First watch on the summit of Mount Everest

[Pete17]

Noted mate.
Carried is an odd choice of words imho.



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[Deaf Stan]

Originally Posted by Pete17

Noted mate.
Carried is an odd choice of words imho.



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Agreed. But it’s more than he ever said for/about Rolex.

Rolex have done all they can to try and imply it but only Smiths has the legitimate claim.

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[Throstle]

I may be wrong but I understand that Hillary and Tensing agreed that they would never disclose which one of them got to the summit first so even if Hillary wore or carried a Smiths and Tensing had a Rolex it is impossible to know which watch was first on the summit!

[Deaf Stan]

Originally Posted by Throstle

I may be wrong but I understand that Hillary and Tensing agreed that they would never disclose which one of them got to the summit first so even if Hillary wore or carried a Smiths and Tensing had a Rolex it is impossible to know which watch was first on the summit!

No, it was Hillary.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/hillar...ment-1-2946398

Not that it matters.

We know Hillary was wearing (or "carrying or whatever) a Smiths. We don't know what watch, if any, Tenzing had with him.

So: a Smiths was first on the summit.

[Throstle]

Very interesting read. Thank you.

[AdamG]

Smiths