Bidspirit auction | Smiths Chrome Plated Open Face

Smiths Chrome Plated Open Face Pocket Watch with Subsidiary Seconds, 1972 - A Smiths open face pocket watch featuring a white dial with black Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. The dial is marked Smiths and Made in Gt Britain. The manual wind movement utilizes a pin-lever escapement and contains no jewels. The main movement plate is engraved Smiths Industries Limited, No (0) Jewels, Unadjusted, and Made in Gt Britain. A numerical stamp 72 is located near the center of the movement, indicating a manufacture date of 1972. The case is constructed from chrome plated base metal with a fluted crown and a swivel bow. The hands are black leaf-style, and the crystal is acrylic. Case size: approximately 50mm.