GARRARD SMITHS PRESENTATION WATCH WITH 18 JEWEL HIGHEST GRADE MANUAL MOVEMENT 16 JEWEL The earlier 3 piece cased

The earlier 3 piece cased example is superior in case construction and finish to the later shockproof one from c1958/9 onwards

and is the upgraded benson quality 12-16 with a high quality balance and polished parts

These can lose over 1 mm in general wear and tear

replacement crystal and high quality winding crown fitted

J W Benson London tropical  wristwatch by smiths in a Dennison Aquatite case of approx 33

GARRARD SMITHS PRESENTATION WATCH WITH 18 JEWEL HIGHEST GRADE MANUAL MOVEMENT 16 JEWEL The earlier 3 piece casedThe highest grade of manual wound movement used by Smiths, specially refined and with extra jewelling and extra special escapement components and a Breguet overcoil hairspring. A solid gold 2 piece case with screw in back. Diameter 33. 5mm. Fitted with new old stock English spring bars and a new brown leather strap. Fully overhauled with a year's guarantee. A super quality Ford engraving on the case back for presentation in 1961. This example is in