Smiths W10 RAF issue (1967) Current Collection This particular watch is notable

This particular watch is notable because it features the first depth rating of a Rolex printed on the dial

This watch has the bolder style of gold case and is hallmarked in Edinburgh for 1963 (date letter 'h')

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It also gives the unique number assigned to this particular watch (257) and the year of the order (1961)

These watches were supplied by the Navy to pilots and navigators from the late 1940s until the early 1960s

Smiths W10 RAF issue (1967) Current Collection This particular watch is notableThis is a rare Smiths W10 watch supplied to the RAF in 1967. The watch was part of a contract that Smiths won to supply the armed forces with a General Service watch, they supplied the watches for the years from 1967 1970. The vast majority of these watches were supplied to the Army with a small number supplied to the Navy and the RAF (as with this watch). All of the RAF watches were issued in 1967 the case back has the stores information for the