Ross

This wristwatch is a 14 K gold filled 19 Jewel  Hamilton. It’s a very popular rectangular watch with an Art Deco shape and swept back lugs. The “Ross” is a true 1930’s watch made between 1937 and into 1941.

The “Ross” came with a 982 movement with damasked bridges and plates.

Hamilton produced Ross line with either a two tone copper dial with roman numerals or a Butler finished faces with 18K applied gold hands and numerals. This Ross has a Copper Dial with Arabic Numerals. It’s not  unusual to find custom dials on Hamilton watches. This is one.

The Ross dimensions are 24mm x 37mm. It’s small across and has about an average length for a retro Hamilton rectangular case.

Estimated fair market retail value for this watch in 2012 is $495. Original cost was $52.50 in 1937 which adjusted for inflation equals $846.27. The average inflation rate per year is 3.78%. The Ross appeared in consumer catalogs beginning in 1938.