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This is the place to research and show off you goodies for others
to admire... A library of Info and Photos!

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Hamilton Watch Forum member and vintage Hamilton collector Tom Diss (Vintagehamiltons) has been generous enough to share pictures and descriptions of his collection with us. A list of these watches follows. Click on any link to be taken to the thread.

Here are the Master HAMILTON LINKS:

64028-4 Barrel Plain Barrel Engraved Boone Bowman Brooke Cabot Cambridge Carlisle Clark Coleman Converta II Cushion B Cushion Engraved Cushion Form Cushion WWII Custer Dixon Dodson Douglas Drake Endicott Ellsworth Gent's Wrist Watch Gladstone Grant Greenwich Hastings Heyward Judson K-454 Lincrest Lyndon Mason Medford Merritt Meteor Morley Mt. Vernon Oval Perry Rodney Ross Russell Rutledge Scott Sea-lectric II Sentinel Sherwood (Seneca) Sherwood N Sidney Square B Square Engraved Steeldon Stormking IV Sutton Talbot T-403 Taylor Thincraft II Thor Tonneau Transcontinental A Vancott Watson Webster Winthrop Yorktowne

Tom's experiences in the collecting field can be viewed here.

In addition, Will Roseman wrote an excellent series of articles on Hamilton watches. The articles are archived here.



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ELGIN SERIAL NUMBERS:
http://elginwatches.org/databases/elgin_sn_intro.html

ELGIN DIAL REFERENCE:
http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/american-watch-forum/57704.htm#post522351

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Photo Tutorial:
http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/general-discussion-forum/47072.htm

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Case Markings site:
http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/american-watch-forum/41977.htm

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Favorite Watch Books/References:
http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/american-watch-forum/40113.htm

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Military Codes (Casebacks):

OA for 7- to 9-jewel pocket watches.
OB for 15- to 17-jewel pocket watches.
OC for 7- to 9-jewel wrist watches. (non-waterproof case)
OD for 15-to 17-jewel wrist watches. (non-waterproof case)
OE for 21-jewel railroad grade pocket watches.
OF for 15- to 17-jewel wrist watches (waterproof case).
OFA for 15- to 16-jewel wrist watch, waterproof case, Air Corps (Navigation, Type A-11, substitute standard).
OG for 7- to 9-jewel wrist watch (waterproof case).
OS for stop watch.

For watches manufactured prior to 12 November 1940, there were no letter codes.
The following identification was added when the watch was returned for repair.

OW for 7- to 9-jewel pocket watches.
OX for 15- to 17-jewel pocket watches.
OY for 7-to 9-jewel wrist watches. (non-waterproof case)
OZ for 15- to 17-jewel wrist watches. (non-waterproof case)


Stan's Incredible Military Ads Find:
http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/american-watch-forum/57675.htm


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WHAT IS A HACKING WATCH?
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