Hamilton Watch Company, which was a major American watch manufacturer that was known for its innovative designs and produced a wide range of high-quality timepieces from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.
"There's a well-groomed look about the Eaton model that reflects good taste."
In 1948 Hamilton introduced the Eaton and it's a very classic looking tank-style watch. It was produced for four years until 1951. The vintage Hamilton Eaton watch was a model of watch specifically made for the Canadian market and was named after the T. Eaton Company, a Canadian department store chain that was one of Hamilton's largest customers.
HAMILTON
1949 Eaton
Cal. 980
U.S.A. Made
Wristwatch
This beautiful timepiece is a vintage Hamilton Eaton wristwatch dated from 1949. This model where produced only between the years 1948 to 1951.
It is a manual-wind watch powered with an original Hamilton movement grade 980, 17 jewels, sub second hand, U.S.A. made.
Something interesting to add to make this timepiece more special, the family 980/982 was designed for high-grade small-scale production and about 1,400,000 pieces (all models) were produced between 1934-1954.
It still has the original silver dial (showing some age) featuring gold Arabic Numerals, black rail-road minute track and gold matching hands. The small-second is located at 6 o'clock position. The dial is also signed with the Hamilton name on top.
Cased in a 21x28mm rectangle shape case and fancy stepped lug design, all in 10K yellow gold filled. Domed crystal. Case and crystal are both in wonderful condition.
It comes with a brand-new black textured two-piece leather strap. It also coming with an original Hamilton box.
It is a very attractive looking watch! Runs very well and keeps great time!
Thank you for looking! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or respectful offers.
Movement:
Hamilton
U.S.A. Grade 980
17 Jewels
G594574
Case Back Signed:
Hamilton W. Co.
Lancaster, PA.
10K Gold Filled
L260322
Measurements (mm):
Case21x28
Case w/crown 22.5
Case Lug to Lug 34.6
Case Thickness 9
Lug Width 16
Band Width 16
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
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The condition is pre-owned.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended.
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