Description

We are pleased to offer for your consideration this antique Hamilton Pocket Watch Grade 900 circa 1916. The Gentlemen’s Dress Pocket Watch Pocket of the Day was a symbol of prestige and status and manufactured to the highest of standards and this is an excellent example. This Grade 900 has a high-grade 19 Jewel Movement and is stem wound and stem set and a size 12 measuring 1¾ inch in diameter. We have a wonderful configuration for your consideration with this Grade 900 Model 1 Movement, Roman Numeral Porcelain Dial and housed in this custom Hamilton 14K Gold Fill Case. This Hamilton Pocket Watch shows beautifully, and I hope the pictures and extreme magnification help in the description of this fine Hamilton Dress Pocket Watch of the day.

This Hamilton Grade 900 Model 1 Movement has 19 Jewels and is stem set and stem wound. This Grade 900 has the desired antique damasking pattern on this Bridge Plate Movement. This is a wonderfully designed movement with the Pallet Fork and gears exposed. The Grade 900 has a gold center wheel and train, flush and raised gold jewel settings, adjusted to 5 positions and temperature with a steel escapement. There is also a micro regulator, motor barrel and gold balance weights, all for added accuracy and dependability. Truly one the finest of the Gentlemen’s Dress Pocket Watches manufactured. This fine Hamilton Pocket Watch shows beautifully and is sure to be appreciated for generations to come.

This Hamilton 900 Movement is housed is this custom Hamilton/Wadsworth Case Company case. Hamilton never manufactured cases rather contracting that out. The Wadsworth Watch Case Company was a leading case manufacture, and this is an excellent example. This 14K Yellow Gold Fill Case is a triple hinge case in that there is a dust cover and the outside case back both hinge operated along with the front cover. There is wear to the case and a personal monogram on the back. The case can be maintained with a polishing cloth which I include with the watch. This Hamilton is faced a single sunk porcelain dial. This dial has classic Roman Numerals and the “railroad track” design around the outer circumference. Then we have an ornate sunken sub chapter for the second hand. These fine dials are made by soldering two Copper plates together and then baked with many layers of Silica giving the dials that deep rich porcelain/glass finish. This is also what makes these dials so fragile and this dial does have some crazing and a repair, yet this Hamilton still shows beautifully. This fine Hamilton Pocket Watch ready for daily wear or as a wonderful addition to any collection.

This is another excellent example of the late 19th early 20th Century ingenuity that made the American Pocket Watch a worldwide standard for beauty and accuracy in timekeeping.

This Antique Pocket Watch has been cleaned, oiled and adjusted for accuracy. This entails a complete disassembly and all parts cleaned and reassembled using the finest watch oil and gear grease.

This Antique Hamilton Pocket Watch is warranted for 1 full year from the date of purchase.