Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
Cheers, it's a combination that I'm very pleased with. The watch is an early 1950's J.W. Benson with 16j Smiths Movement, it has a similar dial pattern and movement to the well known 1953 Everest expedition Smiths watch worn by Sir Edmund Hillary.

The story of the rather splendid Donegal tweed straps is here, this one is a 'mid green salt & pepper': http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...ed-straps-here
Thank you. The watch is fantastic and the strap sets it off well.