EVEREST SMITHS BRITISH ROPES ENGLISH A404/E EXPEDITION TYPE WATCH IN WATERPROOF CASE SERVICED C 1963 18j This example has a 16

This example has a 16 jewel movement with the cruciform cut out dust cap

number 4557

It looks like a b c etc prefix were all in the same year of production

The balance has proper screws on the quarters

Base Caliber 400

EVEREST SMITHS BRITISH ROPES ENGLISH A404/E EXPEDITION TYPE WATCH IN WATERPROOF CASE SERVICED C 1963 18j This example has a 16Everest Smiths English model A404 expedition type wristwatch in waterproof case, fully serviced and warrantied. This is the later Everest dial signed version of the a404 which was made to celebrate the ascent of Everest in 1953. Remarkably this watch was presented by the company that supplied the ropes for the Himalayan expedition. From the 10 years anniversary this one has the distinctive blue steel colour lumed hands and typical everest dial