The Swiss Quartz Crisis and the Hamilton Watch Brand In 1971, Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogère (SSIH) purchased the Hamilton Watch brand from Bruen and used the company’ name to sell quartz watches in the 1980s. I bought three of those from American Express’s Christmas Catalog. They were limited editions of reissued designs from the […]

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World War II left many casualties among them, the Hamilton Watch Company. The Lancaster based company went from a member of the defense industry  back to normal operations again in 1946. By 1952, management changed the direction of the company. Hamilton Watch Company became a conglomerate and the watch business became a division. The 1946

When it comes to watches, the Swiss know how to influence purchase decisions. Overall, they may not make better watch than Asian companies, but they can make you spend more. It’s a matter of conditioning. Let’s look at Example 1. With slight various in design, we’re looking at the same watch. The one on the

by Tom Adelstein In late summer of every year, prices of vintage wristwatches fall. By August, the estate sale dealers have picked off most of the “Hamilton Generation’s Watches”.  They will flood the market by listing their haul on eBay. You will not notice many buyers of vintage wristwatches during August, because people have gone