Hamilton Thin-O-Matic TM-2601
I started loving watches at a very young age. In more recent years, I started seriously thinking about my collection and how I want it to express myself. First, it was all new watches but recently I've been diving into vintage pieces. This is the latest one. 1968 Hamilton Thin-O-Matic with a solid 14K gold case. Hamilton caliber with a micro-rotor. I find that I loving the smaller, vintage case dimensions. This one is 34mm not including the crown. What do you think?
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Pasquale
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Lovely watch, looks to be in great condition!
Lovely watch. Like @Warrior75 said, it looks to be in great condition. 👍
Lovely watch, looks to be in great condition!
It’s near perfect condition considering it’s age
Fantastic size. How do you know it's from 1968? I have no idea how to date a Hamilton. I was just surprised to see the little "SWISS" at the bottom of the dial.
However, this reveals some interesting stuff about the Buren microrotor, arguably the first.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Watch_Company#Swiss/U.S._operations:_1969–1974
I'm impressed to see that coined bezel apparently undamaged in gold after half a century. 34mm is a great size and thin too!
Fantastic size. How do you know it's from 1968? I have no idea how to date a Hamilton. I was just surprised to see the little "SWISS" at the bottom of the dial.
However, this reveals some interesting stuff about the Buren microrotor, arguably the first.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Watch_Company#Swiss/U.S._operations:_1969–1974
I'm impressed to see that coined bezel apparently undamaged in gold after half a century. 34mm is a great size and thin too!
Thanks! I was unable to find any info on this particular model online. And then I came across hamiltonchronicles.com So I reached out to Dan who runs the site and sent him a pic of my watch. He gave me the year and model number. Only in production from 1968-69.
I honestly can’t believe how great the coin bezel has held up considering the watch is nearly 55 years old.
Thanks! I was unable to find any info on this particular model online. And then I came across hamiltonchronicles.com So I reached out to Dan who runs the site and sent him a pic of my watch. He gave me the year and model number. Only in production from 1968-69.
I honestly can’t believe how great the coin bezel has held up considering the watch is nearly 55 years old.
You went to the expert. His website is a great resource.
That is in fantastic condition!!!
Stunning! Would you mind sharing a pic of the case back?
Stunning! Would you mind sharing a pic of the case back?
Sure! Here you go:
absolutely love that watch