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• Automatic movement question

  Does anyone know what, if any, Hamilton models used the Swiss ETA or Certina 665 or 664 automatic movements?From a prior thread on this forum, I read that these are fully jeweled automatic movements, and more likely to have withstood the rigers of use.I'm interested in collecting Hamilton automatic, Thin-O-Matic, and Thin-Line models from the '60's. But I'm concerned about buying a vintage automa........

• Thanksgiving - an American Tradition

  While Thanksgiving was celebrated on the North American continent prior to the formation of the United States and various presidents have declared days of national Thanksgiving, it was not until 1941 that Congress passed a bill declaring the fourth Thursday of November to be the national holiday of Thanksgiving. Since Hamilton was the American watch since 1892, this tradition predates the legal ce........

• I don't get this...

  Or is it just my perception...pg 27 of this months Architectural Digest, a full page add for Hublot. Big Bang Red gold case 536 diamonds totalling 3.36 carrots...with a rubber band.I'd think something a little more fitting to the rest of the watch would be in order than rubber for the band.........

• Plastic or glass?

  I recently purchased a sizeable lot of vintage, NOS mineral/glass crystals. I'm currently looking at some decent vintage NOS lots of plastic crystals. My question is, how much would it affect the value of a watch if it has a glass crystal versus a plastic crystal, and would it deter you from buying a watch if it had a glass crystal instead of plastic? Just looking for others thoughts on the mat........