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I have a Lord Nelson wrist watch whose movement bears the name Michael Z Berger. The movement is junk but it's probably a knock off of a cheap Swiss movement so I'm trying to figure which one it is. The dial is quite elegant so I'd like to swap out the movement which is in it, and doesn't work, with a better one that works.

The dial and case are in good condition, only the movement works sporadically; specifically in dial up or dial down, even stem up/down but not on my wrist! Something to do with the gear that drives the second hand which is not the usual configuration for such a gear. (see picture)

Of course it's easy enough to take the movement's measurements. The tricky part is the dial feet. That's why I'd like to track down the Swiss original.  Anyone know what it might be?  Here are pictures, both of the watch and the movement.

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