Smiths Antarctic A454 1955 I'm not aware of Smiths

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

I loved the whimsical promise of the old proverb stating

although normally this is almost completely exhausted

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

Smiths Antarctic A454 1955 I'm not aware of SmithsThis 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