Any Hamilton fans?

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coronado

·Apr 10, 2018

I had a couple hundred vintage Hamiltons at one time, but have trimmed the collection down to just a select few. Here is a 1928 Oval in solid gold.

 

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vbrad26

·Apr 10, 2018

Khaki King Auto checking in.

 

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vbrad26

·Apr 11, 2018

Actually wearing it today...

 

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n-theory

·Apr 12, 2018

I love Hamiltons. I've trimmed my collection a lot but kept a few.

 

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Smoothness

·Apr 18, 2018

I love Hamilton watches. I don’t have a field watch, but I do own a Khaki Pilot GMT and an X-Patol. I really like their price points and tend to gravitate to their funkier styles.

 

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Smoothness

·Apr 25, 2018

Deafboy

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Awesome

 

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Lovewatches2

·May 16, 2018

Wow, love those Hamiltons but I settled for a Seiko 5, military sports made in Japan.

 

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dr1v3thru

·May 16, 2018

I took this photo for another thread. It's been a great companion these past few years. I should've taken a picture while the strap was still pristine and compared it to now.

 

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pippy

·May 16, 2018

Not me! 😀

 

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connieseamaster

·May 19, 2018

pippy

Not me! 😀

I have a 1926 ladies Hamilton strap watch (called Milady's Watch of Accuracy in the catalog 🙄), which is probably one of the last times a men's and women's watch shared the same movement (both models ran a 986a)

 

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SteveMcFarland48

·Jun 1, 2018

 

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SteveMcFarland48

·Jun 1, 2018

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Vanallard

·Jun 24, 2018

Newest addition to the Hamilton collection, early 50s 14k gold Fleetwood with black dial.

 

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Lovewatches2

·Jun 24, 2018

Newly acquired Hamilton Khaki King. I'm loving it!

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Jun 27, 2018

Might chime in here with confirming that about half a dozen of official individual NASA portraits show the astronaut wearing a Hamilton
(e.g. Donald Holmquest and Robert Parker )
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vbrad26

·Jun 27, 2018

Rocking mine today (as seen in the WRUWT thread)

 

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gatorcpa

·Jun 27, 2018·ΩF InvestiGator

connieseamaster

I have a 1926 ladies Hamilton strap watch (called Milady's Watch of Accuracy in the catalog 🙄), which is probably one of the last times a men's and women's watch shared the same movement (both models ran a 986a)

Actually, this went on as late as 1936. The Norfolk was a men’s watch that used a Grade 989 movement otherwise used in ladies cocktail watches.

http://vintagewatchforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=165

Note that the Grade 987 movements were the same 6/0 size as the 986A’s, but by 1936, these were no longer used in ladies watches.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

 

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Vanallard

·Jun 27, 2018

Gotta love the Hamilton catalogues!

For those who aren’t aware, the catalogues can be found here:

http://vintagewatchforums.com/viewforum.php?f=21&sid=3a7270d50f8f4e390eda303b0a872be8

 

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Draven

·Jun 27, 2018

Can't believe no-one posted this yet I resisted for as long as I could🤦

 

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gatorcpa

·Jun 27, 2018·ΩF InvestiGator

I'd rather have the original than the homage:



BTW, the company was not named after Alexander Hamilton. It was named after the founders of Lancaster County, PA, Andrew and James Hamilton.

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