Just to show how the two-tone can look different in different light (i.e. the center or outer portions can appear either white or gray; though in normal light the center is darker than the outer portion of the dial).

The contrast.

This is one of my favorites more often than not. I've never seen this band before.
I hope this has a picture...

My little Lexington.

Another view. Hamilton's first stainless steel watch.

In a similar vein, I just watched a slew of Private Snafu Warner Bros. cartoons...

I am wearing a military style watch today with a quartz movement. It's a comfortable little watch, but not very expensive or hard to find. What I like most about it is that it was a gift from my grandbabies!!

Greg, do you have access to a digital camera? It's easy to post a picture here....

Here's an early bubbleback, ref. 2764 (from 1939 by the serial number), with an original Roman-Arabic (California) dial.

Post scriptum: Actually it is a very well-executed dial refinish, but the hands are apparently original.

Adam,

It's refreshing to see an original "California" dial, instead of the tacky and poorly done reproductions that are everywhere. Very nice indeed.

Mine is this Hamilton Cushion with seconds register at the 9 position. This is one of the watches made by Hamilton in the 1940s, identified by the makers name (Wadsworth), and 10K gold-filled being stamped on the outside of the back.

It would seem to be a genuine secs.@9 dial as the back of the dial does not show any evidence of ever having been refinished. I don't remember ever seeing another.

See Will Roseman's excellent web site for more on this model.


Dan.

Dan, that's a gorgeous Cushion. It must have been so "retro" in the '40s.

Here's my 10K green gold filled cushion from the 40's. It was without a crystal for a long time resulting in the dial rash. I found it just two weeks after reading about the model on Will's site.

Now there's another mystery as Will's notes mention only a 10K yellow gold-fill version.

Does the watch have the Wadsworth stamp on the outside of the back ?

dan

It could be yellow as sometimes it's a bit hard to tell, but it seems to have a greenish tint, but I could be wrong. The outside of the caseback is marked W10KGOLDFILLED. Inside of the caseback is marked with the following: Hamilton Watch Co, Wadsworth, & 10K gold filled, along with the serial no. The movement is a 986A.

Wore the Hamilton "Floyd Bennett" today.

Something I just bought in NY, a ca. 1927 Omega sterling silver cushion, with porcelain (or poss. enamel?) dial. It's a nice 32 mm. Keeps great time, and has a >30 hr power reserve.

IW "Marine Diver" with an ETA 2824-2, 25J Swiss automatic movement,
sapphire crystals front and back, Panerai style lock down crown and
water resistant to 6ATM

Here is a 1931 Gladstone in the less common green gold-filled -- unfortunately with a little brassing at the high points of the bezel, but with an original luminous dial in great condition.

Another view.

I wonder for how long a certain Elmer Schroeder owned this watch, and how old he was in 1931?

I wore my own wristwatch (or rather, the one I make). It's special to me since it was the proto-type. I put it on a NATO-like strap last week and I wasn't sure of it at first but now I think it's the perfect strap for the watch.