Hamilton Khaki Sub 660ft Ref.: 9744A Rare White Quartz Men's Watch, ETA 955.124

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Seller: apostolos72 ✉️ (1,317) 100%, Location: Athens, Attiki, GR, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 266549012544 Hamilton Khaki Sub 660ft Ref.: 9744A Rare White Quartz Men's Watch, ETA 955.124. The Navy accepted its product in 1942. The Model 23 was a 16 size chronograph pocket watch. The Model 4992b was in a 16 size case with a black dial. A very attractive submarine watch for the friends of this style of wristwatches.

Rare Hamilton Khaki 660ft Quartz Submarine  from 1990's in almost mint condition and working order  keeping also very good time!

ABOUT HAMILTON

The Hamilton Watch Company is a  Swiss  manufacturer of wristwatches based in  Bienne , Switzerland. Founded in 1892 as an American firm, the Hamilton Watch Company ended American manufacture in 1969. Through a series of  mergers and acquisitions , the Hamilton Watch Company eventually became integrated into the  Swatch Group , the world's largest watch manufacturing and marketing conglomerate.

Hamilton succeeded three watch firms manufacturing timepieces in the same facilities in  Lancaster, Pennsylvania , US, including the Lancaster Watch Company. The precursor to the Hamilton Watch Co., the  Lancaster, Pennsylvania  based Keystone Standard Watch Co., was started by  Abram Bitner  in 1886 with the purchase of  Lancaster Watch Company 's factory. Keystone manufactured watches featuring a patented "Dust Proof" design that used a small mica window to cover the only opening in the plate of the movement. Keystone existed until 1891 when the company was sold to Hamilton Watch Company.

The Hamilton Watch Company was established in 1892 after Keystone Standard Watch Company was purchased from bankruptcy. Aurora Watch Company of  Illinois  also merged into Keystone during the same year. The name of the new company was originally to be "Columbian," but when it was discovered the Waterbury Watch Company had trademarked that name, a meeting of stockholders was called in November 1892 and a new name selected. The company was named after James Hamilton, son of  Andrew Hamilton , a Scottish born attorney who laid out and founded  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , and was the original owner of the Lancaster site on which the factory was situated.

During the expansion of the railroads in the U.S., Hamilton maintained over 56% of the market. Railroads purchased all of Hamilton's production. The company manufactured wristwatches as the market switched from pocket watches to wristwatches after  World War I . During  World War II , Hamilton retooled its business model to serve the military, dropping its consumer products.

The Hamilton Watch Company was housed on a 13-acre (53,000 m2)  complex  in Lancaster. Hamilton took possession of Aurora Watch Company's machinery shortly after incorporation.

The first watch made under the Hamilton name was an 18-size 17-jewel pocket watch in 1893. During Hamilton's first fifteen years, only two size movements were produced – the 18-size and the smaller 16-size.

The company's first series of pocket watches, the Broadway Limited, was marketed as the "Watch of Railroad Accuracy," and Hamilton became popular by making accurate  railroad watches . Hamilton introduced its first wristwatch in 1917, designed to appeal to men entering World War I and containing the 0-sized 17-jewel 983 movement initially designed for women's pendent watches. In 1928, Hamilton purchased the  Illinois Watch Company  for over $5 million from the heirs of  John Whitfield Bunn and Jacob Bunn . Some of the most collectible early Hamilton wristwatches include The Oval, The Tonneau, The Rectangular, The Square Enamel, The Coronado, The Piping Rock, The Spur, The Glendale, The Pinehurst, The Langley, The Byrd, The Cambridge, the Barrel "B", and The Flintridge. Many models came in both solid  gold  and gold-filled cases, and, though rare, some wristwatches such as the Grant were made of  silver .

During  World War II , production of consumer watches was stopped, with all watches manufactured being shipped to troops. More than one million watches were sent overseas.

Up to then, the production of  marine chronometer  timepieces used by mariners for determining  longitude  and fix their position by  celestial navigation  at sea, was a highly skilled mainly craft-based and hence expensive horology niche and marine chronometers used by United States ships were imported or used foreign key components. The  U.S. Naval Observatory  had asked American watch manufacturers in 1939 to participate in domestically mass-producing chronometers. Hamilton was provided with two Swiss  Ulysse Nardin  marine chronometers to examine. Hamilton successfully perfected the mass production process and parts interchangeability maintenance method for these specialized timekeepers. The Navy accepted its product in 1942. The industrial production methods enabled the company to produce marine chronometers and deck watches in large numbers to fill the  navigational  needs of the  United States Navy , Merchant Marine, and other Allied navies as well. The Model 21 Hamilton Marine Chronometer for large vessels was built first and had a  chain drive fusee , the second hand advanced in ½ second increments over a 60-second-marked sub-dial, and was kept in a traditional  gimbaled  double box for the express purpose of keeping the clock in a "dial up" position to minimize ship movements induced timing errors. In most respects, the Model 21 marine chronometer technically resembled the Ulysse Nardin design, except for a new  balance  design and the use of a pre-formed  Elinvar  alloy balance spring, to obviate the cumbersome spring adjustments previously necessary. Hamilton produced 8,900 Model 21 marine chronometers for the Navy, 1,500 for merchant shipping, and 500 for the Army during the war. The Model 22 Chronometer Watch followed it for smaller vessels. The Model 22 looked like a large pocket watch and had a traditional mainspring, available in a traditional  gimbaled  double box and also in a deck watch for larger ships for transferring time from the box marine chronometer(s) for position fixes. The Models 21 and 22 had a two-day power reserve and the movements of both were marked U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships. The Model 22 was also used by the  U.S. Army  and on the back of some, it is marked U.S. Army, but all the model 22 movements are marked U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships. The Model 23 was a 16 size chronograph pocket watch. The Model 4992b was in a 16 size case with a black dial. It was used as the pocket watch for the U.S. military, featuring a less accurate 21 jewel  railroad grade  movement.

By 1970, 13,086 Hamilton Model 21 Marine Chronometers had been produced. In 1985 the British Ministry of Defence invited bids by tender to dispose of their mechanical Hamilton Model 21 Marine Chronometers. The U.S. Navy kept their Hamilton Model 21 Marine Chronometers in service as backups to the  Loran-C   hyperbolic   radio navigation  system until 1988 when the  GPS  global navigation satellite system was approved as reliable.

1950’s: last decade as a watch manufacturing powerhouse in America

In 1951, Hamilton rebuffed a  hostile takeover  bid by the  Benrus  watch company. The fallout from the failed takeover action culminated in Hamilton Watch Co. vs Benrus Watch Co. (206 F.2d 738, 740 (2d Cir. 1953)), a Federal proceeding that is considered to be  landmark case  in the realm of Federal  anti-trust  case law.

In 1955, Hamilton provided a "celestial time zone clock, permitting flight-type navigation" for the  Astra-Gnome  concept of what an automobile would look like in the year 2000.

In 1969, the Hamilton Watch Company completely ended American manufacturing operations with the closure of its factory in  Lancaster ,  Pennsylvania , shifting manufacturing operations to the Buren factory in Switzerland.

From 1969 to 1972, all new Hamilton watches were produced in Switzerland by Hamilton's Buren subsidiary. In 1971, the Buren brand was returned to Swiss ownership. By 1972, the Buren-Hamilton partnership was dissolved, and the factory liquidated, due to decreased interest and sales of the Hamilton-Buren product.

On May 16, 1974, the Hamilton brand was sold to SSIH (subsequently  The Swatch Group ).

 

This Hamilton for sale

A very attractive submarine watch for the friends of this style of wristwatches. It is rare due to its white dial.  The crystal and dial are in mint condition while the case has normal and not visible without a magnifying glass wear and tear. It keeps excellent time!

SPECS

 -All  Stainless Steel case

-Weight:  57 gr including strap

-Measurements:  38mm  without crown (X) 45mm lug to lug and 9 mm thickness

-Original Hamilton Screwdown Crown

-Unidirectional  Rotating Bezel

-Original Case and Papers

-Movement:  ETA 955.124 . Quartz controlled stepper motor, sweep second, date: quickset, 7 jewels, f = 32,768 Hz, battery 371.

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  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: Almost Mint (****3/4* from *****), keeps excellent time. See uploaded photos and read the description.
  • Bezel Color: Silver
  • Closure: Buckle
  • Number of Jewels: 7 Jewels
  • Indices: Arabic Numerals, Sweep Second, 12-Hour Dial
  • Year Manufactured: 1990-1999
  • Gender: Men's
  • Case Thickness: 9 mm
  • Vintage: No
  • Band/Strap: Two-Piece Strap
  • Case Color: Silver
  • Department: Men
  • Caseback: Screwback Case
  • Unit Type: Unit
  • Lug Width: 20 mm
  • Bezel Type: Unidirectional Rotating
  • Watch Shape: Round
  • Age Group: Adult
  • Style: Diver, Sport
  • Features: 12-Hour Dial, Central Second, Luminous Hands, Luminous Indexes, Mineral Crystal, Rotating Bezel, Screwdown Crown, Seconds Hand, Swiss Made, Swiss Movement, Water-Resistant (Factory's Spec)
  • Case Size: 38mm excluding crown (X) 45mm lug to lug
  • Case Material: Stainless Steel
  • Unit Quantity: 1
  • Movement: Quartz
  • Water Resistance: 200 m (20 ATM)
  • With Papers: Yes
  • Reference Number: 9744A
  • Brand: Hamilton
  • Type: Wristwatch
  • Band Color: Brown
  • Band Material: Leather
  • Customized: No
  • Dial Color: White
  • Model: Khaki
  • With Original Box/Packaging: Yes
  • Case Finish: Polished
  • With Manual/Booklet: Yes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
  • Display: Analog

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