Smiths Astral dive watch (1968) The gold cased watches were

The gold cased watches were particularly popular as long-service presentation gifts and the casebacks are often engraved with a presentation inscription

Blueberry Late

The movement has been fully serviced and the time keeping is excellent

The circling bird shows you the minutes

With Number Cruncher I wanted to try and tell a miniature story - the watch is a snapshot of a narrative and the viewer feels a range of emotions for the monster in his new surroundings

Smiths Astral dive watch (1968) The gold cased watches wereThis is Smiths take on the diving watch, which was becoming popular with the top Swiss brands by the 1960s. The watch has a robust, solid stainless steel case and stainless steel strap. The movable bezel, which can be rotated to track your time underwater, is in good condition. Im not sure how seriously this watch was intended for actual diving: although its very well sealed against water ingress Im not sure the rating of 20ATM is deep enough for