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Hamilton Marine Chronometer with legendary precision movement in wooden box
Hamilton Marine Chronometer with legendary precision movement in wooden box
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Original Hamilton Ship's Chronometer Deckwatch in absolutely exceptional movement quality
Description:
American military marine chronometer observation watch Hamilton No.1260949, 1930s in wooden box with original key and information note
Only 966 of this extremely rare Hamilton Marine Chronometer were produced between 1918 and 1943. Taking into account the loss due to loss, destruction during wartime, or the sinking of the combat ships on which it was used, there are probably no more than 500 of this magnificent museum-quality artifact in existence worldwide today.
Case diameter: Ø76mm, very solid metal case
Highly precise, elaborate, and signed chronometer movement, movement number 1260949, swan-neck fine adjustment, 5 (!!!) adjustments – presumably including temperature adjustments (adjustment means the movement was tested and adjusted by the manufacturer in various positions and temperatures). Technically better and more elaborate couldn't be better!
Silver -plated and "Hamilton" signed dial with power reserve indicator, decentralized second, blued steel hands, including key, working, located in a "Hamilton" signed and beautifully brass-armored, velvet-lined wooden box, but not attached or fixed there, original key enclosed
This magnificent piece of marine chronometer history runs continuously (accuracy not tested)
EZ: 2 - best used condition, barely noticeable signs of age or wear, dial unrestored flawless, mahogany wooden box in good condition, box also very good condition with wonderful patina
History of the US American Hamilton watch manufacturer (source: Wikipedia):
Hamilton Watch Company
American watchmaking
Wordmark from 1947
The Hamilton Watch Company was founded in 1893 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It evolved from the Adams & Perry Watch Company .
The history of the Hamilton Watch Company
In 1928, Hamilton acquired the Illinois Watch Company . In 1931, Hamilton acquired the E. Howard Watch Company and continued to produce a few smaller series under the Howard brand name. In 1941, the company developed the Model 21 marine chronometer and the Model 22 precision deck watch . This made Hamilton one of the most important American chronometer manufacturers of the time.
From 1955 to 1960 , the Vereinigte Uhrenfabriken Ersingen company, under new owner Helmut Epperlein , collaborated with the Hamilton Watch Company. Through this collaboration, Hamilton was able to utilize Epperlein 's developments and, in 1957, launched the first electrically powered wristwatch with a balance wheel , the " Electric ." The movement of the " Electric " featured an elongated coil on the balance wheel and a magnet system with three magnets. Epperlein's invention is documented as German Utility Model 1,842,778 (filed on January 28, 1958 ) and was transferred to the Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, on September 21, 1959 .
In 1956, Hamilton bought the watch factory A. Huguenin & Fils in Le Locle and Biel , and the company was renamed Hamilton Watch Co. Switzerland. However, the company continued to exist as a separate brand. Presumably, the development of Watches with automatic winding in Switzerland were a reason for this takeover, as Hamilton did not produce its own automatic movements.
In 1966, Hamilton acquired the Büren Watch Company . In 1970, the company launched the first electronic quartz watch with a digital LED display —the Pulsar model.
Watch production ceased in 1972. The Hamilton brand was acquired by the Swiss holding company SSIH .
Details
Some Hamiltons have crowns with an H as their logo. However, these crowns were not used until 1952. Prior to that, the crowns of all Hamilton models had no logo. The H stood not only for Hamilton, but later also for Huguenin .
Patents
- US Patent 3,010,075; filed on September 10, 1958 (Contactless controlled balance oscillation system); Inventor: Helmut Epperlein
- US Patent 2,978,862; filed on November 19, 1958 (same content as German Patent DE 1,066,148)
