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Smith & Sons who were a long established a watch and clock producer and underwrote the development of a new factory in Cheltenham
Case material: 18 carat gold
The gold case was made by Dennison
as is the whole watch - it was clearly cherished and retained for best use only
In 1952 the MOD revised the specification for the dial in response to concerns about legibility
Longines ref 5483 (1947) Current Collection Smith & Sons who wereThis is a stunning example of a Longines tool watch from the late 1940s. The dial is an unusual and appealing design, it was clearly designed for ease of reading in low light. The original radium based luminous compound is very thickly applied and when new the watch must have glowed brightly in low light (now the luminosity of the compound is exhausted so it does not illuminate at all). This is a classic example of a tool watch that is a watch