That sounded like a request to show off. So here is my 946, it's a later production one made in 1917.
An outstanding lanyard on an outstanding watch, may I say! I have only ever seen one grade 946, and it was an 18-size, 23-jewel Ball 999 that I serviced for one of the local watch repair fraternity. He’d been trying to locate a balance staff for it, but he didn’t know it was a Hamilton! I told him I HAD staffs for it. The 946 and the related Ball 18-size 999 uses the same balance staff as the Hamilton grades 940, 941, and 944. He had the watch back, repaired, the following day! The 23-jewel, 18-size Ball 999 is ultra rare. There were only 100 of them produced for Ball, and all were made in 1911. I do know that one fortunate participant in this thread also has a grade 946. Please forgive me for forgetting
who it is that owns it!
The one I show above with the nifty lanyard is a 16s Hamilton grade 996.
Aha! You didn’t show the movement, but you did name the grade. I guess I missed that. When @Waltesefalcon followed up showing a 946, I guess I assumed that yours was a 946. Apologies!
When reading the post in reference to the 18s Ball 999 I just assumed I had missed a post, and took the opportunity to show off my 946.
Which can be found here again.
Here's the Hamilton 946 that's here. I've showed the photos before.
The stunningly fabulous movement on the 946 model is difficult to photograph well. I think waltesefalcon's movement photos are better. I also like the way the later 946 movements are marked better than the earlier 946 movements. The information is arranged more stylishly in my opinion. Mine is from 1909 if I recall correctly, without looking it up again.
Should be a “snap” to get the back off. Cases like this are almost always snap backs. The dial appears to have been etched, rather than formed in a die. That cushion crystal will be a challenge to replace.
I Googled the company name.
https://scottfetzer.com/
