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Hamilton Chronograph (Ref. 7723) Silver "Panda" Dial, 1960s
- Maker / attribution
- Hamilton (maker)
- Date
- 1960s
- Historical period
- Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Materials / technique
- silver
- Stock no.
- HAMCHRO7723-2
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Craft & Tailored (HAMCHRO7723-2)
- Catalogue title (original)
- 1960s Hamilton Chronograph (Ref. 7723) Silver "Panda" Dial W/ Box & Papers (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number HAMCHRO7723-2), this is a wristwatch by Hamilton, made in Switzerland, dated 1960s. The Atlas places it in the Modern Mechanical Horology period (1945 – 1969) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: silver. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Craft & Tailored
Hamilton was founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1882 and initially specialized in producing pocket watches. The brand boasts a long and impressive history of breakthroughs in design and technology, and while probably best known for their military associations and fantastic field watches, they've put out some really remarkable outliers as well, like this gorgeous ref. 7723. SPECS Stock # HAMCHRO7723-2 Brand Hamilton Style Chronograph Model 7723 Serial 13XXXX Size Men's Material Stainless Steel Dial Silver W/ Black Sub-Dials "Panda" Millimeters 37 Bracelet Hamilton "Fish Scale" Bracelet CASE & BRACELET The impressive stainless steel case appears to remain unpolished, showing strong case dimensions and minimal signs of use. The case retains its original pump pushers and Hamilton-signed crown. The screw-down case back remains in great overall condition. The Hamilton stainnless steel "fish scale" style bracelet also remains in excellent condition and will fit up to a 7 1/2-inch wrist with almost no stretch present. DIAL & HANDS The silver sunburst dial with black sub-dials is in virtually flawless vintage condition, with no elements of age or wear present. The tritium lume plots have taken on a lovely golden-yellow coloration and exhibit no degradation under UV light inspection. The original tritium hands have aged have aged to match the dial perfectly, and show no lume loss or degradation under UV light inspection. ACCESSORIES
Historical context
Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)
Tool watches for divers, pilots and astronauts; electric watches anticipate the electronic age.
The classic era of the mechanical wristwatch: dive watches, chronographs for motor racing and space flight, GMT watches for jet travel, slim dress watches, automatic calendars, and the rise of Japanese manufacturers alongside Swiss, American, German and Soviet industries.
Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking
Atlas type guide
Chronographs and split-seconds watches
A chronograph is a watch with an additional seconds hand that can be started, stopped and returned to zero independently of the timekeeping. Louis Moinet built an early example in 1816 and Nicolas Rieussec a recording 'chronographe' in 1821; Adolphe Nicole's heart-shaped reset cam (patented 1862) made the modern return-to-zero possible. Split-seconds (rattrapante) chronographs add a second hand that can be stopped for intermediate times; flyback chronographs restart instantly.
Chronographs were essential tools for doctors (pulsometer scales), artillery (telemeter), engineers and sport. In wristwatches, Valjoux, Venus, Lemania and later the automatic chronographs of 1969 (Zenith El Primero, the Chronomatic Calibre 11 group and Seiko 6139) are milestones.
What to look for
- Push-pieces on the case band or a single button in the crown (monopusher).
- Subsidiary registers for minutes and hours; tachymeter, telemeter or pulsometer scales.
- Column wheel versus cam control visible in the movement.
- Calibre markings of specialist makers (Valjoux, Lemania, Venus, Landeron).
Dating clues
- Pocket chronographs with heart cam reset: after 1862.
- Wrist chronographs: from c. 1910; two-button designs from the 1930s.
- Automatic chronographs: from 1969.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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