Buying a 992B in 1941

April 12, 2010, 09:49

John A. Craft

Before starting, let me thank everyone for providing this terrific resource. I've learned quite a bit reading through the various posts here.

I'm hoping the regulars here can help me get my head around what the original cost of a particular 992B would have been when it was first introduced. You could formulate the question several ways, but the formulation I'm most interested in would be:

"What combination of case and dial would be the least expensive 992B a railroader could buy in 1941?"

I've seen various posts here that show catalog prices of various configurations, but (if it exists) I haven't stumbled across a post that shows the relative prices of cases and dials.

I would appreciate any help you can offer.

April 12, 2010, 13:50

Lindell V. Riddle

Hi John,

The closest we might come is this 1941 advertisement posted below wherein the price of a 992B is shown at $66.00 with the buyer's choice of three cases and two dials. In later years the Stainless-Steel Case 15 and the Rolled-Gold-Plate Case 16 were both quoted at less than any of the then available Gold-Filled cases but I do not recall of differing prices for dial choices on new Hamilton 992B Railway Special Watches.

Perhaps someone else will have more extensive information.

Lindell

This 1941 advertisement shows a $66.00 price...