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.

dial

movement

movement again

the agony

Nice "fully signed" variant with a 24 hr dial. Keep watching IHC185 in the "Parts For Sale" Forum for members only, one will soon show up for you.

regards,
bb

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.

Thanks Gentlemen, I will be looking for a case in the near future. Will have to see what our CDN dollar does in the next wee while.

Regards
Rick

Overall, a very nice watch, great movement, great dial and hands...

The cool thing about a shot out case like that is that you can carry the watch guilt free until you put it in your show case.

really nice movement, a real work of art

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.