Smiths W10 RAF issue (1967)

This is a rare Smiths W10 watch supplied to the RAF in 1967. The watch was part of a contract that Smiths won to supply the armed forces with a General Service watch, they supplied the watches for the years from 1967 - 1970. The vast majority of these watches were supplied to the Army with a small number supplied to the Navy and the RAF (as with this watch). All of the RAF watches were issued in 1967 - the case back has the stores information for the watch: 6B is RAF stores code for flying equipment; 9614045 is the reference number for this type of general service watch. 637 is the unique identifying number for this watch and / 67 relates to the 1967 year of order. The watch has an all stainless steel case with a screw on case back for good water resistance. The movement inside is protected from magnetic fields by an iron dial and an iron dust cover which sits inside the case back. The movement of the watch is Smiths 27.CS, which was modified to include a hack mechanism - that is a