Smiths A404 Current Collection hallmarked London 1936

hallmarked London 1936

with the name coming from the form G1033 that had to be filled in in order to be given one

which I think is very close to the original that the watch would have been sold with

All of these improvements are designed to improve the timekeeping performance of the movement and I certainly think they’re comparable with the very best Swiss-made watches from the same period

exactly on the 59>00 minute shift

Smiths A404 Current Collection hallmarked London 1936This is a lovely example of one of the iconic Smiths models the A404. The design is somehow perfectly of it's time this particular example dates from around 1955. It has Smiths workhorse 1215 movement, without shock protection. It's in the Dennison Aquatite case, which is chrome plated with a screw on stainless steel back. The plating is in top condition, which is really rather rare for this model. Dial has developed a lovely warm champagne colour