Slim 0 Posted May 4, 2011 This arrived yesterday: It's a re-edition of a military watch issued in the late '60s. I got it BNIB (and absolutely pristine) for £210; usually they cost £280 new, from timefactors.com. For that you get a nice two watch zip-up case, the watch on a grey NATO and two leather clip-on straps (it has fixed lug bars, in accordance with the original military spec). The crystal is acrylic, with a lovely smooth curve down to the case at the edges. It has a handwound, ETA2801-2 movement. The case, hands and matt dial are beautifully finished. Very solid and beautifully made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kan3 0 Posted May 4, 2011 upload the image somewhere else man, I can't see it. thankyou. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted May 4, 2011 upload the image somewhere else man, I can't see it. thankyou. http://twitpic.com/4teb4e Thanks for the comments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted May 5, 2011 Cheers! It's on a leather NATO now, which I think does look the part a bit more than the grey one: .. however the leather is not quite pliant enough to be folded over and pushed back through the top keeper, at least unobtrusively. I think I'm going to have to circumcise it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graman 2 Posted May 5, 2011 I love this watch! Joshua has an IWC running a 6498 very much like this.....beautiful.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted May 5, 2011 Schweet watch mate! Didn't even know Smiths still made watches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted May 5, 2011 Smiths went out of business a long time ago, but Timefactors (http://www.timefactors.com) bought the name and have been doing it proud. This one is a fairly faithful re-edition - minor differences of course, for example the L in the circle for Luminova rather than T for tritium. Nice article about the two PRS29 models (there's a slightly bigger one with a sapphire crystal as well) here, with a bit of history: http://www.watcharoo.co.uk/smiths.htm At less than £300 I think the 29A is brilliant value. Especially for me, because I really like minimal, simple watches with no date or complications. I have nothing to do with Timefactors, by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjones 0 Posted June 23, 2011 Very clean looking watch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted June 25, 2011 Great looking watch!! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
