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Description
WE THANK YOU FOR VIEWING THIS STUNNING NEAR MINT WRISTWATCH, THIS ONE IS A:
HAMILTON "L.L. BEAN" FIELD WATCH AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH c1980s (MODEL REF: 9446).
CASE & STRAP:
This watch has a frosted stainless steel case which measures 38.5mm wide x 45mm long x 14mm thick. It has a domed Sapphire crystal, uni-directional ratcheted sports bezel, signed winding crown & screw on case back.This watch comes on a brand new genuine Hamilton black leather strap with stainless steel pin buckle.
The case has been fully stripped & cleaned, subsequently this watch is crisp, clean & ready to wear!!!
We have also vacuum pressure tested the case, so the winning bidder can rest assured that their watch meets the specified water resistance rating!!!
DIAL & HANDS:
Perfect Matt black dial with white Arabic numeral hour markers, it has a white chapter ring on the dial perimeter & day-date aperture at 3. It has three gold subsidiary dials, one for the continuous seconds & two for recording the chronograph, & it is clearly signed L.L. Bean Hamilton Chronograph Swiss.This watch has white military style hands with yellow lume for showing the time & black hands for recording the chronograph. All hands are original to this watch.
MOVEMENT:
This watch has a beautifully finished Swiss Valjoux calibre 7750 Automatic Self-Winding Chronograph Movement. It has 17 Jewels, 28,800VPH, quick set day-date & hacking feature for exact time synchronisation.When the caliber 7750 was released in 1974, it was the reserve of the high end watch & slightly modified variations of this base calibre can be found in watches made by Rolex, Breitling, Longines, Omega, Minerva ect. Then gradually it was being fitted into the best watches from other less known brands.
This movement has allways had a good reputation as a very functional, reliable calibre & with the revival of the mechanical wristwatch, it prompted ETA to buy the manufacturing rights of this movement.
VALJOUX / ETA CALIBER 7750:
The Valjoux / ETA caliber 7750 uses an automatic-winding module attached to the top of the movement, winding in one direction by means of a single double-click wheel. Initially using 17 jewels, current versions run in 25 jewels & 27 jewels, it has been supplied in both 21'600 & 28'800 beat versions. The 7750 is 13.25 ligne (30 millimeter) design, 7.9 millimeters thick.
Like many contemporary chronographs, the Valjoux 7750 dispenses with the traditional column wheel for switching functions. Instead a heart piece (limiter) is used to coordinate starting, stopping, braking, & reset functions, usually by means of two buttons in contemporary designs (the earliest coulisse-lever calibers used three buttons). The Valjoux 7750 also utilizes a concept first patented in 1941 by a watchmaker, Henri Jacot-Guyot. This is a reset-to-zero (or heart piece) lever which pivots to reassure accurate reset-to-zero of both the center hand & minute counter. Previous coulisse lever designs had not been as precise in this regard.
While the parts count of a coulisse-lever design is comparable to that of a column wheel design, the various levers & springs in the lever design require much less precision in form & materials and are much less expensive to manufacture.This movement has been fully inspected by one of our technicians, it has also been electronically timed & regulated, subsequently it now keeps chronometer time to within a +5 to -5 seconds per day with the chronograph module functioning correctly.
BOXES:
This watch comes housed in a Genuine Hamilton box set, it is not the original box for this watch, but it does its job of keeping this lovely watch safe & sound, & it remains in excellent order!!!
SUMMARY:
This is a stunning "High Grade" gents field chronograph wristwatch from one of the worlds most underated watchmakers. This was a expensive watch when new & it remains in a excellent all round condition. These watches do not come up for sale that often, especially in the UK.L.L. Bean are a hunting & fishing store located in Freeport, Maine, USA. When the US military ended their contract with The Hamilton Watch Company in the mid 1980s, Hamilton were forced to find new outlets for their millitary grade field watches, or end the line completely. They came up with the idea of selling their field watches through various hunting & fishing outlets, & L.L. Bean were one of the companies to take up this offer. As far as i am aware, L.L. Bean were the only company to offer this top of the line field chronograph model.
HAMILTON WATCH COMPANY HISTORY:
Hamilton Watch Company was not the original name of the company, it started off as the Adams & Perry Watch Manufacturing Company On Sept.26,1874.The first movement was produced on April 7, 1876, based on a model made by E.F.Bowman, the movement had a snap on dial & a patented stem-setting arrangement. It was a large watch movement & no more than 1,000 were made before they introduced a more standard size movement.
The name of the company was later changed to the Lancaster Watch Company in 1877. The watches produced here were for the lower end of the market. The watches had a one-piece top 3/4 plate & a pillar plate that was fully ruby-jewelled (4 -1/2 pairs). It had a gilt or nickel movement & a new stem-wind device designed by Mosely & Todd.
In 1892, the Hamilton Watch Company name was introduced. When the Hamilton Watch Co. was first formed, it was planned that it would be called the Columbian Watch Co., but someone had a copyright on the name. One early model was to be called the "Hamilton" model, so the company was named Hamilton instead. In 1893 the first watch was produced with the Hamilton label. The watches became very popular with railroad men & by 1923 some 53 percent of Hamilton's production were railroad watches, & partly due to the railroad connection, the quality of Hamilton watches increased dramatically.
In 1936, Hamilton introduced the grade 917, an open-faced stem-wind, stem-set movement. As of 1948, approximately 156,000 had been produced. This movement was often used in their "Keystone" trademarked watches. The Elinvar hairspring was patented in 1931 & used in all movements thereafter. On October 15, 1940, Hamilton introduced the 992B which were fitted with the Elinvar hairspring.
In 1966 Hamilton purchased the Buren Watch Co. & Under Hamilton's control they exploited the 1954 Buren patent micro-rotor automatic movement. This was a major achievement as the smaller rotor meant that it could be sunk flush with the watch movement, so making automatic watches a lot slimmer. Soon after, the first self winding Chronograph using the mini-rotor was introduced.
Hamilton, who was well known in the US for their "Railroad Watches" marketed Buren watches under their own name, one example is the Hamilton 971 which was a Buren watch. Hamilton also continued to market Buren watches under the Buren name until they again went back into Swiss hands in 1971. In this year SIHH, who owned Omega & Tissot purchased the Hamilton watch Co.
Although the Hamilton Watch Company is still in business today making modern type watches, they last produced American made watches in 1969. The company remained in business in a small way as a distributor of imported watch & clock movements, cased in imported & domestic watch & clock cases, then sold as Hamiltons. To the best of our knowledge, the Hamilton company never did much in quartz timepieces until after the company was bought by the SWATCH GROUP in the mid-1980s.
ABOUT JAXAWILD:
You will see that JAXAWILD has been trading on Ebay for over 17 years now & we have a excellent feedback rating. We have been offering quality watches on Ebay since 2000 & our philosophy on selling / collecting watches is simple, we believe that condition is everything & that is why we endeavor to bring you watches that are in the best condition that they can possibly be in after the life that they have already had. We feel that we have achieved this aim & our customer base of repeat buyers would also suggest that this is the case. We hope this gives you the confidence to have a bid & enjoy the Ebay experience. Please read the terms below, as by bidding you are agreeing to these terms....
ALL JAXAWILD WATCHES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED / OVERHAULED OR FULLY SERVICED BY MYSELF & ONE OTHER EXPERIENCED WATCHMAKER, THEREFORE ALL JAXAWILD WATCHES ARE GUARANTEED TO REACH YOU IN THE BEST OF ORDER & TO BE 100% AUTHENTIC.
FULLY SERVICED:
Every fully serviced watch purchased from JAXAWILD comes with the guarantee that it has been fully inspected for faults prior to cleaning, any faults / faulty parts have been corrected or replaced, then it has been fully dismantled, every single part is then hand cleaned before being washed, rinsed & dried in a ultrasonic tank. The watch is then fully reassembled, oiled & fitted with a new mainspring (in most watches). The watch is then timed & regulated prior to sale.
ALL JAXAWILD WATCHES THAT HAVE BEEN FULLY SERVICED COME WITH A SERVICE SHEET TO COVER ANY WORK UNDERTAKEN & ALL FULLY SERVICED WATCHES COME WITH A 1 YEAR GUARANTEE ON PARTS & LABOR.
OVERHAULED / INSPECTED:
Many watches that we acquire do not require a full service, these watches are either fully inspected or overhauled.
OVERHAULED:The watch is fully inspected & any faults / faulty parts are corrected or replaced, the dials, hands & cases are all cleaned, the watch is then timed & regulated prior to being offered for sale. These watches are being sold with no gaurantee other than the fact that they have all been checked as stated prior to sale.
INSPECTED:The movement is fully inspected, timed & regulated, & the cases are cleaned / polished prior to sale. These watches are being sold with no gaurantee other than the fact that they have all been checked as stated prior to sale.
PACKAGING:
WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT A WATCH (THE MOVEMENT ESPECIALLY) IS A DELICATE MACHINE & WITH THIS IN MIND, ALL JAXAWILD WATCHES ARE SECURELY PACKAGED. OUR FEEDBACK BEARS TESTAMENT TO THIS AS OUR DILIGENCE IN PACKING & PROMPT ARRIVAL TIMES ARE OFTEN MENTIONED, ALONG WITH THE SUPERB CONDITION OF THE WATCHES THAT WE SELL.
POSTAGE COSTS:
UK POSTAGE COSTS:
UK postage & packing for all items purchased on a buy it now are free £0,00 , for Royal Mail special delivery post.
INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE COSTS:Our flat rate postage cost to Europe is £10.00, but this may rise depending on the weight & value of the parcel.
Our flat rate postage cost to the rest of the world is £15.00, but this may rise depending on the weight & value of the parcel.
COMBINED POSTAGE COSTS:Any additional watches will be sent FREE OF CHARGE , with no additional postage or packaging costs.
REFUNDS:
Full refunds are offered if the item you receive is not as stated in the item description, but please bear in mind that most of the watches that we sell are vintage / used condition watches & unless otherwise stated in the item description we do not know the last service date of these watches. Please study the pictures carefully & ask all questions prior to bidding. Please see our feedback & bid with confidence.
If you feel that a watch is not as described & wish to send it back for a refund, it must be returned in a totally unaltered state within 7 days of receipt & we reserve the right to have the watch inspected, before any refund will be offered. We will not pay import duty on returned items, you must clearly state that the item is being returned as faulty on the customs form, as this will negate any import duty.
NON PAYING BIDDERS:
If you are unwilling or unable to pay for goods that you have won from us, DO NOT contact us after the auction & request that we cancel the transaction, as we are not prepared to do this. If you do not have either the means or inclination to pay, then do us all a favour & DO NOT BID!!!
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