Imperial solid 9 carat gold Smiths English made manual wound 19 jewel wristwatch dennison aquatite cased , very good condition. Case diameter approximately 33.2mm. The strap is 18mm. The depth is 9.8mm. The case is a two piece Dennison Aquatite ref 12280 number 84467 with screw back and was hallmarked in Birmingham in 1960, swith the Bristol siddeley engraving on the case for 1961. This engraving is of interest to aeronautical collectors and comes from the pre-Rolls Royce period of ownership of the company. The movement is in excellent original condition, and has been recently serviced. His 19 jewel caliber 100 base movement was used as the basis for the imperial 25 jewel English Smiths automatic watch. Fitted with a green crocograin strap in the photographs but this strap has been replaced with a maroon brown one.
