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Hamilton 18 size 2 tone grade 937 "Click" to Login or Register 
Samie L. Smith
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Here is a nice 2 tone Hamilton I picked up this weekend ,wonder how much workmanship like this would cost new in todays market..

The dial

 
Posts: 3208 | Location: Monticello, Kentucky U.S.A. | Registered: June 24, 2004
Samie L. Smith
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had a very hard time getting a good picture of the movement this picture don,t really show how nice it is.

 
Posts: 3208 | Location: Monticello, Kentucky U.S.A. | Registered: June 24, 2004
Samie L. Smith
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Posts: 3208 | Location: Monticello, Kentucky U.S.A. | Registered: June 24, 2004
Edward L. Parsons, Jr.
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Very Nice Samie!! The the contrast of the flowers in the damaskeening pattern against the gold-flashed background really sets off the whole design.

It's also nice the way the gold-flashed pattern continues across the main plate, the barrel bridge, and the balance bridge.


Best Regards,

Ed
 
Posts: 6696 | Location: Southwestern Pennsylvania, USA | Registered: April 19, 2004
Lindell V. Riddle
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Looks like numbers 12201-13000 are 937 which is the hunter version of a 936 and in 1898 when those were produced they were both accepted in RR Time Service. A similar 936 was finished for J.W. Forsinger a Chicago Jewelry Distributor and well-known Time Inspector.

Really nice find Samie!

Wink
 
Posts: 10553 | Location: Northeastern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 19, 2002
Mark Cross
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Holy Smokes, Samie...that's a beauty! Smile

To answer your question, in my personal opinion, it would be one of those situations where a watch maker would tell you in order to duplicate that movement, "If you have to ask a price, you already can't afford it!" Wink

HIGH regards! Mark
 
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