January 2010

The company wrote: Here are Hamilton’s most exclusive strap watches designed with dignity for the man who is not easily satisfied. Uncannily accurate, superbly beautiful, these 6/0 size, 19-jewel Hamiltons can be truthfully called “America’s finest strap watches.” They are temperature adjusted, with highly polished rachet and winding wheel, and extra fine damasking. Available in […]

This is a very rare Hamilton Emerson model Circa 1940. The 10K 14/0 Hamiltons used a 17 Jewel 980 movement.  The case made by Wadsworth. It’s Hamilton’s answer to the Gruen Curvex. The lugs are hidden by the hood. It came with 18K applied gold hour markers and hands.  Note the second hand in a

I found two Depression era Hamilton watches in 10K Keystone cases for a 987A (6/0) movements. They have restored dials. Few people know that Hamilton did not make their cases. In fact, Hamilton only produced movements. The cases were designed and manufactured by companies such a Star and Wadsworth among others. Hamilton often sold its

The Tonneau became one of the most popular watches of the 1927. Fahys made the Tonneau Engraved and issued it with different styles of engraving. This is a highly collectible Hamilton watch and I’ve only seen one. The Tonneau style survived the 1920’s and became the basis for watch models throughout the years and up

This is a Hamilton watch manufactured when Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogère owned Hamilton. SSIH released recast wristwatches made from the company’s original molds. This particular model is a duplicate of the Wilshire with a black face and renamed “Tuxedo”. It has a large quartz movement. It is an attractive timepiece made in 1985. I’m