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Drake model
catalogued 1935-1936
true Art Deco styling
offered in a 10K yellow gold filled case & 10K white gold filled case
dial options were applied gold numbers (most common), luminous, & black enamel numbers
20,919 manufactured in ygf
4,121 in wgf
one of Hamilton's largest watches at the time
28mm wide excluding the crown
40mm over the lug tips
18mm strap width
$37.50 new with luminous or black enamel dial
$40.00 new with applied gold number dial
not seen very often today even though the ygf version had a relatively high production volume
wgf model is very scarce
one of my favorite models

Art Deco wristwatches photo

Art Deco wristwatches photo

Art Deco wristwatches photo

from eBay listing