Also, I offer a refund if you are not entirely happy, as long as the watch is returned within seven day's. I will include a 3 month guarantee on the movement which is long enough for you to assess the working order. Timing: Timed to precision on a state-of-the-art computerized system. Serviced: Yes, freshly cleaned and oiled. Movement markings: Hamilton 770 USA 22 Jewelsīand: New Hursh Brown Leather with matching buckleĬrystal type: Excellent Mineral Glass Crystal The mineral glass crystal has no faults.Īttached to this watch is a Hursh brown new quality genuine leather band in black tone, 18mm wide with anti-allergic matching tone buckle. The black pointex hand original to this watch. Hamilton logo in black enamel at 3 O’clock. Some fine scratching on the bezel, the gold look thick and no wear through.ĭial The dial is original gold die-struck cameo finish dial is made to resemble a United States Liberty Head $20 gold coin. The case back is stamped 14K Hamilton The case is hand polished and has a snap on case back. Watch is 32mm by 38mm lug to lug with a 18mm watch band width. The case is in excellent condition with very light wear. Our vintage watch shop has freshly disassembled the watch down to the last screw and cleaned and oiled.Ĭase The case of this watch is made of 14k yellow solid gold and it is all original. 22 jewel, fully adjusted, shock resistant jewels (for the balance staff), anti-magnetic and a lifetime-rated Dynavar white alloy mainspring. The US-made movement was marketed to have 5 key features. Movement The 770 was a dramatic improvement to the Hamilton line. The Coin is also noteworthy in that there is no second hand - one of only a handful of models to not have a second hand. I think they used what was available as you'll find both hands on 14K or the gold filled cases. You'll find that some watches have pointex or alpha style hands and some have straight baton style hands. The coin is a fairly large watch by vintage standards. It is very much a watch of its time - a bit garish but certainly an eye-grabber! As a collectable it is one of the most sought-after of all Hamiltons because of its extreme rarity." The dial is embossed to resemble a gold coin, and the edge of the case is reeded like a coin. The style is obviously copied after the Corum gold coin watches that were popular at the time. That still puts this watch among the very rarest of all Hamiltons ever made. I think there were probably 150-250 in rolled gold-plate and 50-100 in gold, based on surviving examples. However, based on my own experience, I believe these figures are too low. According to Paul Frankenfeld, a production manager at Hamilton at the time, only 50-75 were made in RGP, and 10-15 in 14K gold. It was produced in both rolled gold-plate, as this example, and in 14K solid gold. It was never cataloged and very few were made. Hamilton used the last remaining stocks of the superlative grade 770 movement with 22 jewels to complete this very interesting and rare watch. It was produced in 1969 just after all production of movements was shut down at Hamilton's Lancaster, PA factory in January 1969. This is one of the most unusual as well as one of the most historic of Hamilton watches. Here's what noted Hamilton-expert René Rondeau once wrote about the Coin watch when he had one for sale. It was not catalogued and a very scarce few were made. The last watch to be made by Hamilton with an American-made movement in an American-made case was the Coin, sometimes called the Liberty Coin. Hamilton still had a presence in Lancaster, Pennsylvania but certainly the end of an era was marked at this time. In 1969, the Hamilton Watch company was purchased by the Swatch Group and ceased to be "an American watch company". It is very much a watch of its time - a bit garish but certainly an eye-grabber! As a collectible, it is one of the most sought-after of all the Hamiltons. This is a great looking RARE Hamilton 14K Solid Gold Liberty Coin Watch. The style is obviously copied after the Corum gold coin watches that were popular at the time. Hamilton 14K Solid Gold Liberty Coin Watch “The Last American Hamilton”
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