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1929 Catalog Description
The Tonneau - Engraved
Very smart - very practical - and
very accurate are Hamilton strap watches. The above 17 jewel model
in filled green or
white gold case, plain $55.00; engraved, $57.00.
In 14K gold, plain $85.00; engraved, $87.00
Production Info |
Comments
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Production
Date: 1927 - 1932
Price When New: $57.00
Case: 14K White Gold filled
Case Manufacturer: Wadsworth
Production for this Variation: 16,391
Movement:
987 Series - 17-jewel Movement
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Comments:
The Tonneau is a classic Hamilton design and was a very popular
wrist watch with over 56,000 examples manufactured by Hamilton
during its six-year production range. The Tonneau is still held in
high regard by collectors due to its classic styling and large size
- most early wrist watches were small by today's standards (the
Tonneau is 34mm long by 27mm wide excluding the crown).
Of the approximately 56,000 Tonneau's
produced, fewer than 5,000 were produced in 14K yellow, white and
green solid gold and subsequently are significantly rarer than the
yellow, white and green gold filled versions.
Although Hamilton catalogs did not
advertise yellow gold and yellow gold filled Tonneau's, Hamilton did
produce the Tonneau in yellow gold however they are fairly scarce.
This model was one of six
geometrically shaped wristwatches that were popular up
until the late 1920's. Hamilton's
"Geometric" offerings
spanned ten years - beginning in 1917 with the
0-sized Cushion and ending in 1927 with the Oval.
Included in the geometric models are the Cushion
(0-sized, Cushion Round and Cushion Form Opening), the
Square, Barrel, Tonneau, Rectangular, and Oval.
- Photograph by Bryan Girouard -
