it does look rather good like it is and could potentially be genuine. My heart tells me it could be legit but I hope someone with much more experience than me comes along ....

Not sure if there are photos of the movement but I'll find out and post. Ta.

: Looks like a 2444 case to me.
: Quite interesting, but I agree the 12 is a bit weird.
: I'll do some more digging..

: ps: are there pics of the movement?