Hamilton
The History
The Hamilton Watch Company was established in 1892 after Keystone Standard Watch Company was purchased from bankruptcy. Aurora Watch Company of Illinois also merged into Keystone during the same year. The name of the new company was originally to be “Columbian,” but when it was discovered the Waterbury Watch Company had trademarked that name, a meeting of stockholders was called in November 1892 and a new name selected. The company was named after Andrew Hamilton, a Scottish-born attorney who laid out and founded Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and was the original owner of the Lancaster site on which the factory was situated.
The first watch made under the Hamilton name was an 18-size 17-jewel pocket watch in 1893. During Hamilton’s first fifteen years, only two size movements were produced – the 18-size and the smaller 16-size.
The History
The Hamilton Watch Company was established in 1892 after Keystone Standard Watch Company was purchased from bankruptcy. Aurora Watch Company of Illinois also merged into Keystone during the same year. The name of the new company was originally to be “Columbian,” but when it was discovered the Waterbury Watch Company had trademarked that name, a meeting of stockholders was called in November 1892 and a new name selected. The company was named after Andrew Hamilton, a Scottish-born attorney who laid out and founded Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and was the original owner of the Lancaster site on which the factory was situated.
The first watch made under the Hamilton name was an 18-size 17-jewel pocket watch in 1893. During Hamilton’s first fifteen years, only two size movements were produced – the 18-size and the smaller 16-size.
Hamilton Features
• Swiss Precision
• American Spirit
• Internationally Renowned
• Military Heritage
