Anytime I see an old Catalog and see the Hamilton Masterpiece Collection, I have to post my 1928 Masterpiece.
Hand made and a hand chased 18kt White Gold case with a Sterling Silver dial and 18kt yellow gold raise numerals and hands
Credit where credit is due! The idea for the pocket watch thread came from @DaveK , not from me. I opened the thread with a post on a Hamilton 992, but the credit belongs to @DaveK . And to all other posters who have helped perpetuate it. I get the impression that this thread has motivated many folks to develop an interest in pocket watches, and indeed has motivated many folks to become collectors. As to brand specific pocket watch threads? Pocket watches have been around since the 17th century. That is, about 350 years. To pigeon hole specific brands to create brand specific forums is simply not possible, considering the breadth of the topic. As to being the “jewel” thread on the Omega forum? About 191,000 views in 3 1/2 years might be an indication! We collectors have a place where we can boast, and to learn!
Nothing says there can't be multiple threads. Most of the people on this one would make them function. Would you want to go to one thread like this, or individual threads?
What would be the groups? A general discussion? Railroad, military, Non-American, by brand?
I'm agnostic about sub- forums. I do search this often and have barely scratched the surface. It would be helpful if it was sorted, but it's also nice to find new posts that bring new territory.
Regardless, for me, Canuck's PW thread is one of the crown jewels of the forum.
A great example. Is the case leather? It sure looks like rubber in the last two photos.
Further to the Hamilton grade 950 posted by @noelekal , I think the seventh digit on the serial number is obscured by the screws on the balance wheel. I took a gamble, deciphered the six digits I could read and added a 5. Then I went to the pocketwatchdatabase site and keyed in s# 2457645, and this was the result:
https://pocketwatchdatabase.com/search/result/hamilton/2457645
Thereby, the 950 movement posted by @noelekal is much newer than the 950 movement in my collection. It could very well be that the case on the 950 posted by @noelekal is original. The case style on my 950 is an earlier style of case, but the serial number on my 950 movement is a few years earlier.
You were close Canuck, but close counts in Horseshoes, hand grenades, and watch serial numbers. The serial number is 2457643.
Thanks guys for the information. The possibilities raise the watch's case and dial in my esteem.
I have been meaning to take some photographs of this Hamilton 950 from 1927 since back when TexOmega posted his 950 back on June 16th. https://omegaforums.net/threads/calling-all-pocket-watch-buffs.127856/page-203#post-2359235 I'm wearing it today and thought to photograph it and stick it up here.
This Hamilton was acquired during my pocket watch madness of 2021, but we moved during the time so I must have failed to photograph it. Finally photographed it today.
I did service it in fall of 2021 and it's a pleasing timekeeper.
I don't know how to discern if the case could be original to a 1927 Hamilton 16 size watch. The Hamilton Heavy Gothic dial was said to have been introduced in March 1927. At least that is what I uncovered in the NAWCC forum. Isn't this the style known as the "boxcar?"
Looking at the case and the movement mount screws it appears to have screw marks in 2 other places, making one suspect a recase.
I have been meaning to take some photographs of this Hamilton 950 from 1927 since back when TexOmega posted his 950 back on June 16th. https://omegaforums.net/threads/calling-all-pocket-watch-buffs.127856/page-203#post-2359235 I'm wearing it today and thought to photograph it and stick it up here.
This Hamilton was acquired during my pocket watch madness of 2021, but we moved during the time so I must have failed to photograph it. Finally photographed it today.
I did service it in fall of 2021 and it's a pleasing timekeeper.
I don't know how to discern if the case could be original to a 1927 Hamilton 16 size watch. The Hamilton Heavy Gothic dial was said to have been introduced in March 1927. At least that is what I uncovered in the NAWCC forum. Isn't this the style known as the "boxcar?"
I like that case design. According to the PW Database, that’s the model A (shoulderless version) that was made in 1948 and later. Does that line up?
I like that case design. According to the PW Database, that’s the model A (shoulderless version) that was made in 1948 and later. Does that line up?
Yah, I need to add a 950 to my Christmas list
