Smiths Antarctic A454 1955 Dial shows gentle ageing

Dial shows gentle ageing

wearable watch and perfect for the person who cherishes the tradition of the English-made watch

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

which make the bee shimmer in the sunshine

rather than a Milanese bracelet

Smiths Antarctic A454 1955 Dial shows gentle ageingThis 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