SMITHS EARLY PRE-HILLARY TYPE WRISTWATCH C 1951 leather strap This is because due to

This is because due to the complexity of the movements you can never get them running like they did when they were new this is because very few of the parts are available these days

The watch as it came had the original large rolled gold winding crown

The is movement numbered 949 which is first year production 1947 so has no prefix letter

Head strap size is 16mm

SMITHS EARLY PRE-HILLARY TYPE WRISTWATCH C 1951 leather strap This is because due toAn early Dennison Aquatite cased smiths 12 15 wristwatch. I'm not sure that these are full production, but rather an amalgam of models as a precursor to the more mass produced versions, hence the rather crude font used in the printing of the name on examples of this watch. This model features a solid dustcap, originally intended to be released after the winding stem has been unscrewed, so as not to cause unnecessary damage, but as here usually seen