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As many of you may be aware I am a bit of a 'Jammy Sod'! The latest bit of jamminess is as follows. I was helping his widow to clear out my late friend's shed and was asked to divide the contents of a bag of 'scrap' between two bags, as the one bag had become too heavy to lift. It was destined for the metal recycling bin at the local dump. In transferring the contents I came across the clock in the pictures. Reporting it to my friend's widow as I was obliged to do I was told "If you want it, have it!" The dial bore the stamped maker's mark 'S. Smith and Sons (MA) London' and the applied marking L 3/39, the date of manufacture or issue I presume. Some investigation online suggested that it was supplied to the Air Ministry and elsewhere as an aircraft clock. The 12-hour dial has alternate lumed numbers and lumed minute and hour hands for both main and subsidiary dials. The lume on the hands is completely shot but, although spent, the hour lume markings are crisp and largely intact. There's a 12-hour Time of Trip subsidiary dial and a sweep second hand. The trip timer and second hand are activated by the right-hand button and are both fly-back. The chrono function can be disconnected by turning the middle button where a small circular window shows red or white, off or on. The left button is for winding/adjusting and hacks the movement. The clock runs well but will benefit from a service. The timer function runs for a few minutes and then stops but I think this is due to lack of lubrication, after all it's probably never been opened in 75 years! There's no indication on the outside as to what movement is lurking inside and I naturally presumed that it was made by Smiths. Imagine my pleasure in removing the casing and discovering a 13-jewel Le Coultre movement. It's a gilt beauty and absolutely immaculate. Am I pleased? You bet!