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Hamilton 928
Serial #36410
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| Manufacturer | Hamilton |
| Grade | 928 |
| Serial Number | 36410 |
| Size | 18s |
| Model | 1 |
| Jewel Count | 15j |
| Setting | Lever |
| Finish | Nickel |
| Case Material | Silverine |
| Case Manufacturer | Dueber Watch Case Mfg. Co. |
| Case Grade/Model | |
| Case Serial # | 4983 |
| Case Details | The case, though quite worn, is in good mechanical condition as the case back and bezel both screw on and of smoothly, though the bow is loose. There is a 'ghost' outline of a locomotive once engraved on the back but now nearly gone. |
| Dial Material | Glass Enamel |
| Dial Type | Single-Sunk |
| Dial Style | Roman |
| Dial Signing Name | C.H. Todd |
| Dial Details | |
| Movement Markings | Serial no. and "Safety Pinion" stamped on the train bridge and " C.H. Todd, New Richmond, Wis." stamped in script on the barrel bridge. Grade 928 no. 35410 was finished 7-11-98 and shipped 4-06-1899 from Hamilton's factory to C.N. Gorham, New Richmond Wisconsin. Research online showed that C.N. Gorham was a manager at the People's State Bank of Hudson, a town near New Richmond, and I assume that Todd ordered the watch through the bank. Though Todd sold jewelry and watches, his main profession was an "Oculist", fitting and selling eyeglasses. The watch was purchased 8/20/16 at an online auction. The seller, a long time collector of Hamiltons, had obtained the watch from a friend who had bought out a jewelry store in Wisconsin where the 928 was one of the few remaining pocket watches, in 2014. Through a bit more research it was found out that the owner of the store's father, a Mr. Greaton, started working for Mr. Todd as a watchmaker in 1939. Todd died shortly after WWII, and Greaton bought the business in 1950. His daughter took it over and sold out in 2014. Interestingly it would appear that the 928 remained in the same town it was originally shipped to up to that time. Watch timed from 8/26/16 to 9/15/16. 20d 22h. In the following positions: FU CU CL CR CD Average rate was -1.77 seconds per day Run time on a full wind : 36h:41m |
Contributed to the database by Mobilaero on August 20, 2016.
This collection record was most recently edited on February 15, 2022.
This collection record was most recently edited on February 15, 2022.