Hamilton watches

Hamilton Watch Values Down: How eBay Created a Liquidity Function & How it Disappeared

Friends and acquaintances avoid conversations with me about economics. The mildest of ideas befuddle them. Even so, you should become familiar with one or two simple concepts to become an informed buyer of vintage watches. The first is “liquidity”. To give an example, let’s look at medium size businesses. I look at a scenario that […]

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A Non-Cerified Rail Road Watch for the Rest of Us – 17 Jewel Open Face No.956

Note: I listed this watch at 10:00 PM CST just before I wrote this article and it sold 8 hours later. Popular little watch. In 1914, Hamilton produced 1500 Size 16 railroad watches for workers not required to own certified models. The next year, Hamilton named this model the No. 956 and it became one

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Reissued Pilot Chronometers: Hamilton Watch Company’s 1970 Pilot and Sea-Gull’s 1963

When it comes to watches, the Swiss made Hamilton’s parent knows how to influence purchase decisions. Overall, they may not make better low priced watches Asian companies, but they can make us spend more. It’s a matter of conditioning and I’m not immune to it. Before we look at the pilot watches, let’s talk about

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Connecting with Movie Stars: What the Swiss learned from Hamilton Watch Company About Brand Management:

Hamilton Watch Company pioneered brand marketing and few, if any, academics have mentioned the Lancaster based company. Beginning with the “Watch of Railroad Accuracy”, “Explorers (Admiral Byrd) “, “Pilots”, “Military”, “Corporate Retirement”, “Military”, the  marketing department used a number of strategies to create an emotional connection with consumers. One of the most successful Hamilton marketing

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