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Scarecrow Boat
··Burt Macklin, FBI
Any Hamilton fans?
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Alex Cheers
·Joined the fan club today 😁
Now I need to find an old MIL-W-46374 😗
Now I need to find an old MIL-W-46374 😗
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SkunkPrince
·Wrong strap. 😀
You need one of these... https://www.marathonwatch.com/colle...stainless-steel-buckle?variant=31341717585962
You need one of these... https://www.marathonwatch.com/colle...stainless-steel-buckle?variant=31341717585962
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Myron
·I love the 33 mm hand-wound field watches. I have added a few more since these pics were taken; I need to get the whole group out for another family photo I guess!
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Myron
·Here are three I know I've added since those group pics were taken. I think I have one more...
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Canuck
·I have Hamilton railroad standard pocket watches, a couple ‘40s vintage wrist watches, and two
Hamilton marine chronometers….a series XXI and a series XXII. I also have this Hamilton Khaki, manual winder. You might be able to tell it get use as a utility watch, owing to the scratches. I bought it for 50% off at a jewellers clearance sale. I have a big wrist, and this one looks a bit pokey when I wear it.
Hamilton marine chronometers….a series XXI and a series XXII. I also have this Hamilton Khaki, manual winder. You might be able to tell it get use as a utility watch, owing to the scratches. I bought it for 50% off at a jewellers clearance sale. I have a big wrist, and this one looks a bit pokey when I wear it.
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vbrad26
·I actually have mine on today...pic from the WRUWT thread...
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Risto
·I've had a couple of Hamiltons before. Chronograph B might be a keeper!
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Myron
·Amazing specimen! The tritium has gone completely ash...
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Fritz
·In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, American watches in the medium to higher grades from most manufacturers were often elaborately decorated with damascene engraving and texturing. Nowadays, computerized machines often do that kind of work. But back in the day, mechanical devices called “rose engines” were used. These machines were set up by very skilled operators, and it was amazing the work they accomplished, largely by automation. There were several Hamiltons shown in this thread that show that sort of damascene ornamentation. The Hamilton 952 you are referring to was likely made in the 1920s, by which time, the ornamentation was much less elaborate. To answer your question about what that texture is called? I’ll join you in waiting for someone to name it for us.
The mechanical design engineer at my last place of employ was going on about modern machining techniques and how it all had to be done by hand or with manual machine tools in the past preventing mass production. His “ past” being 100 years ago.
I pulled the 110+ year old Hamilton out of my pocket, carefully removed the back and showed those in the discussion the beautiful movement. I explained that it was machine made, parts were originally easily available and interchangeable, they made them in the hundreds of thousands to what is basically a chronometer standard and that they were expected to survive years of hard service. Needless to say they were blown away.
That doofus engineer was lucky I didn’t have an 1860s Colt to show him.
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesYea Fritz!
Dealing with doofuses for fun and frolic.
My hero!
Dealing with doofuses for fun and frolic.
My hero!
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Waltesefalcon
·It's amazing how primitive people generally believe everything was just a few generations ago. I always love showing off my 100+ year old watches to an astounded audience when I get the chance.
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Canuck
·It's amazing how primitive people generally believe everything was just a few generations ago. I always love showing off my 100+ year old watches to an astounded audience when I get the chance.
Same goes, with me. However, don’t waste your time showing a glittering example of early 20th century technology to a millennial who wears a FitBit, or an Apple Watch. Likely they wouldn’t know how to read the time!😉
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Vanallard
·After buying a vintage chronomatic that wasn’t working and it being with my watchmaker for close to a year, I told myself I would never again buy a vintage chronograph that wasn’t fully functional. But then I came across this big eye Hamilton chronograph that I couldn’t pass up. I think it will clean up nicely. The case and dial and are in excellent shape. Movement looks ok so fingers crossed that all it needs is a cleaning. The valjoux 7733 movement should be a bit less problematic than the cal. 11 in the chronomatic. I’ve included a photo of what it will hopefully look like once cleaned.
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Myron
·Nice one. I had this watch for a while and loved it. Yours appears to have its original bezel pip, which is unusual. Be careful with it, as they love to fall out.
