Tom Adelstein

You might find some irony in the advertisement to your right. Hamilton had a rough 1932. They had to close down the $5 million Illinois Watch Company and move the assets to Lancaster, PA. Hamilton purchased the Company in 1928 and continued operating it until 1932. The folks in Lancaster were not hiring graduates or […]

Hamilton’s Advertisement read: “An accurate, durable, timekeeper constructed to stand the hard service to which a wristwatch is subjected. Especially designed for Army and Navy Officers, Aviators, Automobile Drivers, Civil Engineers and others who realize the advantage of a wrist watch in their occupations. This watch was tremendously popular with the American Exppeditionary Force and

by Tom Adelstein Two years ago, I began looking at horology schools in Europe and the US. I wanted to gain proficiency in the repair and servicing of vintage watches. It was something I had wanted to do for several years. After attending two full-time summer programs, I want to share my experience and findings

We updated this post on June 7, 2015 here. Vintage  Hamilton collectors consider the Brooke model one of the 10 most popular and collectible wristwatches from Hamilton’s golden era. In 1938, the buying public rejected it. In many ways, Hamilton produced a ‘copy-cat’ to the very popular Gruen Curvex. Like most copy-cat products, it didn’t

I didn’t find many of these books available. The ones I have found ran about $95 average. Not bad for a book that retailed in hardback for $35 two years ago. I’ve yet to see a review for this book, so I wrote one myself. Arlington Books (the publisher) sold me one on Amazon for