Hamilton states that it was founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and began by producing pocket watches. On its history page, the brand says its early pocket watches helped solve timing problems on American railroads and became associated with railroad accuracy. The same history section says Hamilton supplied soldiers in 1917, a shift that helped move production from pocket watches to wristwatches, and that in 1942 it stopped making civilian watches to supply the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II.
Hamilton’s site attributes several milestones to the brand. It says that from 1942 to 1945 Hamilton produced more than one million watches, including wristwatches and marine chronometers, and that it received the U.S. Navy “E” Award for production excellence. The history page also states that the Pulsar was the world’s first digital watch, and Hamilton says it collaborated with other brands to create Caliber 11, described on the site as the first automatic chronograph movement.
Collections shown on Hamilton’s site include Khaki Field, Khaki Aviation, Khaki Navy, Jazzmaster, American Classic, and Ventura. Examples listed on the collection pages include the Khaki Field Auto, Khaki Navy Frogman Auto, Ventura S Quartz, American Classic PSR 74, and American Classic Ardmore Small.
Hamilton’s terms identify the website operator as Hamilton International SA, Länggasse 85, 2504 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. The brand’s Lancaster boutique page lists a store at 149 N Duke Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hamilton also states that its watches carry a 2-year international warranty.
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