Recap Watch industry specialists, like those in my family, considered Hamilton the best American watch company prior to 1971. Hamilton earned its reputation because the company led in innovation. They invented the first electric watch, friction jeweling, non-magnetic alloys for hairsprings and so forth. After 1971, the Hamilton pristine reputation remained, but it became a Swiss […]
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Since 1983, I have purchased about 500 collectible Hamilton wristwatches. I have a fondness for late Americana Art Deco styles, so I purchased many watches catalogued by Hamilton between 1921 and 1939. The company made most of those with 17 and 19 jewel movements. I come from an old European jewelry family and despite my
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If you read much about Hamilton’s 992B pocket watch movement, you will see accolades galore among amateur watch enthusiasts primarily on watch forums. You can also find technical comments coming from unpaid dabblers, who seem genuinely authoritative. They just have not gone deep enough into watchmaking to provide information I can use. In-depth analysis from
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According to the current Hamilton Watch Company (relocated to Biel, Switzerland in 2003), the Boulton remains the most popular model the company ever created and possibly the most popular men’s wristwatch design in history. The company issued the first Boulton in 1940 in a 14K gold filled case. It used 18K applied (detachable) gold numerals
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Listed on eBay I see few discussions about the Hamilton Sutton wristwatch anywhere including in company literature, on watch forums or on blogs. I cannot account for that. The watch created a new trend in wristwatch styles. The designers engineered an ultra-modern case and utilized an unique movement that led the global industry for decades.
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