Welcome to my Top Swiss Diver's Wrist Watches Boutique! Hamilton Watch Company is Swiss manufacturer based in Bienne. The Company had its genesis as an American watch design and manufacturing company, which incorporated in 1892 and produced its first watch in 1893. Hamilton wristwatches successfully combine high quality and individual style. Hamilton succeeded three watch firms manufacturing timepieces in the same facilities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, including the Adams & Perry Watch Manufacturing Company, Lancaster Watch Company LTD and the Keystone watch Company. The precursor to the Hamilton Watch Co., the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, based Keystone Standard Watch Co., was started by Abram Bitner in 1886 with the purchase of Lancaster Watch Company's factory. Lancaster, then Keystone manufactured watches featuring a patented "Dust Proof" design that used a small mica window to cover the only opening in the plate of the movement. Keystone existed until 1891 when the company was sold to Hamilton Watch Company. The Hamilton Watch Company was established in 1892 after Keystone Standard Watch Company was purchased from bankruptcy. Aurora Watch Company of Illinois also merged into Keystone during the same year. The name of the new company was originally to be "Columbian," but when it was discovered the Waterbury Watch Company had trademarked that name, a meeting of stockholders was called in November 1892 and a new name selected. The company was named after Andrew Hamilton (lawyer), a Scottish born attorney who laid out and founded Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and was the original owner of the Lancaster site on which the factory was situated. During the expansion of the railroads in the U.S., Hamilton maintained over 56% of the market. Railroads purchased all of Hamilton's production. The company manufactured wristwatches as the market switched from pocket watches to wristwatches after World War I. During World War II, Hamilton retooled its business model to serve the military, dropping its consumer products. The first watch made under the Hamilton name was an 18-size 17-jewel pocket watch in 1893. During Hamilton's first fifteen years, only two size movements were produced – the 18-size and the smaller 16-size. The company's first series of pocket watches, the Broadway Limited, was marketed as the "Watch of Railroad Accuracy," and Hamilton became popular by making accurate railroad watches. Hamilton introduced its first wristwatch in 1917, designed to appeal to men entering World War I and containing the 0-sized 17-jewel 983 movement initially designed for women's pendent watches. In 1928, Hamilton purchased the Illinois Watch Company for over $5 million from the heirs of John Whitfield Bunn and Jacob Bunn. Some of the most collectible early Hamilton wristwatches include The Oval, The Tonneau, The Rectangular, The Square Enamel, The Coronado, The Piping Rock, The Spur, The Glendale, The Pinehurst, The Langley, The Byrd, The Cambridge, the Barrel "B", and The Flintridge. Many models came in both solid gold and gold-filled cases, and, though rare, some wristwatches such as the Grant were made of silver. To make a very long story short, Hamilton story is kind of thriller. Beachside, poolside or in the deep, the new Khaki Navy Scuba is guaranteed to make a splash in the style stakes. For modern mariners, snorkelers, surfers and beach lovers, it’s eye-catching as well as functional. Whether you’re timing your swim, your run or your time in the sun, it will make sure you keep your cool, even in soaring temperatures. Movement: - self-winding H-10 calibre - base: ETA C07.611 - 25 jewels - up to 80 hours power reserve - vibrations: 21.600 p/H - antimagnetic Nivachron Case: - 316L stainless steel, fine brushed - 40mm excl. crown, 44,5mm incl. - length: 50mm lug to lug - 12,9mm thick - unique No: N***30*** (for buyer only), best confirmation of authenticity Scratch-resistant, anti-reflective sapphire crystal Case-back: solid stainless steel with engravings Bezel: - 316L stainless steel - diver's 0 - 60 - unidirectional turning - blue/silver colors Crown: - 316L stainless steel - polished - screwed down - pull/push - with Hamilton logo Dial: - navy blue - polished luminous hands - luminescent hour batons - date window at 04:30 o'clock - central seconds hand with chic red tipp - minutes and seconds markers on the outer circle Strap: - ref. No: H6008231041 - original Hamilton blue rubber - width: 20mm - length: 22cm incl. wristwatch itself - pin buckle, stainless steel with logo Weight: 109 grams Water-resistant: 10ATM/100meters/330feet, perfect for swimming and diving High recognition value. Distinctive design. Full set, new watch. Insured, registered shipping worldwide with DHL Express: it’s not cheap, and yet fast and reliable, two days in Europe, three days for the rest of this world. Everything you see in my pics is included in the package that you'll receive. NO EXTRA COSTS for EU Buyers!