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History of the Hamilton Watch Company   no comments

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The Hamilton watch company is an iconic American brand, famous for supplying watches to the US army. Today it is established as one of the leading watch brands in the world with a proven reputation for creating elegant and reliable watches.

The Hamilton Watch Company was founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1892. Its first series of pocket watches, Broadway Limited, became known as the “Watch of Railroad Accuracy”.

The unrivalled precision and reliability of the Hamilton railroad watches put a stop to an epidemic of serious accidents. In 1917 another innovation was launched with the world’s first wristwatch.