Thread: What types of watches do you like?

Here's a pic of the movement.......
So far so good....keeping time like a champ!

15 jewels was considered a fully jeweled watch in those days and then they went to 17. You should consider having it serviced. It would come back looking like new on the inside.

it's a quality watch for sure.

This is a Hamilton WWll piece made for the military.

Thanks, I'm glad you told me it was a good quality watch. I plan on getting it serviced. Servicing a vintage watch isn't cheap from I have read. We'll see what my finances are like down the road. I might take it to a local jeweller here in town and see what he says about it. The insides are pretty clean from what I can see. And then a gain, I really don't know a whole lot about vintage watches either..... But I'm learning.

Very nice watch you got there yourself. Your movement is a lot more complicated than mine. I see it has the temperature adjust and 22 jewels!!! .... All the bells and whistles.......Very nice!

It's really a 21 jewel model but it's modified for a center seconds which requires the extra jewel. Hamilton watches with serial numbers starting with 4 are military models. The actual model is a 992b which was their most advanced model. This particular one was never actually issued and is really pristine all around. Photos don't do it justice.

In general a watch repairer will charge around $130 to service that if parts are not required. The wrinkle is though parts can be had the average watch repairer doesn't have anything for vintage stuff though much can be ordered new from supply houses but other stuff has to be taken from a parts watch.

Wherever you go make sure the repairer isn't some ham handed quartz jockey trying to learn mechanical watches by practicing on your watch. True watch repairers are like hens teeth.

Your pocket watch is very nice. Pretty valuable too, I'm guessing.
I'll do my research on a proper watch service person, someone who studies Horology.