Fine Swiss gilt open faced keyless lever watch with chain Circa 1940

Gilt open faced pocket watch
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A fine Swiss gilt open faced keyless lever pocket watch with chain made by Hamilton in Biel, circa 1940.
The polished case has a curved stepped bezel. Brushed silver dial with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, outer minute dots, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and solid diamond/kite hands.
Movement with Geneva Striping decoration, 21 jewels, a straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions, self compensating Breguet balance spring and micrometre regulator movement. A hinged gilt cuvette.
Dial signed, case and movement signed and numbered
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Diameter: 45 mm
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Signed: Hamilton Biel
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The Hamilton Watch Company is a Swiss manufacturer of watches based in Biel, Switzerland. Founded in 1892 as an American firm, the Hamilton Watch Company ended American manufacture in 1969. Through mergers and acquisitions, the company eventually became integrated into the Swatch Group, the world’s largest watch manufacturing and marketing conglomerate.