DELUXE SMITHS A404 C1955 EXPEDITIONARY PATTERN WATCH EXCELLENT CONDITION dennison and one of the strongest

and one of the strongest selling models

The chrome on this case is far better than any other examples I have seen and is more like the later hard shiny chromed finish Smiths used by the late 1950's

Original crown looks great up against the pitted chrome of the upper case

One of the largest gold watches marketed by Smiths

case model 12858

DELUXE SMITHS A404 C1955 EXPEDITIONARY PATTERN WATCH EXCELLENT CONDITION dennison and one of the strongestDeluxe Smiths A404 watch. This is the one to buy as well as its sister the A454 Antarctic model. with a chromed brass top and screw in steel case back a neat chunky timepiece, reminiscent of the Morris Minor era. The actual dial pattern that went up Everest is incorrectly assumed to be that of Hillary's watch, but Smiths later advertised this as being the model that went up to the summit, although A409 models were actually supplied to most team