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,

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

The Ross came with either a copper dial or a standard Arabic numeral dial. Hamilton designed it with  swept back lugs and a curved back. The inset portion of the dial is a silver-oyster color Butler finish. The rim is pure highly polished copper. It has 18K gold applied hands and inlaid Roman numerals. The

Unusual watches custom made. The Art Deco model came in solid 14k white gold  rectangular case with hooded lugs, a 19-jewel 982 movement, a silver matte dial with diamonds set into the hour markers.   This one is approximately 22mm x 40mm and is a tank style. A similar release is the Top Hat, below right.