Each includes a lifetime warranty against defect and is accompanied by a unique numbered signet and certificate of authenticity. This is the pocket watch that has a genuine Walking Liberty/Standing Eagle silver half dollar incorporated into its watch face. A genuine Swiss quartz movement powers each watch, which is secured within a stylish stainless steel case and bracelet. Swiss movement, Stainless steel case and genuine leather strap. The dial is a handpicked US Mint issued 90% pure silver Liberty Bell Half Dollar(reverse of Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar) enhanced with AureTone ™ extreme precision 24K gold accents. Your Savings: 110.00 (33) Peace Silver Dollar Liberty Coin Watch, the dial is a genuine US Mint issued 90 pure silver Peace Silver Dollar. I think it's a very interesting and special watch and as such I reserve wearing mine for only the special-est of occasions.This Lexington mens watch is our finest quality providing reliable, precision performance. I think it's a somewhat polarizing design as people either really like it or they think it's really ugly. The Coin is also noteworthy in that there is no second hand - one of only a handful of models to not have a second hand. I think they used what was available as you'll find both hands on 14K or the gold filled cases. You'll find that some watches have pointex or alpha style hands and some have straight baton style hands.
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Our wide selection is eligible for free shipping and free returns. Coin Sweeping Second Hand, Roman Numerals Certificate of Authenticity and other Pocket Watches at. The coin is a fairly large watch by vintage standards. Buy Coin Pocket Watch with Quartz Movement Statue of Liberty Commemorative Half Dollar Genuine U.S. This example is extra nice, with excellent rolled gold-plate case with no wear, and perfect original dial." (quoted from ). It is very much a watch of its time - a bit garish but certainly an eye-grabber! As a collectable it is one of the most sought-after of all Hamiltons because of its extreme rarity. The dial is embossed to resemble a gold coin, and the edge of the case is reeded like a coin. The style is obviously copied after the Corum gold coin watches that were popular at the time. That still puts this watch among the very rarest of all Hamiltons ever made.
I think there were probably 150-250 in rolled gold-plate and 50-100 in gold, based on surviving examples. However, based on my own experience, I believe these figures are too low. According to Paul Frankenfeld, a production manager at Hamilton at the time, only 50-75 were made in RGP, and 10-15 in 14K gold. It was produced in both rolled gold-plate, as this example, and in 14K solid gold. It was never cataloged and very few were made. Hamilton used the last remaining stocks of the superlative grade 770 movement with 22 jewels to complete this very interesting and rare watch. Finding the perfect vintage liberty watch may mean sifting through those created during different time. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, Yellow Gold and 14k Gold. Find the exact vintage liberty watch you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. It was produced in 1969 just after all production of movements was shut down at Hamilton's Lancaster, PA factory in January 1969. Vintage Liberty Watch For Sale on 1stDibs. This is one of the most unusual as well as one of the most historic of Hamilton watches. Surely you’ll find the exact gold coin watch you’re seeking on 1stDibs we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Here's what noted Hamilton-expert René Rondeau once wrote about the Coin watch when he had one for sale. It was not catalogued and a very scarce few were made. The last watch to be made by Hamilton with an American-made movement in an American-made case was the Coin, sometimes called the Liberty Coin. Hamilton still had a presence in Lancaster, Pennsylvania but certainly the end of an era was marked at this time. In 1969, the Hamilton Watch company was purchased by the Swatch Group and ceased to be "an American watch company". Vintage Liberty Watch For Sale on 1stDibs.
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