Its a matter of definition: as we dont have one I think we all just swim. For me a real NOS watch: against the wide range of MINT descriptions should be:

- purple transport wax on watch: I saw in my life 4 of these watches
- original sticker on back and unused watch: may be I saw 10

Why should a NOS watch has no sticker: NOS means never worn: so who pulls a sticker from the back of a watch, if the watch was never worn or was planned to be worn?

Anyhow as we have no definition, everything can be definied freestyle.

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At the ed of the day its THE pictures and not the definition: So if one thinks its NOS or MINT Ok than it is. OK the movement: who can guarranty a movement is NOS and was never in use: I mean cosemtically we all can judge a watch but a movement??? OK you see one which was worked on, but you dont see one which was in use and than was never servied and is clean too?

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