HAMILTON GRADE 940, 21J RAILROAD POCKET WATCH IN SILVEROID CASE, Ca. 1906- RUNNING

  
THIS IS THE GREAT ICONIC HAMILTON WATCH CO 21 JEWEL RAILROAD WATCH GRADE 940. THE WATCH HAS BEEN IN MY POCKETWATCH DISPLAY COLLECTION.

IT IS RUNNING WELL AFTER 111 YEARS (IT WAS MADE IN 1906), ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN POLISHED OR SERVICED RECENTLY. THE WATCH IS, I BELIEVE, IN ITS ORIGINAL PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE CO SILVEROID CASE. THE WATCH IS A SIZE 18. THE NICKLE MOVEMENT OF THE GRADE 940 IS A FULL PLATE DESIGN AND HAS A BEAUTIFULLY AND ELEGANTLY DAMASKEENED PATTERN ALL OVER (see photos).

IT IS STAMPED HAMILTON WATCH CO. THE 940 FEATURES A PATENT MOTOR BARREL, ADJUSTED TO TEMPERATURE, ISOCHRONISM, AND 5 POSITIONS, DOUBLE ROLLER ESCAPEMENT, STEEL ESCAPE WHEEL, BREGUET HAIRSPRING, COMPENSATION BALANCE, PATENT MICROMETRIC REGULATOR, AND GOLD LETTERING.

IT IS PENDANT WOUND AND LEVER SET. THE SERIAL NUMBER DATES IT TO 1906.

GOLD JEWEL SETTINGS ARE HELD IN WITH SCREWS. THE SILVEROID WATCH CASE REAR COVER IS STAMPED INSIDE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE CO CIRCULAR LOGO WITH A MAJESTIC CROWN AND OVERHEAD CROSS.

BELOW THE CIRCLE IS THE WORD SILVEROID IN A BOX WITH POINTED ENDS. BOTH THE BEZEL AND REAR COVER SCREW ON-AND-OFF WITH EASE, AND HAVE SERRATED GRIP TRACKS. THE BOW IS SNUG AND NOT FLOPPY IN THE LEAST.

THE DOUBLE SUNK WHITE ENAMEL DIAL HAS BOLD BLACK ARABIC HOUR MARKERS AND IS MARKED HAMILTON IN SCRIPT. THERE IS A MINUTE CHAPTER WITH THE 5 MINUTE POSITIONS MARKED WITH RED NUMERALS AND BLACK SQUARES. ALL OTHER MINUTES ARE BLACK HASH MARKS. THE SECONDS TRACK IS MARKED WITH BLACK NUMERALS EVERY 19 SECONDS, BOLD HASH MARKS AT THE OTHER 5 SECOND INTERVALS, AND BLACK HASH MARKS ELSEWHERE. A HOOK SHAPED HAIRLINE EXISTS FROM THE EDGE OF THE LARGE SUNK PORTION AT THE 3 O'CLOCK HOUR AND DROPS DOWNWARD TO THE 19 MINUTE POINT AND THEN STARTS TO MOVE BACK UPWARDS.

THE CRYSTAL IS VERY GOOD AND UNSCRATCHED. ALL THREE HANDS ARE BRIGHT BLUED. THE HOUR AND MINUTE HANDS ARE SPADE POINTER STYLE WITH EXTENDED TIPS, AND THE SECONDS HAND IS STRAIGHT WITH AN ARROW TIP TAIL. IED TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM WITH WORDS AND PHOTOS, BUT MAY HAVE MISSED SOME FEATURE/DETAIL THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.

IF IT IS TOO LOW AN ESTIMATE, I WILL ABSORB THE DIFFERENCE. The item "HAMILTON GRADE 940, 21J RAILROAD POCKET WATCH IN SILVEROID CASE, Ca. 1906- RUNNING" is in sale since Friday, September 15, 2017. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique". The seller is "jaguar1201" and is located in Stow, Ohio.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Year of Manufacture: 1900-1909
• Brand: HAMILTON
• Material: NICKLE MVMT AND SILVEROID CASE
• Closure: Open Face
• Escapement Type: Lever
• Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
• Serial Number: 565118
• Number of Jewels: 21 Jewels
• Pocket Watch Size: 18
• Model: GRADE 940
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Features: Arabic Numerals