Smiths Imperial Automatic Current Collection The back of the case

The back of the case has an engraving dating to 1941

This is a lovely example of their 1960s output - an 18 carat gold case housing an automatic mechanical movement with the useful addition of a date

In 1952 the MOD revised the specification for the dial in response to concerns about legibility

This is a Royal Air Force pilot’s watch which dates from the second world war

Smiths Imperial Automatic Current Collection The back of the caseThis is a rare Smiths automatic from 1961 in a stainless steel case. The watch can be dated quite accurately to 1961 because Smiths rebranded the automatic line with the Everest name from 1962 onwards. The automatic movement was the apex of technical development by Smiths, indeed Smiths were the only English watchmaker to ever produce an automatic movement. It was developed in the late 1950s in keeping to the widespread adoption of automatic movements