Smiths Edmund Hillary pattern Current Collection the dial has been poorly

the dial has been poorly handled at some point (not uncommon for with military issue pieces)

As with all British military-issued timepieces the watch follows stipulations laid down by the Ministry of Defence

The case is in good order and retains what I imagine is the original brushed finish around the body of the case

This was relatively new technology in the 1950s and Omega opted for a bumper-type weight which moves through an arc of about 270º

Chronographs are inherently complicated things to manufacture and for this reason many watch companies brought-in movements from specialists like Lemania

Smiths Edmund Hillary pattern Current Collection the dial has been poorlyThis is an extremely rare Smiths watch which matches those used on the famous Edmund Hillary Tenzing Norgay ascent of Everest in 1953. Edmund Hillary's original watch is part of the Worshipful Company of Clockmaker's collection and is on display in the Science Museum in London. The watch that Hillary was given by Smiths model has a distinctive dial which is occasionally found on JW Benson watches, for whom Smiths produced a number of models. The