so, I put on an 18mm that I had lying around, pending arrival of the strap (it is being sent separately by the auction house), or purchase of a new one (if it doesn't make it through Australian customs, being made from an endangered species). Apologies for the aesthetic infelicity due to my haste.

and I can only agree with you wholeheartedly. These are sadly under-recognised watches. Not only an in-house calibre, but one of the great chronograph movements, with the bonus of the triple date and moon phase. Aesthetically, can I speak in favour of the current size- for someone with a small wrist