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Hamilton 924
Serial #98340
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| Manufacturer | Hamilton |
| Grade | 924 |
| Serial Number | 98340 |
| Size | 18s |
| Model | 1 |
| Jewel Count | 17j |
| Setting | Lever |
| Finish | Nickel |
| Case Material | Silverode |
| Case Manufacturer | Philadelphia Watch Case Co. |
| Case Grade/Model | |
| Case Serial # | 772995 |
| Case Details | Heavy, coin edge, Philadelphia Watch Case Co. "Silverode" (Nickel alloy) case. Additional pair of screw marks indicate not original to movement but it is appropriate for the era. |
| Dial Material | Glass Enamel |
| Dial Type | Single-Sunk |
| Dial Style | Roman |
| Dial Signing Name | C. Luther, Scranton, Pa. |
| Dial Details | Overall dial in good condition, but needs cleaning. Second hand is a mismatched, being gilt, not blued as the hour and minute hands. According to Lowell Halligan's (a sales VP at Hamilton) copious notes on Hamilton pocket watches (written sometime in the late 1940's or 1950's) early production 924's were fitted with SS Roman dials while soon after they were fitted with Arabic and the 925 HC fitted with Roman. Later OF and HC were fitted mainly with Arabic dials. |
| Movement Markings | "Safety Pinion", and serial no. stamped on train bridge. "17 Jewels", "C. Luther, Scranton, Pa." stamped on barrel bridge. No. 98340 is an early 924 from the second run. Private label movement. Finished at the Hamilton factory 9-1-1899 and sold 9-22-1899 to jeweler C. Luther, 107 Wyoming Ave., Scranton PA. The 17j 924 and 925 were made to replace the 16j 930 and 931 which ceased production in 1899. Early 924's/925's retained the same damaskeen pattern as the 930s/931s until it was changed between ser. nos. 120340 and #120529 and remained the same to the end of 924 production. |
Contributed to the database by Mobilaero on March 5, 2014.
This collection record was most recently edited on March 10, 2022.
This collection record was most recently edited on March 10, 2022.