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Hello, thank you for letting me join your forum.

I am new to the world wrist watches but have a few pocket watches, that I have collected over the years, a couple of gents walthams, a ladies waltham and a fattorini invincible.

I have just obtained a Smith Astral 17 jewel, made in england. It winds up nicely and runs fine. there is a Guarantee with the watch dated 8 december 1964, bought in Belfast Co-operative Society. The dial has a linen type finish.

 

just wondering if someone could give me any information on my Smith please.

 

many thanks

harrness

 

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1 hour ago, oldhippy said:

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

 

It is probably this type of movement. They are very nice simple movements to work on.

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thank you. Is the dial meant to have a linen type surface?

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I have a  Smiths watch with a linen type dial, an interesting texture found on some vintage watches. I don’t believe linen dials actually contain cloth but are made with a pattern of vertical and horizontal marks that look similar to linen material. They are unusual, interesting and quite beautiful though. 

 

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