Hamilton 924 sn 995352

[Steve Johnson]

I recently purchased a Hamilton #924 on EBAY with sn on watch of 995352, 17 jewel. Case is marked inside with a large W, 25 years gty, sn 7226425. Case is size #18 and nicely engraved with floral pattern.

Can anyone tell me the approxiate age of this watch, and also how it compares in value and quality to the circa 1904 Hamilton 941 that I have (the 941 was identified earlier this year by sn on this forum). Both watches are in excellent working condition, being newly overhauled, with the 941 being an open face plain gold filled case.

[Steve Johnson]

I recently purchased a Hamilton #924 on EBAY with sn on watch of 995352, 17 jewel. Case is marked inside with a large W, 25 years gty, sn 7226425. Case is size #18 and nicely engraved with floral pattern.

Can anyone tell me the approxiate age of this watch, and also how it compares in value and quality to the circa 1904 Hamilton 941 that I have (the 941 was identified earlier this year by sn on this forum). Both watches are in excellent working condition, being newly overhauled, with the 941 being an open face plain gold filled case.

[Jon Hanson]

No values given here as ruled by leadership and insiders but a 17J is "not as good" as a 21J! :biggrin:

Or, see what these do on fleabay! :rolleyes

[Don Dahlberg]

Your watch was one of a run of 924s that went to the Finishing Department on 6/2/14 or 1/22/15. It usually took from one to six months for a watch to go through the finishing department. Your watch was probably completed and sold in late 1914 or early 1915.

The 924 was a medium grade 18 size watch. The total production is listed as 140,275. The price to the wholesaler was $6.15, to the retailer was $7.25 and to the customer $12.25 for the movement only. The customer would choose a case at the time of choosing the movement and the jeweler would install the movement in the case.

The 941 was the hunter version of the famous open face railroad grade watch the 940. The production of the 941 was 26,704. The prices for the movement were $15.00, 18.50 and $28.00 respectively. This was the time of fair trade prices. There were no deals to speak of. So you see the 941 movement went for more than twice the 924. The hunt case would be slightly higher compared to the equivalent open face case.

Because there are so many variables like condition, authenticity and whims of collectors dealing with an antique, we are not allowed to guess present prices here. (Notice the rules in the upper left corner of the screen.) Just examine the prices on Ebay over the months on 924s and 941s and note thier descriptions. You will eventually see trends.

The 924 is still a good watch. Properly cleaned and adjusted, it can keep very good time. It makes a great every day carry watch. I wear my 941 only on special occations. It is an excellent movement and the hunter case makes it just a bit more special in my mind. Hunter cases eventually were not railroad approved. This is why fewer 941s were sold than 940s (209,498). Some think less of the 941 because it was not railroad approved for at least part of its life and other think it special because the hunter case is rarer. I am one of the latter. Take care of the hunter case. Catch the cover with your thumb when opening the case, so as to not fatigue the hinge. Similarly, depress the stem release and then close the cover to prevent wear on the cover lip. Do not snap the cover closed like they do in the movies.

Enjoy both your watches. Get them properly clean and overhauled if you are going to run them.

Don Dahlberg