Vacheron minute repeater Current Collection Smiths watches

Smiths watches

one of the top Swiss brands and was ordered by the RAF for pilots and navigators for use during the second world war

This first generation of G10 is characterised by a thicker case compared with later generations

The engraving on the gun metal has

Vacheron minute repeater Current Collection Smiths watchesThis is a wonderful example of Swiss workmanship in a pocket watch: this watch has a feature whereby the watch can be made to chime the time on demand you simply pull the little slide on the side of the case and the watch will begin chiming first the hours, then the quarters and finally the minutes. The minute repeater was considered one of the most complicated mechanical features to create and this would have been an expensive and valuable possession