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"Hamilton 992B Introduction Information" "Click" to Login or Register 
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The following two 992B informations sheets are from the Hamilton Archives.

Robert

Hamilton 992B-1
 
Posts: 553 | Location: Southwest Virginia U.S.A. | Registered: December 27, 2004
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And page 2----

Hamilton 992B-2
 
Posts: 553 | Location: Southwest Virginia U.S.A. | Registered: December 27, 2004
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Hey Robert,

Thanks for posting. Interesting stuff.

Rob
 
Posts: 580 | Location: Kingsport, Tennessee in the USA | Registered: November 26, 2002
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Rob,
Thanks, I just wish we could find more "documented" informaton for this forum.

Robert
 
Posts: 553 | Location: Southwest Virginia U.S.A. | Registered: December 27, 2004
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Robert, This is very interesting information you posted from Hamilton. I think we have to believe a letter concerning what the factory stated they have already done above any speculation today otherwise and that includes the statement that the first 992-B watches were shipped out in the "IVORY colored plastic cigarette boxes"--NOT BLUE ones.
Best regards,
Larry
 
Posts: 111 | Location: From the Heartland of America | Registered: February 17, 2005
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Larry,

Thanks, I think the paragraph below is especially important, it tells the case model and dial that was used on the first shipment of 940 watches.

It mentions the pre-shipment of 8 watches. These could have been C001-C008, but we probably will never know! It also mentions about ordering the 992B in the cases previously used on the 992E, which would have been several models.

Robert

Ham992B1stShipment
 
Posts: 553 | Location: Southwest Virginia U.S.A. | Registered: December 27, 2004
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The "Gelson List" and other source records that we have seem to match up with examples seen/observed.

The serial number list here
https://ihc185.infopop.cc/eve/f...54108073/m/864108073

has proven to follow known examples up until approximately 1954.. then the existing records disappear... we are left to attempt a recreation of the dating from this point on.
 
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