Hamilton Watch Company, which was a major American watch manufacturer that was known for its innovative designs and produced a wide range of high-quality timepieces from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.
 
"There's a well-groomed look about the Eaton model that reflects good taste."
 
In 1948 Hamilton introduced the Eaton and it's a very classic looking tank-style watch. It was produced for four years until 1951. The vintage Hamilton Eaton watch was a model of watch specifically made for the Canadian market and was named after the T. Eaton Company, a Canadian department store chain that was one of Hamilton's largest customers.
 
HAMILTON
1948 Eaton
Cal. 980
U.S.A. Made
Wristwatch
 
This stunning timepiece is a vintage Hamilton Eaton wristwatch dated from 1948. It is a manual wind watch with a Hamilton movement grade 980, 17 jewels, sub second, U.S.A. made.
 
Something interesting to add to make this timepiece more special, the family 980/982 was designed for high-grade small-scale production and about 1,400,000 pieces (all models) were produced between 1934-1954.
 
In pristine condition, it still has the original silver dial featuring gold Arabic Numerals and gold matching hands. The sub second is located at 6. The dial is also signed with the Hamilton name.
 
Cased in a 21x28mm rectangle shappe case and fancy stepped lug design, all in 10K yellow gold filled. Original crystal. Case and crystal are both in wonderful condition.
 
This watch comes with a vintage light brown textured two-piece leather strap.

It is a very attractive looking watch! Runs very well and keeps great time!

Thank you for looking!  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or respectful offers.

Movement:
Hamilton
U.S.A. Grade 980
17 Jewels
G554526

Case Back Signed:
Hamilton W. Co.
Lancaster, PA.
10K Gold Filled
L125883

Measurements (mm):
Case Dimensions 21x28
Case with Crown 23
Case Lug to Lug 34.6
Case Thickness 9
Lug Width 16
Band Width 16

Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men’s watches typically measure between 29-36mm wide (some larger, some smaller) excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women’s watches from the 1900s-1970s were also much smaller than today's offerings. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.

We prefer to shoot photographs outside when weather is permitting. However, when we shoot indoors, please be aware that we shoot our photographs inside of lightboxes that are lit with 360 LED bulbs. This indeed magnifies any flaws. Usually, they are much less obvious to the naked eye. Having said that, we never photoshop any of our photography, remove blemishes, etc. We adjust lighting when necessary, but what you see is what you are getting, and we take pride in that.

The condition is pre-owned.

The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear but is fully operational and functions as intended.
Please review the photos and feel free to ask any questions you may have.
It will be carefully packed.

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