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·I conditioned my 70-year old Hamilton 950B on Sunday, and set it to the second. Thirty hours later it was 3 seconds slow. A minor regulation without re-setting it, and Tuesday (48-hours since the servicing), still 3 seconds slow. So no variation in 24-hours. Pleased to say the least. The watch is 70+ years old.
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·I conditioned my 70-year old Hamilton 950B on Sunday, and set it to the second. Thirty hours later it was 3 seconds slow. A minor regulation without re-setting it, and Tuesday (48-hours since the servicing), still 3 seconds slow. So no variation in 24-hours. Pleased to say the least. The watch is 70+ years old.
A 70 year old Hamilton huh... so its just nicely settled in then.
I love those”deco” dials, Mainliner isn’t it?
Beautiful watch, and on an @DaveK lanyard as well, you really know how to live!
The ability of these old American railroad pieces to run dead accurate after long years of service continues to amaze me.
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·A 70 year old Hamilton huh... so its just nicely settled in then.
I love those”deco” dials, Mainliner isn’t it?
Beautiful watch, and on an @DaveK lanyard as well, you really know how to live!
The ability of these old American railroad pieces to run dead accurate after long years of service continues to amaze me.
In the Shugart book, the term “Mainliner” appears in the section showing cases. I have long been under the impression that the name Mainliner applied to a case style, and not a dial style. This very dial shows on many watches in this section of the book, but the name Mainliner only appears in the listing I have shown. The watch came with a melamine dial which was marked exactly the same way as the enamel dial on the watch. If accuracy was the single most important factor about the performance of these watches, technology hasn’t improved much on the performance of modern watches.
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··Yoda of YodelersA 70 year old Hamilton huh... so its just nicely settled in then.
I love those”deco” dials, Mainliner isn’t it?
Beautiful watch, and on an @DaveK lanyard as well, you really know how to live!
The ability of these old American railroad pieces to run dead accurate after long years of service continues to amaze me.
Nice to see you posting again (unless I’ve been missing seeing your posts - which I have been missing)
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·Nice to see you posting again (unless I’ve been missing seeing your posts - which I have been missing)
I starting working part time at a bicycle shop in the spring, a “retired guy job”
this lead to me bringing home several bikes off the scrap pile ( its amazing what people throw away!)
The summer was spent, along with much of my pay, restoring bicycles.
Because once the word is out your friends start to drop off their old machines for a restore as well.
this all finally leads to the remaining pay being blown on an old tandem, because everybody needs an eight foot bicycle.
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·I have the same movement with 15-jewels in a 14-karat white gold case. One of the U S watch companies called this style, an “opera” watch. Which company? I don’t recall. This one came to me through Mrs. C’s family, the case back being set with my family initial set with about .50 of a carat of diamonds. Men’s clothing styles at one time, demanded a smaller, thinner pocket watch than was generally available. This was one way of filling the need.
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·I conditioned my 70-year old Hamilton 950B on Sunday, and set it to the second. Thirty hours later it was 3 seconds slow. A minor regulation without re-setting it, and Tuesday (48-hours since the servicing), still 3 seconds slow. So no variation in 24-hours. Pleased to say the least. The watch is 70+ years old.
Six seconds fast in four days!
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··Yoda of YodelersHamilton releasing a new mechanical pocket watch 😀 Would you get one?
https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us...zrrqdSUMcarQpN27y-Y7wlD5udTzHD0CHx2lfgtxtRQlQ
https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us...zrrqdSUMcarQpN27y-Y7wlD5udTzHD0CHx2lfgtxtRQlQ
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·Tissot has been using a version of the Unitas 6497 movement in their pocket watch lines. Hamilton did a tribute model in a limited edition model of the same movement, several years ago. Omega has used the same movement. I rather suspect this will be a tarted up version of that same movement, (Omega calibre 960) as pictured. If this is yet another version of that same orchard run rehash, thanks, but I’ll save my money for a genuine Hamilton railroad standard model.
Ty
Suspicions confirmed! A rehash of the 6497 is what it is.
Suspicions confirmed! A rehash of the 6497 is what it is.
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1910 Elgin Father Time, 18s grade 367
If its quiet you can hear this sucker ticking from across the room.
think ‘idling diesel’ and you’ll have an idea.
Seth Thomas #17 regulator. This is an ex CNR piece thats from Northern Ontario.
It keeps really good time but I haven’t figured a way to fit a chain to it yet.
perhaps @DaveK could figure out a lanyard...
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·Hamilton releasing a new mechanical pocket watch 😀 Would you get one?
https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us...zrrqdSUMcarQpN27y-Y7wlD5udTzHD0CHx2lfgtxtRQlQ
No
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1910 Elgin Father Time, 18s grade 367
If its quiet you can hear this sucker ticking from across the room.
think ‘idling diesel’ and you’ll have an idea.
Seth Thomas #17 regulator. This is an ex GTR piece thats from Northern Ontario.
It keeps really good time but I haven’t figured a way to fit a chain to it yet.
perhaps @DaveK could figure out a lanyard...
@Fritz ,
Pray tell, why would you want to fit the 17 with a chain? That would destroy the movement!
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·Hamilton releasing a new mechanical pocket watch 😀 Would you get one?
https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us...zrrqdSUMcarQpN27y-Y7wlD5udTzHD0CHx2lfgtxtRQlQ
Aw yuk... that sucks...a cheesy money grab!
and why 917 pieces? Are they celebrating the model 917, a size 12 not railroad approved dress watch hardly worthy of an @DaveK lanyard?
Pah! Better to get a Timex as that thing is probably quartz anyway...
its a freakin greek tragedy I tell ya!
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1910 Elgin Father Time, 18s grade 367
If its quiet you can hear this sucker ticking from across the room.
think ‘idling diesel’ and you’ll have an idea.
Seth Thomas #17 regulator. This is an ex CNR piece thats from Northern Ontario.
It keeps really good time but I haven’t figured a way to fit a chain to it yet.
perhaps @DaveK could figure out a lanyard...
Here's just the material for Dave to start with in crafting you a lanyard for the Seth Thomas.
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·I conditioned my 70-year old Hamilton 950B on Sunday, and set it to the second. Thirty hours later it was 3 seconds slow. A minor regulation without re-setting it, and Tuesday (48-hours since the servicing), still 3 seconds slow. So no variation in 24-hours. Pleased to say the least. The watch is 70+ years old.
Day 4 (actually day 4 + 6 hours), and the 950B is 8 seconds fast! 12 hours in the pocket, and 12-hours static, face up.