Smiths W10 civilian issue Movement: quartz - Ronda 515-24H

Movement: quartz - Ronda 515-24H

At this time Audemars Piguet's output was relatively small and they didn't really produce consistent models or references from year to year

In order to make this a civilian issue

Smiths switched over to civilian production with the first of their watches coming onto the market in 1947

As with all our vintage watches the case has been ultrasonically cleaned

Smiths W10 civilian issue Movement: quartz - Ronda 515-24HThis is a Smiths W10 watch, but one that was retailed to the public rather than supplied to the British Army. In order to make this a civilian issue, Smiths have covered the military pheon on the dial (although the trace of can still be seem when viewing the dial from an angle). These are really rather rare, indeed only a tiny fraction of the number that were supplied to the military were sold to the public. The watch was part of a contract that