Antique Vintage Watches
Dates of Hamilton Movements
The Hamilton Watch Company, one of America's premiere watch
manufacturers, started producing watches in 1892, in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. They are still producing watches today, but the brand name
is now owned by the Swatch Group. They last produced watches under their own original company in 1969.
To use the following table:
Remove back of the watch [Careful to not scratch case]
Identify movement
Check chart below for years of manufacture
Interpolate to "guess" year
Movement | Serial Numbers | Year[s] |
| 979 | 2900001-2931900 | 1934-1951 |
| 986 | 2100001-2191300 | 1922-1926 |
| 401 | H50001-H57500 | 1930-1933 |
| 987 | 001-0486300 | 1937-1948 |
| 987E | 4025301-4523000 | 1928-1937 |
| 987S | SS001-SS87400 | 1940-1948 |
| 980 | G101-G669400 | 1934-1951 |
| 980B | A001-A8900 | 1937-1946 |
| H980 | HW001-HW1075 | 1942-1949 |
| 980I | W001-W1050 | 1942-1948 |
| 982 | J1001-J670600 | 1935-1951 |
| 982M | M001-M201900 | 1941-1951 |
| 747 | Y001-Y453800 | 1947-1954 |
| 748 | CY001-CY232000 | 1948-1954 |
| 750 | 001A-914000A | 1949-1954 |
| 752 | 001E-48000E | 1951-1954 |
| 753 | 001F-103400F | 1951-1954 |
| 754 | 001H-43900H | 1952-1954 |
For pocket watches, here's a listing of approximate dates by serial number. To date your Hamilton watch, you can find the serial number on
the movement plate.
Date.......Serial Number
1893 1-2,000
1894 5,000
1895 10,000
1896 14.000
1897 20,000
1898 30,000
1899 40,000
1900 50,000
1901 90,000
1902 150,000
1903 260,000
1904 340,000
1905 425,000
1906 590,000
1907 756,000
1908 921,000
1909 1,087,000
1910 1,050,500
1911 1,290,500
1912 1,331,000
1913 1,370,000
1914 1,410,500
1915 1,450,500
1916 1,517,000
1917 1,580,000
1918 1,650,000
1919 1,700,000
1920 1,790,000
1921 1,860,000
1922 1,900,000
1923 1,950,000
1924 2,000,000
1925 2,100,000
1926 2,200,000
1927 2,250,000
1928 2,300,000
1929 2,350,000
1930 2,400,000
1931 2,450,000
1932 2,500,000
1933 2,600,000
1934 2,700,000
1935 2,800,000
1936 2,900,000
1937 3,000,000
1938 3,200,000
1939 3,400,000
1940 3,600,000
1941 3,800,000
1942 4,025,000
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