Is There A Name For This Hamilton ?
I looked throught the sticky.....can't find it ...or any watch that says Hamilton Illinois ......it was made in 1956, the case back says Illinois, the dial, as you can see, says Hamilton and under that Illinois.....WHen it arrived a couple of days ago, the back was loose, I did take a peek and saw that the movement said "Illinois" and "Swiss"....and looked clean ......but when I snapped the back on, it seems to have wleded itself to the case......I can't get it off .....and it even has a thumbnail thingy .....arggggggggso no movement photos, as I am becoming more and more paranoid about things like scratching the back, can't have that ! anyway, does a Hamilton Illinois watch have a name like the regular Hamiltons ? ...and is this considered a Hamilton ? ...that name does come first ....It runs like a champ, with just a few minutes handling, it ran for more than 36 hours.....the rest of the time it has been sitting on a cabinet.....I think the case is reather interesting looking ....kind of Goudy like .....flowing lines and all......there doesn't seem to be any brassing and I looked with a 30 power loupe.....but there are a lot of little nicks, which is why I think it doesn't really polish to the highest shine ....too many refracions.....just a theory mind you .....I didn't have the light tan band that I would prefer to use with this watch ...seems I am out of them ....and the glass crystal was dirty....and there are a lot of scratches, but they're all little ones......and a close upand then here's the back, the kind I USED to call a bubble back, but now I call them pillow backs ....( with a nod to the Rolex folks) and as you can see, there isn't any brassing showing, even with the extreme close up ......If anyone has information about this watch I surely would appreciate it .....it goes to Treasure Island with me this weekend to make it's debut in the case.....and I like to have as much information about each watch as possible .....and I know that there's probably more information of Hamiltons that any other watch brand in this whole forum !Sorry about no movement shot