SMITHS EARLY S SMITH & SON LONGINES SILVER OPEN FACED POCKET WATCH 1904 Geneve Stripe The A404 is famous because

The A404 is famous because Smiths used it in the main post Everest advert saying that the watch was used for the Everest expedition

And Tries To Improve The Weaker Areas Of The Caliber 400

Hands the same

handy for dating the case number

This example has a 16 jewel movement with the cruciform cut out dust cap and the higher quality balance assembly not normally found in the smiths version

SMITHS EARLY S SMITH & SON LONGINES SILVER OPEN FACED POCKET WATCH 1904 Geneve Stripe The A404 is famous becauseS. Smith & Son 9 Strand London, Watchmakers to the Admiralty, non magnetic silver cased pocket watch. Model 46, number 432 in basic working order. Missing the crystal. sets, winds and runs but not serviced. Movement number 1695402. case number the same. Swiss bear hallmarks. No uk import marks. Very badly damaged dial. Case approx 50mm. Circa 1904. An S. Smith catalogue extract will be provided.