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1935 Catalog Description
Rutledge
10% iridium platinum with applied 18K
gold numeral dial and hands to match. Platinum buckle - finest
gray calf skin strap. 175.00
Production Info |
Comments
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Production
Date: 1935 - 1940
Price When New: $175.00
Case: Platinum
Case Manufacturer:
Production for this Variation: Unknown
Movement: 982 - 19-Jewel Movement
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Comments:
The Rutledge was introduced on September 19th 1935 when a total of
70 examples were shipped out to wholesalers. It was Hamilton's
first production model that was made exclusively in platinum.
The Meadowbrook was offered in platinum (17 examples) but it was
also available in 14K yellow and white gold as well.
Additionally, Hamilton made platinum Piping Rocks (8 examples) and
Special Presentation watches (40 examples) but each were special
orders.
The Rutledge was a Depression era
issue and although production numbers are not known, partial
production records indicate that fewer than 325 were made in each of
its production years. It appeared in every Hamilton catalog up
until 1941 and after a ten year hiatus, Hamilton announced the
Cambridge, Hamilton's newest platinum offering as the Rutledge's
replacement.
Priced at $175.00 in 1935, the
Rutledge (along with the 18K gold
Richmond), was Hamilton’s
flagship watch and served as a reminder to the public that
Hamilton was America's premier watch company.
