Bidspirit auction | Smiths Empire gold-toned pocket watch
Smiths Empire gold-toned pocket watch and silver-toned Albert chain - A mid-20th-century Smiths manual wind pocket watch dated to 1962. The white dial features black Roman numeral hour markers and a subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. The dial is printed in black with the name SMITHS over EMPIRE below the 12 o'clock position, and the lower edge is printed with MADE IN GT. BRITAIN. The timepiece is housed in a gold-toned base metal case with a top-winding crown and circular bow. The watch is accompanied by a metal-toned curb link Albert chain fitted with a swivel lobster clasp and a T-bar terminal.