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Hamilton Production of Large Pillar Plate 16 Size "Click" to Login or Register 
IHC Member 1555
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Would someone have the production number of the large pillar plate 16 size watches made by Hamilton and also the number of the Grade 973 Hunter movements produced with large pillar plates?

Also what serial number runs these were produced in and the year they changed the Grade 973 to the normal pillar plate size?

Thank You to All.
 
Posts: 2262 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
IHC Member 1555
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Found a link to another discussion on this message board which has answered my questions, thanks.
 
Posts: 2262 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
IHC Member 1610
Picture of Harry J. Hyaduck Sr.
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It may have been a discussion I had brought up in the past Bila. I have a large pillar plate version of the 972, 974, 975, 976, and 977 but I don't remember if I have a 973 or not.
 
Posts: 3850 | Location: Georgia in the USA | Registered: September 22, 2011
IHC Member 1555
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It was Harry, a couple of links actually, Robert actual does discuss the approximate production figures in the thread. The only thing I have not found out is the serial number that they changed the Grade 973 at.
 
Posts: 2262 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
IHC Member 1610
Picture of Harry J. Hyaduck Sr.
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Sorry I can't help Bila. Until I found out how many large pillar plate Hamilton's were made I thought the Price Guide was accurate but found out it was not even close.
 
Posts: 3850 | Location: Georgia in the USA | Registered: September 22, 2011
IHC Member 1555
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I agree about the price guide Harry, a country mile out, the run numbers they quote for the large pillar plate do not make sense at all.
 
Posts: 2262 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
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Bila & Harry
According to the research that I did the last large PP 973 sn was 61600 finished at the end of April 1899. The next sn 973 was 63901 finished in August 1900 which was after Hamilton's switch to the "Elgin model" standard 16 size cases early in 1900.
Bob
 
Posts: 346 | Location: Woodland Hills, California in the USA | Registered: January 07, 2011
IHC Member 1555
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Excellent Bob, thanks for that piece of info, very much appreciated.
 
Posts: 2262 | Location: Gladstone in Australia | Registered: January 14, 2011
IHC Member 1610
Picture of Harry J. Hyaduck Sr.
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Thank you Robert!
 
Posts: 3850 | Location: Georgia in the USA | Registered: September 22, 2011
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