Smiths W10 (1968) DA26 while the minutes churn around

while the minutes churn around in his stomach

comes with a lightly worn Camel leather strap that looks just right with the watch

not quite halfway

gunmetal refers to steel which is heat treated to oxidise it and so give some protection against corrosion (stainless steel

Smiths W10 (1968) DA26 while the minutes churn aroundThis is a Smiths W10 watch supplied to and issued by the British Army in 1968 (the caseback identifies it as watch 0232 from 1968). The watch was part of a contract that Smiths won to supply the army with a General Service watch, they supplied the watches for the years from 1967 1970. The watch has an all stainless steel case and the movement inside is protected from magnetic fields by an iron dial and an iron dust cover which sits inside the case