The Institute of Jewelry and Horology takes a serious, all business approach. You won’t see any of these folks visiting during work hours and the breaks all real “breaks”. What’s that got to due with the value Vintage Hamilton Watches? We work on about 100 watches a week and they vary from brand to brand, […]
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Hamilton originally released the Wilshire in 1938. It had a 14K gold filled case fancy lugs also known as a driver. This watch was featured in the original “To Catch a Thief” worn by Cary Grant. In 1938, Hamilton expected the country to emerge from the Great Depression and so planned. They released a series
Hamilton Otis between 1938 and 1940. Grade 980 17 jewel . Gold-filled signed rectangular 24 x 49mm. An unique collectible. Bulova made a similar style watch primarily made for placing small photos on the underside and often called a flip watch. The catalog reads: Exclusively Hamilton, this smartly designed strap watch ingenuiously fulfills its double
They don’t get much more vintage than this… 14K sold gold case is the very definition of tank and in wonderful condition. White dial with gold applied numerals is the definition of Hamilton’s look. Manual wind 982 movement was the Hamilton standard. This watch was the choice of successful leaders throughout the 30s and 40s,
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I should start numbering these. When you go to purchase a vintage watch and see “serviced” in the description, ask yourself what does that mean? Generally, it means BS. You can open the back of a watch and look for dirt and called that serviced. If I were a retail customer I wouldn’t buy a
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