Smiths Astral, 20 ATM Divers Wristwatch, Caliber 60467e, circa 1960s

Dealer description — Vintage Watch Specialist

A Superb Example of a Vintage Smiths Astral Diver (CM4501) - Much Sought After and Rather Rare, An English Made Diving Watch - Caliber 60467e, Supplied With Vintage Smiths Box. Starting in London as Samuel Smith in 1851, progressing down the years to becoming S. Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories), receiving its first Royal Warrant in 1907 then becoming S. Smith & Sons (England) Ltd, which split into Smiths Motor Accessories Ltd, Smiths Aircraft Instruments Ltd, Smiths English Clocks Ltd, and Smiths Industrial Instruments Ltd. The factory in Cheltenham that eventually manufactured the high-quality timepieces featured here was built at the start of the Second World War. By the end of the Second World War, The Smiths Group comprised over 20 companies. By the 1960s and the boom in popularity of dive watches, Smiths began to produce the Astral Dive watch. The case is very similar to many skin diver watches of the period due to the huge demand for such watches, manufacturers were able to produce large numbers of the same case to ship to a number of brands to mark their design within said case. The dial is gloss black with oversized 6 and 12 indices, luminous dots, and outer minutes track. Another signature dive watch feature on the Smiths Astral is the crown. Big crown dive watches have gained quite the following and often command a premium as in the early days of dive watches, crown guards were uncommon. What's on offer Additional information Made from Case: Stainless Steel Dial: Black Crystal: Plexiglass Bracelet : Black vintage with pin buckle Technical specifications Winding : Manual Movement Type : Mechanical Caliber: 60467e Jewels: 17 Waterproof: When New Power Reserve: Purchase details Condition: Excellent Model Reference: Date of issue: c.1960s Dimensions Width : 38mm Lug width : 18mm Lug height: (lug to lug Wrist size : Adjustable