Category: SMITHS

Owner Review: Smiths PRS-36

The story of the Smiths PRS-36….. It was the kind of February night in Kansas City that makes you wish you were in Buffalo. The frozen rain didn’t have the decency to come down as snow, so instead the tiny frozen pellets lashed at my office window in gusts. I sighed and poured myself another…
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21/03/2022
Owner Review: Smiths Everest PRS-25

Watches! Why? Do we really need a constant reminder from a watch, like this Smith’s Everest PRS-25, that we are in a hurry, or behind schedule, or even missing out on certain things? Do we even need to track time nowadays when even your coffee machine has a clock? No! So, why watches then? Watches…
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19/09/2021
Owner Review: Smiths Astral CM4501 Skin Diver – A History of a Company

This Smiths Astral Diver dates from 1966. It has a frosted, gilt finished, 60467E 17-jewel movement with a double-roller lever escapement, a steel escape and a monometallic balance with a beryllium balance-spring. The stainless steel case is marked 20 Atmos, but the non-screw down crown makes the claim of 200m water resistance questionable. Samuel Smith…
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12/10/2020