Smiths Antarctic A454 1955 The crystal has been replaced

The crystal has been replaced and the watch has been fitted with a new nato military strap

I loved the whimsical promise of the old proverb stating

which make the bee shimmer in the sunshine

Precise timing mechanisms were important for the war in things like bomb timers

I'm not aware of Smiths supplying this model with fixed bars

Smiths Antarctic A454 1955 The crystal has been replacedThis is one of the iconic Smiths watches model A454, known as the Antarctic. The Antarctic moniker was assigned because this model was supplied to the Commonwealth Trans Arctic Expedition in 1957. This was the first successful crossing of the Antarctic since the Amundsen Scott Expeditions in 1911 12. The overland crossing took 99 days starting in November 1957 and finishing in March 1958. The overland crossing team was led by the British Explorer