Watch: Gents Smiths De Luxe Wrist Watch c.1951

The watch has a good clean 15-jewel hand-winding movement, stamped Made in England, which is working nicely. The watch measures 31mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the handsome horn lugs. Although originally designed to be worn by a man, it would suit a slimmer wrist. The case has a stainless steel bezel and case back, and an alloy centre. There is pitting and marking to the alloy section but overall very acceptable for a piece from the early 1950s. The lens has a couple of minor marks but you have to look closely to see them. The signed dial is in its original finish with original hands, a subsidiary seconds and outer minute markers. A new leather strap has been fitted. The watch comes in a vintage Smiths presentation box (with a new insert). All prices include UK postage (excluding Northern Ireland). Please contact us before placing international orders so that we can advise of shipping prices and to see if customs regulations allow us to post watches to your country. The international buyer is responsible for paying any import duties and taxes. All of our watches are checked over before listing and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch. We are a Vat registered company and all purchases are covered by Consumer Regulations. Credit / debit card purchases can be made over the telephone on 01386 750238 or you can proceed via the red 'Buy Now' button on each listing page. We are an on-line only business and do not have facilities for callers. Our offices are open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. With regards to appraisals / valuations, we receive a huge number of information requests each day and unfortunately do not have the manpower to deal with them all individually. Our advice would be to contact a local auctioneer for a full appraisal.