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Rare Hamilton Model 946 Pocket Watch w/ Colorful Blue, Gold, & White Fancy Dial
Estimated price for orientation: 3 775 $
Category: Antique
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Description Movement: Mechanical: Hand-winding Closure: Open Face Country Made: USA Features: Arabic Numerals, 23 Jewel, 18 Size, Multicolor Dial, Lever Set Age: Antique (pre 1920) Model: 946 Brand: Hamilton Serial Number: 549,175 Case Material: Rose Gold Filled
Rare 18-Size 946 Hamilton Gold-Filled Pocket Watch with Perfect Blue, Gold, & White Fancy Dial
U.S.; Hamilton; Man’s; Serial #549,175; Circa: 1906
CASE: The rose gold-filled 18-size #1,205,555 case features an open face, floral/machined/bird decorations, and is signed “Wadsworth.”
DIAL: This fancy porcelain single sunk dial displays Arabic numerals, spade hands, and is signed “Hamilton Watch Co.”
MOVT: This 23-jewel lever-set #549,175 movement with lever escapement, is nickel, with a full plate layout, and is signed.
C 3 (The case is in very good condition.)
D 2 (The dial is in perfect condition.)
M 3 (The movement is in very good condition.)
R 9 ½ (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare.)
Experts Opinion: Hamilton’s are exceedingly rare with perfect fancy dials. This jewel is a 23-jewel 946 model and in a sweet case. AI-RA22015-39
Stem-wind, Lever-Set Movements
Mandatory for all railroad watches after roughly 1908, this kind of pocket watch was set by opening the crystal and bezel and pulling out the setting-lever (most hunter cases have levers accessible without removing the crystal or bezel), which was generally found at either the 10 or 2 o'clock positions on open-faced watches, and at 5:00 on hunting cased watches. Once the lever was pulled out, the crown could be turned to set the time. The lever was then pushed back in and the crystal and bezel were closed over the dial again. This method of time setting on pocket watches was preferred by American and Canadian railroads, as lever setting watches make accidental time changes impossible. After 1908, lever setting was generally required for new watches entering service on American railroads.
WATCH CASE SIZES
18 Size = 50-55MM Jewel Count
Jewels are used as bearings to reduce metal-to-metal contacts which produce friction and wear. They improve the performance and accuracy of the watch and materially proglong its usefulness. The materials used for making watch jewels are diamonds, sapphires, rubies and garnets. The diamond is the hardest but is seldom used except for cap jewels. The sapphire is the next hardness and is the most commonly used because of its fine texture. Garnets are softer than than sapphires and rubies.
7 JEWEL WATCHES. 7-Jewel watches have: two hole jewels - one at each end of the balance staff; two cap jewels - one at each end of the balance staff one roller jewel; and two pallet jewels. 9-11-13 JEWEL WATCHES. These have the 7 jewels mentioned in 7 jewel watches. In most American watches, 9,11 and 13 jewel watches the extra jewels (the other half) are in the top plate not in the pillar plate. So 11 jewel watches look like 15-jewel watches. 15 JEWEL WATCHES. These watches have the 11 jewels found in 11 jewel watches, with the addition of the following: two hole jewels - one at each end of the third-wheel; and two hole jewels - one at each end of the fourth-wheel staff. Note: There are some 16-Jewel Movements. 17 JEWEL WATCHES. The 15 Jewels in 15-Jewel watches are used with the addition of two hold jewels - one at each end of the center wheel pinion. 19 JEWEL WATCHES. In these watches the jewels are distributed as in the 17-jewel watch, with the addition of two hole jewels - one for each pivot of the barrel mainspring. 21 JEWEL WATCHES. The jewels in tehse are distributed as in the 17-jeweled grade, with the addition of two cap jewels (Usually 2 at pallet arbor and 2 at excape wheel) a few have 2 jewels for the barrel. 23 JEWEL WATCHES. The jewels are distributed as in the 21-jewel watch, with the addition of one for each pivot of the barrel & mainspring.
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Description
| Movement: | Mechanical: Hand-winding | Closure: | Open Face |
| Country Made: | USA | Features: | Arabic Numerals, 23 Jewel, 18 Size, Multicolor Dial, Lever Set |
| Age: | Antique (pre 1920) | Model: | 946 |
| Brand: | Hamilton | Serial Number: | 549,175 |
| Case Material: | Rose Gold Filled |
U.S.; Hamilton; Man’s; Serial #549,175; Circa: 1906
CASE: The rose gold-filled 18-size #1,205,555 case features an open face, floral/machined/bird decorations, and is signed “Wadsworth.”
DIAL: This fancy porcelain single sunk dial displays Arabic numerals, spade hands, and is signed “Hamilton Watch Co.”
MOVT: This 23-jewel lever-set #549,175 movement with lever escapement, is nickel, with a full plate layout, and is signed.
C 3 (The case is in very good condition.)
D 2 (The dial is in perfect condition.)
M 3 (The movement is in very good condition.)
R 9 ½ (Rarity on a scale of #1 being very common to #10 being extremely rare.)
Experts Opinion: Hamilton’s are exceedingly rare with perfect fancy dials. This jewel is a 23-jewel 946 model and in a sweet case. AI-RA22015-39
Stem-wind, Lever-Set Movements
Mandatory for all railroad watches after roughly 1908, this kind of pocket watch was set by opening the crystal and bezel and pulling out the setting-lever (most hunter cases have levers accessible without removing the crystal or bezel), which was generally found at either the 10 or 2 o'clock positions on open-faced watches, and at 5:00 on hunting cased watches. Once the lever was pulled out, the crown could be turned to set the time. The lever was then pushed back in and the crystal and bezel were closed over the dial again. This method of time setting on pocket watches was preferred by American and Canadian railroads, as lever setting watches make accidental time changes impossible. After 1908, lever setting was generally required for new watches entering service on American railroads.
WATCH CASE SIZES
18 Size = 50-55MM Jewel Count
Jewels are used as bearings to reduce metal-to-metal contacts which produce friction and wear. They improve the performance and accuracy of the watch and materially proglong its usefulness. The materials used for making watch jewels are diamonds, sapphires, rubies and garnets. The diamond is the hardest but is seldom used except for cap jewels. The sapphire is the next hardness and is the most commonly used because of its fine texture. Garnets are softer than than sapphires and rubies.
7 JEWEL WATCHES. 7-Jewel watches have: two hole jewels - one at each end of the balance staff; two cap jewels - one at each end of the balance staff one roller jewel; and two pallet jewels. 9-11-13 JEWEL WATCHES. These have the 7 jewels mentioned in 7 jewel watches. In most American watches, 9,11 and 13 jewel watches the extra jewels (the other half) are in the top plate not in the pillar plate. So 11 jewel watches look like 15-jewel watches. 15 JEWEL WATCHES. These watches have the 11 jewels found in 11 jewel watches, with the addition of the following: two hole jewels - one at each end of the third-wheel; and two hole jewels - one at each end of the fourth-wheel staff. Note: There are some 16-Jewel Movements. 17 JEWEL WATCHES. The 15 Jewels in 15-Jewel watches are used with the addition of two hold jewels - one at each end of the center wheel pinion. 19 JEWEL WATCHES. In these watches the jewels are distributed as in the 17-jewel watch, with the addition of two hole jewels - one for each pivot of the barrel mainspring. 21 JEWEL WATCHES. The jewels in tehse are distributed as in the 17-jeweled grade, with the addition of two cap jewels (Usually 2 at pallet arbor and 2 at excape wheel) a few have 2 jewels for the barrel. 23 JEWEL WATCHES. The jewels are distributed as in the 21-jewel watch, with the addition of one for each pivot of the barrel & mainspring.
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