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1928 Catalog Description
The Hastings Model
Men's Strap Watch
The Hastings Model Man's Strap Model
Utterly smart and utterly masculine. This model is available in 14K
filled yellow or
white gold, plain only, at $55.00. 14K gold,
yellow
or white, plain only, at $85.00
Production Info |
Comments
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Production
Date: 1928 - 1934
Price When New: $85.00
Case: 14K White Gold
Case Manufacturer: Wadsworth
Production for this Variation: 1,412
Movement:
987 Series - 17-jewel Movement or
979 - 19-jewel
Movement
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Comments:
The Hastings was introduced in 1928 and along with the Meadowbrook
and Piping Rock, was the first Hamilton watch that was not named
after a geometrical shape (i.e., Cushion, Barrel, Tonneau, Square,
Rectangular and Oval). Overall, the Hastings was a very popular
watch - in its six years of production, Hamilton manufactured over
26,000 examples of the Hastings in both gold-filled and solid gold
cases.
Initially, the Hastings was only
offered with the 17 jewel 987 movement for both gold and gold-filled
versions. On July 24th 1931, Hamilton issued a letter to wholesalers
recalling all 987 movements in solid 14K gold cases (including the
Hastings) and replaced the 987 movements with the 19-jewel 979
movements at no cost to the wholesale trade and without increasing
the price of the models. Henceforward, only gold-filled Hastings
were sold with the 17 jewel 987 movement.
Although not advertised in early
Hamilton catalogs, Hamilton did produce green gold-filled Hastings.
This example is a rare 14K solid gold
version of the Hastings and it contains a 979-F 19-jewel movement.
