What makes the Lancaster 169 unique: Today, we’re thrilled to feature this exquisite piece of manufacturing history that was first released by the Hamilton Watch Company in 1931 — the Lancaster 169. This remarkable watch displays stylish black numerals and a helpful subdial against its fashionable light-yellow background. The watch face also boasts brilliant blued steel extra heavy spade & whip watch hands. We matched this sophisticated and stylish pocket watch with our robust Machined Titanium case and topped it off with a gold-plated crown that matches the dial’s distinct background. On the back of the watch, you can view its antique 912-grade open-face movement with a Reed regulator, nickel finish, and pendant setting. The watch’s movement also features sumptuous-looking gold-plated gears and 17 stunning screw-set jewels throughout its ¾ plate. Finally, we equipped this one-of-a-kind piece of history with our stylish, artisan-designed Stout leather watch strap, complementing the piece’s gorgeous details.
The Hamilton Watch Company initially produced the Lancaster 169’s pocket watch in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1931 — the same year that American physical chemist Harold Urey discovered Deuterium, one of hydrogen’s stable isotopes. Urey was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 for his discovery, but he missed the ceremony in order to attend the birth of his daughter. The highly acclaimed chemist went on to work on the Manhattan Project, where he played an integral role in the development of the atom bomb.
