By being part of the Swatch Group portfolio, Hamilton also has access to a wide range of mechanical movements, including those with 80-hour power reserves. Simultaneously pulling from their rich archives and looking forward, the current catalog of Hamilton watches has something for everyone, from robust pilots watches, to track-ready chronographs, to elegant dress watches. Now, Hamilton Watches is part of the venerable Swatch group, and a champion of affordable, well-made Swiss watches with American heritage. In short, Hamilton was a true watch brand, pursuing horology across a wide spectrum of disciplines while simultaneously gracing the wrists of of timepiece enthusiasts. Through the early and mid-twentieth Hamilton became a household name by producing everything from pocket watches for railroad engineers, to mil-spec watches for the troops, to deck chronometers for the Navy, to everyday dress and casual pieces loved worldwide. There can be NO guarantees of any sort at all for obvious reasons.įor international buyers any customs charges will be paid for by the purchaser and will be the responsibility of the purchaser.Founded in 1882 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hamilton was one of the great American watch brands of the early 20th century, and a pioneer in watchmaking in general. Old mechanical watches may have wear to component parts and may stop working for no obvious reason. There may be other faults of which I am not aware. There is a small dent in the back of this case. Montgomery minute subdivisions.ĬRYSTAL: Original Mineral glass bevel edge low dome crystal.ĬASE: Rolled Gold by Fahy’s, Montauk model 20 year guarantee. MOVEMENT ACCURACY: +/- 5 minutes in 24 hours Stripped and ultra sound cleaned within the last 12 months. MANUFACTURED IN: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA We create automatic, mechanical and quartz watches, men’s and women’s watches. SIZE OVERALL: 49.5mm (excluding bow and crown) We are known for the highest performance standards and Swiss made movements. OVERALL CONDITION: The watch is working well and in generally good condition. HAMILTON 992 RAILROAD POCKET WATCH, DUAL TIME. There are not many original Dual Time watches to be found. They can only be changed by removing the hands and re-setting them to the desired time difference. The two hour hands are both running off the same hour wheel over the top of each other. The hands are set at the time difference between the two places and so the user knows what the time is in both places. The Dual Time Railroad watch was used by Guards or Drivers who regularly used the same route - New York to Chicago for example. From the early 1880s until the mid 1920s, American Railroad Watches were arguably the best and highest quality, mass produced watches in the world. Rival companies like Waltham, Elgin and Illinois etc all competed to get the various different Railroad contracts to supply watches and as a result each watch company kept on making their watches to higher and higher specifications. With over 17 lots available for antique Hamilton Pocket Watches and 13. This is called Damaskeening and was brought to America by Swiss emigres who came to work in the booming American Pocket watch industry in the last three decades of the 19th century. Shop for vintage Pocket Watches at auction from Hamilton, starting bids at 1.
Many Railroad (and other American) watches have intricate patterns and designs on the plates and the wheels.
They had to have screw on back and front both for the cleanliness of the movement and to prevent the time being changed too easily. Accurate from -5c to +30c and to 6 seconds a month.
While still in American hands (until 1969) the company produced fewer than 6 million watches.Īmerican Railroad Watches had to conform to very exacting specifications originally 17 jewels minimum. Hamilton invented and patented The Elinvar hairspring in 1932 and all subsequent watches had a version of this spring the most successful of which was the 992B. The company went through many name changes and was eventually incorporated as a subsidiary of SSHI in Switzerland in 1976. The Hamilton 992 Railroad Watch became very popular with railroad workers and accounted for nearly 50% of their total production. The Lancaster Watch Co was formed in 1874 and became the Hamilton Watch Co in 1893 when they started to produce Railroad Watches.
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