Texas Institute for Jewelry Technology Restoring Vintage and Antique Hamilton Watches often requires case repair. I’m investigating what I need to learn to do bench work. Here’s an example of a watch that needs serious case work. Designing and crafting a piece of jewelry or learning the specialized arts of gemology or horology could be […]
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Click on image for larger view I’m displaying a Hamilton Illinois automatic wristwatch. After World War II, a deep recession hit the US and Hamilton had to scramble to come up with new ideas. This is one of them. I’ve never seen it in a catalog. Swiss Hamilton-Illinois Auto Copyright 2006-2017 | All Rights Reserved
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Click watch for expanded view. Hamilton listed this watch in their 1955 catalog as 10K yellow gold filled with a stainless steel back. Black numerals and yellow gold dots. This is a mid-century through back retro watch. Originally priced below the automatics. Copyright 2006-2017 | All Rights Reserved
1914 Advertisement Harper’s New collectors of Hamilton watches have found that the watches for sale on the Internet have come out of estates and garage sales. Gold smelters in the 1970’s destroyed approximately 90% of all wind-up vintage watches. If you see a “production” figure of say 2000 units, then maybe 200-250 of that model
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Restored Dial and hands From 1938 Hamilton Catalog The Secron appears in Hamilton Catalogs produced from 1936-1940. It’s also known as a doctor’s watch and looks very similar to doctors watches by Longines, Elgin and Sydney. The case measures 21mm x 41mm. It has a 980 series caliber movement (980-B). 10K Gold filled. 980-B Movement
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