Recently picked up this Hamilton 940 S# 964088 Gr. 940, model 1 Circa 1912-1913 21 jewel, adjusted 5 positions Dial, "Hamilton" script, DS CDN 24 hour inner chapter, small clean chip at lever and faint HL btw 38/39 minutes. That for me is the Ecstasy, the case however is the Agony. A B&B recase and is done for sure. My poor photography does not do the movement justice.
Posts: 535 | Location: Innisfil in Ontario, Canada | Registered: November 04, 2014
Nice 940, Rick. You should be able to dig up a better case, they are out there.I have a Motor Barrel 17J 936 with the exact same 24Hr.Montgomery dial as yours.My dial is trashed though.I just got a pretty nice non-24 Hr. Montgomery for it, I noticed that the seconds bit on the regular one is much bigger in diameter than the 24hr. ones for some reason, so the second hand will be too short.Thanks for showing it...Ted.
Posts: 1323 | Location: Lebanon, Connecticut USA | Registered: March 28, 2008
And that sir, is the hook for me. I know of no other place where this level of artistry, craftsmanship and precision engineering meet in one place. I've always appreciated functional art. Watches, pocket watches in particular take this to a level of their own.
Only recently have I been pulled in to the early history of these pieces and the relation they have to the building of a nation... or nations, if you prefer.
Posts: 2032 | Location: San Diego, California in the USA | Registered: August 30, 2012
