I made the mistake of thinking the inner control knob only had to align with the wide cog at the rear. In fact the 2 extending arms at the back of the knob have slots which also align with 2 ridges which lock it to the programme bezel. They will only go one way. A bit late since the enquiry was in 2004 but hope it helps someone else.
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