Hamilton

Hamilton rose to prominence during the early days of the American railways. As the country's critical infrastructure was being created, Hamilton began selling precise timepieces that were credited with helping to avoid and minimize accidents by coordinating train timing. As the age of aviation progressed, Hamilton began timing the sky, and their watches assisted in keeping the new coast-to-coast United States Airmail service on time. Since then, Hamilton has been synonymous with aviation.

One of the most important factors in Hamilton's success has been innovation, with major advancements arriving in the mid-twentieth century that permanently transformed the world of watchmaking. The Ventura became the world's first battery-powered electrical watch in 1957, and the Pulsar, the world's first LED digital watch, followed in 1970. Since 2011, Hamilton has collaborated with ETA to develop movements that enable longer power reserves of up to 80 hours to be included into specific calibers.

For almost 90 years, Hamilton has been known as the Movie Brand, owing to our close association with Hollywood. Their watches have since appeared in over 500 major feature films, such as Shanghai Express, The Frogmen, Blue Hawaii, including recent box office hits Interstellar and The Martian, and are always selected by production designers.

Hamilton has been a part of the Swatch Group since 1974, and in 2003, they relocated our headquarters and manufacture to the heart of watchmaking nation, Biel, Switzerland. Hamilton watches today have the coveted Swiss-made name, yet Hamilton remains an American company at heart, just as it was when it was founded in Pennsylvania in 1892.

Detail information:

Website: https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/

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Price: ~US$2,195