Hamilton Masterpiece, 1960s

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A great, vintage gold dress watch is equal parts handsome and versatile. Versatility, however, often plays second fiddle to looks. Sure, a dressy piece looks the business at the end of a well tailored suit cuff, but looks even better when paired with a great t-shirt and jeans! Hamilton is perhaps best known to modern collectors for their historically significant tool watches. But during the golden age of American watchmaking, the brand was master of myriad watch forms, from railroad timers to dress watches fit for kings. Their catalogs from the 1950s and 1960s were filled with elegant, timeless, and innovative watches whose names have all but faded to obscurity. The Hamilton 'Masterpiece', we offer today is one of the greatest values in the world of precious metal vintage dress watches. Dating to the 1960s, this brilliant piece is in simply fantastic condition with its factory goodies, a true rarity for pieces from this time frame. This particular iteration features a tidy, 33mm 14K yellow gold case, a domed acrylic crystal, and a signed crown. Super svelte on the wrist, this pretty piece will melt right into the wrist. It has a truly lovely stepped case graduating straight into the lugs and making for a sophisticated execution. The dial, a lovely silver affair, is incredibly simple with applique numerals throughout and stylized 12 and 6 adding some personality to what would otherwise be a very restrained execution. A gold dress watch like this Hamilton, worn at the office, the cocktail bar, or while cutting the grass on the weekend, was a common sight in the 1950s and 60s. Versatile and fashionable, it deserves a second lease on life!