| The Hamilton Watch Company was founded in | | | | In 1940, Hamilton Watch closed their doors to |
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1892. It produced its first | | | | consumer sales and concentrated exclusively on |
| watch, designed by H.J. Cain, in 1893. (Now that is a | | | | developing watches for the military. During the WWII |
| very desirable vintage pocket watch for anyone to | | | | era, close to one million Hamilton Military Watches |
| add to their antique pocket watches collection.) Also | | | | were produced. |
| that year, Hamilton Watch Company introduced "The | | | | In 1957, Hamilton Watch creates one of the most |
| Broadway Limited", a railroad pocket watch known for | | | | dramatic changes ever to watch design when it |
| its reliabiltiy and used extensively by the railroads. It | | | | introduced the Hamilton Electric - the first electric |
| was so good, a version was adoped for the American | | | | watch. This marked the beginning of the end for |
| Expeditionary Forces worldwide. A wristwatch version | | | | windup watches (although there are still a small |
| inteoduced around WWI where it was used as the | | | | number of high end watches that still require winding.) |
| timepiece of choice for many adventures - including | | | | And in 1959, they deveped the Venture, a sleek watch |
| being the first watch to scale Mount Everest, used by | | | | designed via the inspiration of the Cadillac tailfins of the |
| Admiral Byrd on his North and South Pole expeditions | | | | 1950s. This watch rapidly becomes the in watch for |
| and by many other famous early 20th century | | | | the cool people of the 50s - even being chosen by |
| adventurers. | | | | Elvis Presley as the watch he wore in his movie Blue |
| In 1928, the Yankees won the World Series and | | | | Hawaii. |
| Hamilton Watch celebrated by introducing the Yankee | | | | Continuing their tradition of innovation, the Pulsar is |
| Wrist Watch along with another famous watch of that | | | | rolled out in 1972. This is the first of its kind digital watch |
| time period, the Piping Rock - both quality, cutting edge | | | | and was designed and manufactered in its |
| timepieces of the day. Growing on this reputation, they | | | | Pennsylvania headquarters. Since that time, Hamilton |
| captured the hearts of the airlines in the 1930s and | | | | Watch designs have continued to be cutting edge and |
| became the official timepiece of TWA, Eastern, United | | | | very desirable to own and collect. |
| and Northwestern airlines. | | | | |