Antique Hamilton 956 Railroad Grade Openface Gold Filled 49 mm Case Pocket Watch
This is for a Beautiful Original Antique Hamilton 956 Movement Railroad Grade Open Face Gold Filled 49 mm Case Pocket Watch. It is in great working condition. With the best pictures possible I will let you make up your own mind of its condition. Please see the pictures for the best description and condition. The watch has a grade 956 stem-winding movement with micrometer and a beautiful damscened finish. The movement is fully signed and the serial number 1 533957 dates it back to 19 20. Th e 956 model was produced from 1914 until 1930. The movement is accessed through the front of the watch, and it hinges out of the case. The inside of the case back is signed with the Hamilton details together with the wording “guaranteed 25 years” which probably relates to the gold filled case. Some collectors consider the 956 movement to be a low grade railroad watch. The railroads started with fairly modest specifications for railroad grade watches, with the specifications only being upgraded in the 1920s. When the watch was first introduced, 1,500 were actually made for railroad workers. Then Hamilton decided to make the watch a production model for general release to all customers. This particular watch itself measures 49mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. There is a small sh a llow indentation to the back of the watch but other than that the case is in good condition. The lens is in good condition, just a couple of very minor marks. The white enamel dial is in lovely condition and the double sunk dial and ornate numerals give it a charming appearance. Blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute markers. 22.3, 38.0, 57.1 Hamilton 16s Dial Feet Research. 1953 Hamilton Serial List. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “antiqueprime” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Movement: Mechanical (Manual)
- Closure: Open Face
- Number of Jewels: 17 Jewels
- With Papers: No
- Year Manufactured: 1920
- Vintage: No
- Brand: Hamilton
- Case Color: Gold
- Type: Pocket Watch
- Department: Men
- Customized: No
- Dial Color: White
- Model: Hamilton Railroad
- Style: Pocket Watch
- With Original Box/Packaging: No
- Features: 12-Hour Dial, Acrylic Crystal, Enameled Dial, Multi-Dial
- Case Material: Gold Filled
- Display: Analog