I had several 47mm back in the day, and at the time I thought they worked.
I will say that while they didn’t have the overhang that many smaller watches do, looking back I was like that guy Flava Flav. When I look at it now, even the 44mm is a stretch for me. But it’s doable.
I think the new 914 deserves a look too if you like the 8 days power reserve
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This is shiny steel
But I can see how you thought it was PVD from the photo. PAM 9 is the PVD counterpart.
2A from 1998.....
2Pre-A from 1997. The one in the picture, it it's not the light and IS a PVD case is a 9A