Friday, July 8, 2011

WWII HAMILTON


I DOCUMENTED THIS BAND IN A MILITARY WATCH POST
SOME TIME AGO AND HAVE SINCE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PERIOD WWII ISSUE WATCH TO FIT IT. THE BAND WAS MADE BY A PILOT (WWII) WHO SHAPED IT FROM SOME AIRCRAFT ALUMINUM AND ATTACHED HIS WINGS TO IT. I THINK THIS HAMILTON OF THE PERIOD SUITS IT WELL.



PS THIS BABY IS FOR SALE



13 comments:

Anonymous said...

The watch is beautiful. Is it in running order? Any mechanical defects that you've experienced? How much are you asking? PS - Your site is wonderful. With a toddler tugging at my knee, I often ask how you do what you do. Thanks for sharing your site.

Matthew Hranek said...

THE WATCH RUNS BUT COULD USE A CLEANING...
THANKS FOR THE KIND WORDS.

ANY OTHER SPECIFIC INQUIRES PLEASE EMAIL.

SCOTT said...

How much for it?

SANFORIZED said...

KILLER!

Matthew Hranek said...

$500

tintin said...

Knowing an artifact and simply acquiring it are mutually exclusive.

Problem with a lot of this stuff is the authenticity. Most of it is very hard to prove without any providence. Stuff happens when you have no knowledge of the artifact you're acquiring.

Matthew Hranek said...

TOTALLY AGREE..TRAD
GOT THIS ONE FROM THE MAN HIMSELF.
THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS

tintin said...

Sorry, I thought when you referred to getting it from "some pilot" there was a real question as to where it came from and when.

Matthew Hranek said...

CORRECTED.

Food Swine said...

Pretty cool! The fellow that made this knew what he was doing. The wings are sterling (fyi) the rivets and band are aluminum. If he had made the band out of anything else the whole thing would be dust from corrosion. But, silver and aluminum together keep the whole package stable. A little baking soda and the wings would shine up nicely but why bother the patina on the wings is lovely and a nice counter point to the aluminum.

GSV JR said...

Hey, JT, if you're gonna quote unattributed you could at least buy me a beer.

tintin said...

GSV- You should see what's coming up in the NY Times. I'm gonna owe you a bottle Billecart.

Matthew Hranek said...

HEY FOOD SWINE- THANKS FOR THE SILVER TIP. YOU ARE RIGHT AND ITS A GREAT BIT TO KNOW. THANKS.