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1934 Catalog Description
Grant
Sturdily constructed model of 14K
filled gold, white or natural yellow. With luminous dial (shown),
$52.50. With raised gold figure dial, $55.00
Production Info |
Comments
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Production
Date: 1933 - 1935
Price When New: $52.50 ($55.00
with raised gold figure dial)
Case: 14K Yellow Gold-filled
Case Manufacturer: Solidarity
Production for this Variation:
647
Movement:
987 - 17-jewel
movement or the 979 19-jewel premium movement
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Comments:
The Grant was named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the
United States and general of the the Union forces during the Civil
War.
Introduced, in 1933, the Grant was
originally offered in a 10K yellow
gold-filled Solidarity case and later in a 14K white gold-filled case.
It's interesting to note that Hamilton catalogs advertised the Grant
as having a 14K gold-filled case, however very few were actually
made in 14K gold-filled - 647 examples. White gold-filled
Grants are very rare as well with only 278 examples known to have
been manufactured (277 in 14K white gold-filled and 1 in 10K white
gold-filled).
The Grant was also made in
sterling silver
and was
manufactured in only 3,200 examples.
