AUTHENTIC VINTAGE HAMILTON ULTRA-MATIC WESTMINSTER MICROROTOR GENTS DRESSWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL: HAMILTON ULTRA-MATIC WESTMINSTER

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: SCRATCH FREE CRYSTAL

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: HAMILTON SWISS 26 JEWELS MICRO ROTOR AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT CAL.92

DIAL COLOR: SILVER TONE MILITARY DIAL

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: HOUR, MINUTES AND DATE WINDOW AT 6:00

HANDS/JARUM: BLACK/GOLD HANDS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: GOLD/BLACK BATON MARKER

CASING : 20 MICRON GOLD ELECTROPLATED ON STAINLESS STEEL

BEZEL: STAINLESS STEEL

LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 34mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 38mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: GOLD ELECTROPLATED BEZEL-STAINLESS STEEL BACK- S/N 92005 4

CROWN: ORIGINAL HAMILTON GP CROWN

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE BROWN LIZARD LEATHER BANDS

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5" FULL LENGHT

CONDITION: WORKING AND KEEPING TIME, EXCELLENT CONDITION

MY PRICE/HARGA :RM800.00 (NEGOTIABLE)

LIST RM800.00 SOLD RM00

BRIEF HISTORY OF HAMILTON WATCHES

Founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1892. Hamilton Produced its first watch in 1893, designed by H.J. Cain, one of the company's founding members.

1893 Hamilton introduces "The Broadway Limited", a railroad watch that was dubbed "the watch of Railroad accuracy". Initially manufactured to provide the country's railroads with reliable timing devices, the Hamilton railroad pocket watch was adopted as the official watch of the American Expeditionary Forces worldwide. A wrist watch version of the railroad watch was issued to General Pershing and his doughboys in WWI, accompanied Admiral Byrd on his expeditions to the North and South Poles, served the Picards well on their first balloon ascent into the stratosphere, and was on the wrist of the first American to scale Mount Everest.

1928 The Yankees win the world series. Hamilton introduces the Yankee Watch, establishing it as a leader in watch design. Hamilton helped America keep pace with the energy of a new lifestyle. New Hamilton designs, such as the Yankee and the Piping Rock, projected the independant spirit of the day.

1930 Hamilton continues to capture the soaring spirit of the 1930's. The world turns to the skies as commercial aviation takes off. Hamilton soon becomes the official timepiece of the most famous industry leaders --- TWA, Eastern, United and Northwest.

1940 WWII Hamilton stops production of watches for consumers and creates new timepieces exclusively for military use. Close to one million Hamilton military watches are produced. Today, the 'Hack' has become very collectible among watch and military collectors.

1957 Hamilton's leadership in engineering and innovation creates a significant breakthrough in timekeeping. Hamilton introduces the first electric watch in 1957. The Ventura becomes an instant success. See "Hamilton Electric"



1965 Inspired by the sleek lines of the Cadillac tailfins of the 50's, the Ventura becomes the watch of choice for the icoms of american style. Elvis Presley chooses to wear the Ventura in his movie, 'Blue Hawaii.'

1972 The furure is close at hand and Hamilton shocks the world with a completely new kind of watch. Manufactured at its headquarters in Pennsylvania, Hamilton introduces the world's first digital watch - the Pulsar.

Today, Hamilton s primary collections include the American Classics collection and the Khaki collection, updated versions of the legendary military timepieces of yesteryear. Manufactured at its headquarters in Pennsylvania, Hamilton introduces the world's first digital watch - the Pulsar.

AUTHENTIC HAMILTON KHAKI AUTOMTIC PILOT GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 2000's

MODEL: HAMILTON KHAKI

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: HAMILTON SWISS ETA 25 JEWELS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT WITH HACKING SYSTEM - EXHIBITION WINDOW CASEBACK

DIAL COLOR: SILVER TONE MILITARY DIAL

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: HOUR, MINUTES, SECONDS AND DATE WINDOW AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS MERCEDES HANDS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: LUMINOUS ARABIC MILITARY MARKER WITH 24 HRS

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL/ KELULI SEPENUHNYA

BEZEL: STAINLESS STEEL

LUGS: 20mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 41mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 44mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: EXHIBITION WINDOW CASEBACK

CROWN: ORIGINAL HAMILTON SSCREW DOWN CROWN

STRAP/TALI: ORIGINAL HAMILTON GENUINE GREEN TEXTILE & LEATHER BANDS

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5" FULL LENGHT

CONDITION: WORKING AND KEEPING TIME, EXCELLENT CONDITION

RECOMMENDED RETAIL WHEN NEW IS USD499/RM1500.00

MY PRICE/HARGA : (SOLD TO MR CHIN FROM MALACCA)

LIST RM750.00 SOLD RM660.00

BRIEF HISTORY OF HAMILTON WATCHES

Founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1892. Hamilton Produced its first watch in 1893, designed by H.J. Cain, one of the company's founding members.

1893 Hamilton introduces "The Broadway Limited", a railroad watch that was dubbed "the watch of Railroad accuracy". Initially manufactured to provide the country's railroads with reliable timing devices, the Hamilton railroad pocket watch was adopted as the official watch of the American Expeditionary Forces worldwide. A wrist watch version of the railroad watch was issued to General Pershing and his doughboys in WWI, accompanied Admiral Byrd on his expeditions to the North and South Poles, served the Picards well on their first balloon ascent into the stratosphere, and was on the wrist of the first American to scale Mount Everest.

1928 The Yankees win the world series. Hamilton introduces the Yankee Watch, establishing it as a leader in watch design. Hamilton helped America keep pace with the energy of a new lifestyle. New Hamilton designs, such as the Yankee and the Piping Rock, projected the independant spirit of the day.

1930 Hamilton continues to capture the soaring spirit of the 1930's. The world turns to the skies as commercial aviation takes off. Hamilton soon becomes the official timepiece of the most famous industry leaders --- TWA, Eastern, United and Northwest.

1940 WWII Hamilton stops production of watches for consumers and creates new timepieces exclusively for military use. Close to one million Hamilton military watches are produced. Today, the 'Hack' has become very collectible among watch and military collectors.

1957 Hamilton's leadership in engineering and innovation creates a significant breakthrough in timekeeping. Hamilton introduces the first electric watch in 1957. The Ventura becomes an instant success. See "Hamilton Electric"



1965 Inspired by the sleek lines of the Cadillac tailfins of the 50's, the Ventura becomes the watch of choice for the icoms of american style. Elvis Presley chooses to wear the Ventura in his movie, 'Blue Hawaii.'

1972 The furure is close at hand and Hamilton shocks the world with a completely new kind of watch. Manufactured at its headquarters in Pennsylvania, Hamilton introduces the world's first digital watch - the Pulsar.

Today, Hamilton s primary collections include the American Classics collection and the Khaki collection, updated versions of the legendary military timepieces of yesteryear. Manufactured at its headquarters in Pennsylvania, Hamilton introduces the world's first digital watch - the Pulsar.

HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AUTHENTIC "MEN IN BLACK" HAMILTON VENTURA GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 2009

MODEL: HAMILTON VENTURA "MEN IN BLACK"

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS ETA QUARTZ MOVEMENT

DIAL COLOR: BLACK "MEN IN BLACK" WITH ELETRIC CHARGE SYMBOL

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DRESS WATCH

HANDS/JARUM: SIVER TONE/ KEPERAKAN

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: SILVER TONE DOT/DOT KEPERAKAN

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL/ KELULI SEPENUHNYA

BEZEL: STAINLESS STEEL

LUGS: 20mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 35mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 52mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: HAMILTON~ H LOGO~S/N:H244110~WATER RESISTANT~50M~SWISS MADE~

CROWN: ORIGINAL SS/ KELULI

STRAP/TALI: ORIGINAL HAMILTON GENUINE BLACK LIZARD WITH DOUBLE FOLDED CLASP/ TALI KULIT ORI HAMILTON

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5" FULL LENGHT

COMES WITH ORIGINAL BOX, OUTER BOX, MANUAL AND INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY (1 YEAR LEFT)

PRICE/HARGA: (SOLD TO TUAN SALIM FROM KELANA JAYA)

JAM INI DIBELI DI TOKYO SEMASA LAWATAN KERJA DI SANA PADA 2009. HARGA PASARAN PADA MASA ITU IALAH JPY63,000 (RM2,400)

BRIEF INFORMATION ON HAMILTON VENTURA WATCHES
Though not even Elvis could save the original by wearing it in his 1961 movie, Blue Hawaii, the Hamilton Ventura watch is making a come-back in a technologically updated reproduction model. Thanks to the blockbuster movie Men In Black, which featured the watches (they sport a futuristic look even to today’s audiences), Hamilton is once again at the top of the American watch market. Designed by Richard Arbib in the 1950’s, the Hamilton Ventura 500 was intended to look like a bomb, only with a 90 degree rotation. It is, perhaps, prophetic that the Ventura (and its electric brethren) contributed heavily to the downfall of Hamilton over the next two decades. Although it reached immediate success as the first electric watch ever to reach the consumer market, its recurring problems with accuracy and with worn-out electrical contact pads had the watch returning to stores at an unprecedented rate as well. Nevertheless, the extraordinary appearing Ventura was the fastest selling gold watch Hamilton had made. At the same time as releasing the Ventura, Hamilton also released a traditional looking electric model, the Van Horn, which was badly outsold by its futuristic companion. Because of this, Hamilton issued several outstanding watches in the 1960’s also designed by Arbib and similar designers, like the Hamilton Pacer, Victor and Spectra.

The device itself was relatively simple, as electronic watches had not yet truly distinguished themselves from their mechanical counterparts. Their movement was still traditionally mechanical, but the mainspring had been replaced by a battery for the power source. In spite of this simplicity, the Ventura required extensive fine-tuning and Hamilton did not provide service manuals to their dealers (watches were expected to be returned to the factory for service). Combined with their all-too-frequent troubles, these factors tarnished the reputation Hamilton had in the watch market. Hamilton would go from being one of America’s leading watchmakers to near-bankruptcy in just over a decade.

By the time that the King wore one, the Ventura (now the 505 model) had been updated with with a better system to protect the contact pads. Both methods had been considered by Hamilton when they designed the original Ventura in 1957, but were discarded due to cost and internal design questions. It was feared that a radical design change in watch function would deter some potential buyers. Thanks to the accuracy of quartz watches, the original problems of the Ventura are long past and the new replicas mark a resurgence by Hamilton in the lives of business men and women, academicians and watch aficionados. Because Hamilton released a ladies’ model with its new line, the Ventura has doubled its potential market. It has garnered particular support among young professionals of both genders. The Ventura, as featured in Men In Black represents excellence in modern watch production and can be expected to avoid the problems of its forebears, but to continue striking amazement in anyone who sees it.