Super Smiths Astral 15 Jewel 32mm Gentleman's Chrome Plated Watch 1960's

  

Super Smiths "Astral" 15 Jewel 32mm Gentleman's Chrome Plated Watch 1960's. Please visit our main site to see 250+ Vintage - Quirky - Unusual - All mechanical Watches. In beautiful condition with a lovely linen effect dial with applied Arabic numerals and markers in gold, matching the hands. Rarer chrome plated plated - A real Gentleman's watch - One of the best watches in the world at the time, working and keeping time - The case is 32mmx 40mm. English made watches with between 15 and 18 jewel movements and high-quality polished escapements, and ex-factory with screw fitted balances.

These were advertised as Britain's finest watch. Only after the second world war - did Smiths begin to manufacture wristwatches - supported by British government finance - to fill the gaping absence of a quality watchmaker in the UK. Smiths holds an important part of English horological history as the last English watch company of any size in a world of watches dominated by Swiss, and Japanese manufacturers.