I have a couple questions on a pocket watch that was my great grandfathers. Sold hamilton 950e elinvar 23 jewel pocket watch omega. How to determine the value of hamilton vintage pocket. The lever set railroad grade movement is running well and is keeping good time. The complete line of mens and womens wrist, strap and pocket watches carry this exclusive hamilton feature which protects them against many of the inaccuracies caused by moisture, magnetism, and extreme temperature changes. At the turn of the last century pocket watches were the dominant timekeeper for men and women. Goldbergs pocket watch collection hamilton watches. The adds for the general public posted from the 1940s and 1950s when 992b was in production were for wrist watches.
Hamilton railroad grade 16 size pocket watch powered by high grade 23 jewel, 6 adjustments 950b grade movement circa 1951. Today, under the hamilton name swiss quartz watches of good quality are still being offered. An outstanding high grade railroad pocket watch, made by hamilton and certified by ball watch co. Hamilton model 920 pocket watch nov 04, 2017 schmidt. No personal information is collected on this site all credit purchases are redirected to paypal a secure site.
Hamilton model 950 pocket watch national museum of american. Hamilton did however post 992b pocket watch adds in specific railroad magazines. The 992b and 950b measure up to this reputation as do many of the other hamilton grades. Upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. Use this table to look up the serial number of your hamilton pocket watch and hence the year of manufacture. This watch is completely original to 1938 and features a beautiful nickel circular damaskeened rear plate with screw down. We have 1 hamilton beach 950 manual available for free pdf download. Shop hamilton beach sound shield 950 blender 5speed online at. Hamilton 950b 23j railway special railroad 16s mens pocket. It has a perfect double sunk porcelain dial with bold black boxcar arabic numbers, the correct baton hands, and it is signed hamilton. George daniels used hamilton elivar extra hairsprings in his hand made pocket watches. Why is the hamilton 950b sought after by collectors more than other 23 jewel in the b series 992b and 950b hamilton had the best hairspring and balance ever made for a pocket watch up to this time and perhaps today. Guaranteed authentic watches with unrivaled selections at the lowest prices. Below are a few of the many, many pocket watches that i have available.
The rugged, precision watch that hamilton produced became a favorite among railroad watch inspectors and personnel. This watch is hamiltons upgrade to their older 950 23 jewel, 16 size model. Welcome to the family owned business web site for pm time service. Hamilton model 920 gentlemans pocket watch with the original mahogany box.
Get the best deals on hamilton pocket watch 950b when you shop the largest online selection at. My great grand father was a elementary school principal and used it to have the correct time to ring the school bell every. The dial is nearly perfect with just one extremely light line that is very hard to see between 11 and 12 oclock. Check out this fine hamilton gold filled pocket watch with a model a beady railroad case and 23 jewels.
Call for return shipping, free of charge and hassle free. Hamilton 950b 23j railway special railroad 16s mens pocket watch. Taking root in the city of lancaster around the turn of the century, the hamilton workshop rapidly grew into one of north americas most respective timepiece producers. The 16size watch has 23 jewels, motor barrel 1634902, and was. Safeway pharmacy at 950 w hamilton ave campbell, ca. As the market switched from pocket watches to wrist watches after world war i, the company. Scarce original yellow gold filled hamilton case in exceptional condition with architectural stepped and decorated screw down bezel and matching unengraved casebaack.
Buy hamilton mechanical handwinding pocket watches and get the. In 1893, the hamilton watch company of lancaster, pennsylvania began producing pocket watches primarily for railroad workers. Free shipping when you pay by check or money order. Find great deals on ebay for hamilton 950b and hamilton 992b. The first watch made under the hamilton name was an 18size 17jewel pocket watch in 1893.
During hamiltons first fifteen years, only two size movements were produced. When looking for the number on your watch you should be looking at the serial number on the movement, not the case. Initially started as a hobby during the 1960s, our business, officially established in 1976 by paul and gail zuercher, has worked steadily to provide our customers with high quality antique and vintage. Hamilton 23 jewels antique pocket watches for sale ebay. Hamilton railroad hi grade 23 jewel 950b circa 1951.
Manage your prescriptions whenever and wherever its convenient for you with our free safeway. According to antique pocket watch, an online watch publication, testament to the quality of the watches it produced is the fact that most of its watches ended up being bought for use on the railways. There were many usmanufacturers but hamilton was well known to be among the very best. The 950b was a replacement for the original 23 jewel 950 that was produced for almost 40 years prior to 1941. The hamilton watch company was founded in 1892 and set out to serve the railroad market with accurate timepieces. Hamilton 950b pocket watch, made 1951, 23 jewels, pocket.
Many consider the hamilton pocket watch to be the finest railroad grade watch. This gorgeous pocket watch is railroad all of the way a hamilton 16 size, 23 jewel, lever set open face 950e, probably the best railroad watch ever made. This beautiful watch is a 16 size, model 999p, open face, lever set, adapted for two time zones, with a 21 jewel movement. But i still have a soft spot for a nice pocket watch or even notsonice ones too. A lot of railroad hamilton watches look the same until they are opened and the movement inspected. Why is the hamilton 950b sought after by collectors more. Hamilton hairsprings all hamilton watches are now made with elinva.
Over 14,000 listings of actual watches that have been sold by us and selected auction results since 1998. Certain sold by sears and kmart items such as some food items and certain marketplace items require a nominal shipping charge. Hamilton pocket watches play an integral part in pennsylvanias precision timepiece past. I have a great selection of new and vintage wristwatches in all price ranges. George daniels used hamilton elivar extra hairsprings in. Find hamilton 950 and 21 howard from a vast selection of pocket watches. Featuring white enamel double sunk dial with bold black enamel figures and inner 24 hour track.
The hamilton watch company is a swiss manufacturer of wristwatches based in bienne. Hamilton mechanical handwinding pocket watches for sale ebay. Hamilton 992b railroad pocket watch, hamilton railway special. Gold screwdown jewel settings and a solid gold train. The hamilton watch company made this model 950 railroad conductors watch around 1918.
I did not see anything fall out, but apparently something came loose. It features a open face 10k yellow gold filled case with threaded edges. The largest and most complete vintage watch online price guide of its kind. Stem wind and pendant set, adjusted to five positions. The hamilton beach sound shield 950 imotor has smart engineering elements, like muffled chambers, and design features including a two piece shield that reduces the sound of hard ice and frozen ingredients being blended. In fulfilling the railroads requirements for accuracy, it also filled the needs of the general public for a. We create automatic, mechanical and quartz watches, mens and womens watches. Hamilton beach 950012400 bearing kit for 936 and 950 drink. From the hamilton 950b pocket watch of haemal and extirpable faculties of castor receptacle, the wobble of refreshful formicariidaes and landlubberlys of philanthropy lineally results. Hamilton 950b 23jewels 16size model 6 conductors watch.
In fact, during the first quarter of the last century, there were about two dozen different pocket watch movements. Made in the lancaster, pa by the hamilton watch company, it truly is a remarkable timekeeping piece. Two hamilton 920 pocket watches, 12 size, 23 j, adj 5 pos, sw, ps, gf, of, silvered and porcelain dials warabic numerals. I started out collecting pocket watches but moved on to wrist watches, as i could enjoy them a lot more by wearing them every day. Hamilton offered over 30 different pocket watch movements starting with the smallest, at 0size zero size, ranging to the largest, at 18 size. Hamilton 950b railroad pocket watch 23 jewels circa 1956. Hamilton grade 950 railroad pocket watch 23 jewel 16 size ebay. This hamilton beach 950012400 bearing kit includes a lower bearing, cushion, snap ring and two lower bearing shields to replace the damaged components on your 936 or 950 drink mixer so that you can minimize downtime and. Have hamilton railroad pocket watch, grade 950, 23 jewel. This happens when someone unfamiliar with lever set pocket watches attempts to use the crown to set the time.
A vintage hamilton grade 950b, model 6, size 16 railway special pocket watch, circa 1947. Railroadgrade watches had to meet strict guidelines to ensure their reliability and accuracy. Hamilton mens watches chronograph, quartz and automatic. Hamilton watches are innovative, iconic and known for american spirit and swiss precision. Vintage hamilton advertisements, pocket watch adds most of the larger pocket watch adds from hamilton are for watches that predated the 992b. J w benson silver pocket watch, chain and box silver pocket watch, vintage pocket watch. Hamilton continued to operate and build both pocket watches and wristwatches in the us until 1969 when the us company ceased operation. Below is a picture of the serial number on the pocket watch case.
Hamilton eventually took possession of aurora watch companys machinery shortly after incorporation. I recently picked up one of hamiltons finest railroad watches a. The hamilton 992b was one of the most popular brands of watches used by the trainmen in the earlytomid 20th century. Either side of the case has a crystal over the dial and movements, also known as a salesmans case. Discover fantastic hamilton pocket watches on chrono24 the worldwide marketplace for luxury watches. One of the largest sites for antique, collectable, and vintage pocket watches, wrist watches, pocket watch fobs, pocketwatch chains and watch repair. Hamilton 992 railroad grade and approved pocket watch in a barovercrown railroad style gold filled case.
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