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Vintage Hamilton diamond cocktail watch

Dating from the 1950's, this vintage Hamilton diamond cocktail watch is equally as much a watch as it is a stunning diamond bracelet and no matter day or night, there is no doubt that it will always be admired.
Made by Hamilton watches, the case is made in platinum and set with seven round brilliant cut diamonds on each side and a further round brilliant cut diamond on each corner. These diamonds weigh 0.38 carats and really set the tone for the entire style of the watch. And then at the top and bottom are those lovely vibrant rectangle cut diamonds with a total of forty four set into the most elegant swirl design. The way they seem to curve along gives it such a sensual design, and these diamonds total 1.60 carats. The diamonds are also lovely and clean being F in colour and VS in clarity.
The case measures 14.2mm across plus the crown and is fitted on a 14ct white gold bracelet with a safety chain for added security.
Inside is the brilliant 22 jewelled manual wind Hamilton calibre 757 which was the highest grade of movement that they made in this series. Fully serviced and running perfectly, it also comes with our twelve month warranty.
No mater where or when this watch is worn, there is no doubt that it will always be cherished and admired.

Stock# W1132cc

Maker: Hamilton

Circa: 1950

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Vintage Hamilton diamond cocktail watch from the 1950's.

A brief history about the Hamilton watch company:
Producing their first watch in 1893, this American watch company lasted until 1969 when it merged with the Swatch group. In a quirky turn of events, the Hamilton name was originally to be called Colombian, but it was discovered the Waterbury Watch Company had trademarked that name, so a meeting of stock holders was called in for a new name to be chosen. The company was named after Andrew Hamilton, a Scottish born attorney who laid out and founded Lancaster, and was the original owner of the Lancaster site on which the factory was situated.
During the expansion of the railroads in the U.S., Hamilton maintained over 56% of the market. Railroads purchased all of Hamilton's production. As the market switched from pocket watches to wrist watches after World War I, the company manufactured wrist watches. During World War II, Hamilton stopped production of watches for consumers to concentrate on the huge task of providing the forces with a total of one million timepieces.
The Hamilton marine chronometers developed in the 1940s were the first to be created by modern manufacturing. Chronometers were vital naval equipment for calculating longitude and plotting location and direction and were used by the US Navy as an alternative to radio to find position. They represented vital military equipment, since radio time signals could be intercepted and falsified by the enemy.
During the course of the war Hamilton produced 10,902 marine chronometers that met the toughest demands for accuracy and reliability, as the only company with the capability to provide this support, managing to develop and produce these in a little over a year. The company’s efforts were rewarded in 1943 with a US Army-Navy “E” Award, presented for excellence in production of military equipment.
During World War II, Hamilton retooled its business model to serve the military, dropping its consumer products.

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