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HAMILTONS WITH MILITARY MARKINGS

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January 05, 2006, 19:59
Fred R. Hougham
HAMILTONS WITH MILITARY MARKINGS
Julian,
Read your post on finding the U.S. ARMY and I thought this would make for an interesting topic to post. I will start it out with the following:
992b Type III, # C 88778, marked U.S. GOVT.
ss enamel 24 hour dial
BASE METAL case marked: / ORDNANCE DEPT. / U.S.A. / NO. OE-16289 /


January 05, 2006, 20:00
Fred R. Hougham
dial


January 05, 2006, 20:00
Fred R. Hougham
case back


January 05, 2006, 22:35
Fred R. Hougham
Heres another:
Hamilton 992B Type II, # C 47477, marked U.S. Govt, ss enamel dial # 024, base metal case marked:
U.S. / ORDNANCE DEPT. / WATCH R.R. GRADE / MFRS PART NO. 992B / SERIAL NO OE-7585 / HAMILTON WATCH CO.


January 05, 2006, 22:35
Fred R. Hougham
DIAL


January 05, 2006, 22:36
Fred R. Hougham
CASE


January 05, 2006, 22:47
Fred R. Hougham
Hamilton 992B Type I, # C 1279, marked BU. AERO / U.S. NAVY,
black military style dial marked: BU. AERO / U.S. NAVY / GCT, silver case marked U.S. NAVY N O432


January 05, 2006, 22:50
Fred R. Hougham
d


January 05, 2006, 22:51
Fred R. Hougham
c


January 06, 2006, 18:00
Greg Crockett
Hello Fred,

Good thread idea.

The Army 992B's are excellent. Any idea of when the changes were made in the case back information? If memory serves, these watches came in a govt. box w/a rubber watch protector and a leather thong. The rubber watch protectors are getting rather hard to find.

The BU. AERO / U.S. NAVY is extremely hard to come by. I wonder if there are any more of those out there?


Best regards,

Greg
January 06, 2006, 19:18
Terry Hill
fred,

Whooo wee on the Bu Aero watch.... low number there...

from what I have see of the 4992B contracts, the case engraving is spelled out in the contract, i would not expect the 992B to be different... have not seen those contracts though...
January 07, 2006, 16:28
Fred R. Hougham
Greg,
Most of these that I'm posting are in their original wooden boxes ( as shown)
Fred


January 07, 2006, 16:34
Fred R. Hougham
Hamilton 3992B, # 3C 2389, marked U.S. GOVT., 24 hour enamel dial w/sweep seconds, silver case marked: NAVIGATION / MASTER WATCH / MFRS PART NO. 33103 / HAMILTON WATCH CO. / U.S.A. with Canadian markings of C.H.S.3 & CANADIAN BROAD ARROW & SERIAL NUMBER. This one is also w/ the original wooden box.


January 07, 2006, 16:36
Fred R. Hougham
dial


January 07, 2006, 16:37
Fred R. Hougham
case


January 07, 2006, 22:08
Julian J. Smith
Fred,
TOP DRAWER
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J Smith
January 08, 2006, 00:24
Steven D. Jencso
I've been meaning to post this and this is the perfect time:

4992b, SN# 4C47777, marked U.S. GOVT., GCT dial, base metal case marked:

Watch / Navigation Master / MS 28076 / Mfr's 33106 / DA-36-038-ORD-21409-M / Serial No 23421 / Hamilton Watch Co / U.S.N.

4992B movement

January 08, 2006, 00:26
Steven D. Jencso
GCT dial, type AN5740-1

GCT dial

January 08, 2006, 00:27
Steven D. Jencso
case back

4992b case back

January 08, 2006, 01:10
Eric Kroon
Hey fred i have the same 3992b with ser#3c1337 whats your silver case number?
January 08, 2006, 11:49
Fred R. Hougham
Eric,
case # is: k017034
Fred
January 08, 2006, 11:58
Fred R. Hougham
4992B,
Hamilton 4992B # 4C 1651, marked U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, 12 HOUR SS BLACK DIAL W/ MINUTE TRACK, BASE METAL case shows heavy wear but is marked ORDANCE DEPARTMENT / U.S.A. / NO. OE 16804