Smiths for Benson, Everest pattern Current Collection This is a British Army

This is a British Army issued IWC watch from 1945

making them a good fit for a life in the services

Rhodesia became Zimbabwe after independence and this watch was acquired from a Zimbawbe Air Force surplus auction

All early watches from this period tend to be referred to as “trench watches” irrespective of any military provenance

Smiths for Benson, Everest pattern Current Collection This is a British ArmyThis is an extremely rare Smiths watch which was retailed by the famous London jeweller J W Benson. What is particularly notable about this watch is that the design matches that 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 has a Dennison made Aquatite case, the body is