MADE IN: SWISS
CIRCA: 1980's
MODEL: HAMILTON LL BEAN FIELD WATCH
CRYSTAL: ACRYLIC CRYSTAL
MOVEMENT: HAMILTON SWISS 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING ETA MOVEMENT CAL.2801-2 HIBEAT 28800 BPH WITH HACKING SYSTEM
DIAL COLOR: BLACK MILITARY DIAL
FUNCTION: HOUR, MINUTES, CENTER SWIPE SECOND
HANDS: LUMINOUS MILITARY HANDS
MARKERS: LUMINOUS ARABIC & 24hrs MILITARY MARKER
CASING : STAINLESS STEEL CASE
BEZEL: STAINLESS STEEL
LUGS: 18mm
MEASUREMENT: 34mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 41mm LUG TO LUG
BACK CASING INSCRIPTION: HAMILTON 9415~ WATER RESISTANT ~STAINLESS STEEL
CROWN: ORIGINAL SS HAMILTON CROWN
STRAP: GENUINE LL BEAN MILITARY TEXTILE STRAP
STRAP SIZE: 8.5" FULL LENGHT
CONDITION: WORKING AND KEEPING TIME, EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO BOX NO PAPER BUT GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC
MY PRICE/ : USD1000 (NEGOTIABLE)
LIST USD200 SOLD RM
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.
These L.L. Bean field watches are simple, time-only timepieces, based on the military-spec watches that Hamilton had been making for the U.S. military post-World War II. “Rugged and reliable alternatives to an expensive dress watch,” the mail order copy read. Old L.L. always had a knack for drawing on the cosmopolitan insecurities of city tourists hitting the wilderness for the weekend, and it seems the field watch is no exception.
This “civilian” version of the mil-spec Hamilton is no less robust, with a hacking seconds movement, luminous hands, and design that’s pulled straight from the wrists of those who fought in Korea, Vietnam, and other such far-flung operations. You’ll also find co-branded Hamilton watches from Orvis and Brookstone (in addition to Hamilton’s own civilian effort, with a bold “Khaki” stamped on the dial), but something about Hamilton partnering with L.L. Bean to sell these watches feels the purest.
L.L. Bean had already introduced the American consumer to a number of its reliable staples, from Duck Boots to tote bags, so it only made sense they’d turn to Hamilton, the producer of equally dependable mil-spec timepieces, to deliver a watch that made sense for the millions receiving its mail-order catalog.
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