You're absolutely correct. I only buy vintage (1940s,1950s) solid gold mechanical watches. I have 12. Don't forget Longines, JLC, GP, Gruen and other lesser known brands.
Great video! I wear a Hamilton Emerson, which has a 982 movement also! I picked this because I named my daughter Emerson, then in my search for a tank style watch found they made a watch in the same name as my baby. I love the minute track around the dial, the recessed sub-seconds (with a subtle textured concentric rings engraving) and the solid gold numerals in the silver face. It's a beautiful watch! I like yours too! 👏👏👏
Excellent video, as always, makes me lust for a rectangular watch even more. However 500 bucks is still quite high for my budget and I'm not well versed with the vintage hunt and the accompanying minefield. So I have been looking at rectangular Seikos from let's say the last 30 years. Quartz, 2 hands, no date, nice smallish dress watch size. Would you have any tips regarding something along these lines? I was also looking at Pulsar, but I suspect those would only come with plated cases.
I was going to recommend gold filled vintage Hamiltons, but that might fit into "plated" category you wanted to avoid. How about solid steel Grand Quartz? These are sick
I picked up a similar solid gold tank style Ulysse Nardin for £400 and have a modern steel tank. So the UN mechanical, 18k gold, similar look. Verses the tank - more robust and waterproof. Honestly I prefer the look of steel and the fact I can wear it without being afraid to wash my hands. But is it 6* better? Of course not! Such is the madness of watch collecting..
I"ve just started my watch collecting and my first purchases were vintage hamiltons. One of them has had its dial redrawn so it's a bit of an ugly duck. But both of them seem to have their original movements.
@@naiyang888 it really depends on how much work your watchmaker wants to put in it and how much money are you willing to spend to pay for parts and labour. I was satisfied with +-30 sec/day but these movements can do better than that.
@@turnbasedtoddy7664 Please watch this video and use "Hamilton Gilbert watch" th-cam.com/video/XcB6vUyi0Qw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8SVfjsYG-HurTAqr You'll see a lot of them sold and prices are way lower
You're absolutely correct. I only buy vintage (1940s,1950s) solid gold mechanical watches. I have 12. Don't forget Longines, JLC, GP, Gruen and other lesser known brands.
Found a hamilton gilbert and just snagged it for myself...thanks. this is the only video on the watch ive found on youtube.
Finally, someone else who gets it. 😊. Love my Hamilton Stafford.
I recently bought 19j Elgin deluxe and really happy with it. American watches were the class of fine watchmaking!
Great video! I wear a Hamilton Emerson, which has a 982 movement also! I picked this because I named my daughter Emerson, then in my search for a tank style watch found they made a watch in the same name as my baby. I love the minute track around the dial, the recessed sub-seconds (with a subtle textured concentric rings engraving) and the solid gold numerals in the silver face. It's a beautiful watch! I like yours too! 👏👏👏
I love Emerson! See my TH-cam review on my channel
Excellent video, as always, makes me lust for a rectangular watch even more. However 500 bucks is still quite high for my budget and I'm not well versed with the vintage hunt and the accompanying minefield. So I have been looking at rectangular Seikos from let's say the last 30 years. Quartz, 2 hands, no date, nice smallish dress watch size. Would you have any tips regarding something along these lines? I was also looking at Pulsar, but I suspect those would only come with plated cases.
I was going to recommend gold filled vintage Hamiltons, but that might fit into "plated" category you wanted to avoid. How about solid steel Grand Quartz? These are sick
@@HRM.H Fantastic watch, but not solid gold.
You should buy a vintage Must de Cartier Tank Vermeil 925… in either manual wind eta or quartz… original size 23x30
I like it a lot, but it's solid silver, not solid gold
It is harder and harder to find vintage Hamiltons in mint condition. Asimov Foundation. Great author, great book.
I picked up a similar solid gold tank style Ulysse Nardin for £400 and have a modern steel tank. So the UN mechanical, 18k gold, similar look. Verses the tank - more robust and waterproof. Honestly I prefer the look of steel and the fact I can wear it without being afraid to wash my hands. But is it 6* better? Of course not! Such is the madness of watch collecting..
Please clarify how Hamilton indicated a solid gold case on the caseback. Is this what they called "gold filled"?
No, solid gold is marked "14k gold", gold filled would be marked with the word "filled"
@@QuartzCrisis Thanks for the reply.
Some Hamilton's are also "RGP" or "Rolled Gold Plating," which is a bit thicker of a gold plating than gold filled.
Always buy the solid 14k.
I"ve just started my watch collecting and my first purchases were vintage hamiltons. One of them has had its dial redrawn so it's a bit of an ugly duck. But both of them seem to have their original movements.
How does the accuracy hold up?
@@naiyang888 it really depends on how much work your watchmaker wants to put in it and how much money are you willing to spend to pay for parts and labour. I was satisfied with +-30 sec/day but these movements can do better than that.
@@QuartzCrisis got it. Thanks!
Just bought one in pieces, how much do you think it will cost to restore and fix? 😊💸
In US maybe $300?…
@@QuartzCrisis In Europe/Norway 😊
really like yr channel. love from italy
Is this dial engraved like you said on your other video?
Unfortunately no!! In 1940s they've started using cheaper technology for dials for some watches and Gilbert is one of them :(
Its cartier vs hamilton after all. They totally sit in different class.
Gold hallmarks were never required in the US so 14K on the case could mean different things not necessarily solid gold.
14k in US was always the same as "14k solid gold". If not solid gold it should say "14k gold filled", "14k electroplated", "14k r.g.p" etc.
Tiny espresso cup……are you in Miami?
Yes I'm in Miami, and it's a colada
Great video, but a case size of 30/ 33 is way to small for most men ( with a wrist 7' and larger ) , its a Woman's size,
I wear it just fine. But my wrist size is only 6.25 inch
@@QuartzCrisis 6.25 is a small wrist, even for a guy, mine is 7.0..great review though.
Yeah there is no way you can get that hamilton for $500. I wish that where true!
I sold the one like that for $500. See Hamilton Custer 14k review on my channel, that's the one I've sold
@@QuartzCrisis I’v been looking for one and the lowest I see is $1000. It is such a nice looking watch. I hope I can find a deal that good soon.
@@turnbasedtoddy7664 Please watch this video and use "Hamilton Gilbert watch" th-cam.com/video/XcB6vUyi0Qw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8SVfjsYG-HurTAqr You'll see a lot of them sold and prices are way lower
Doesn’t look the same. Also you get all the downfalls with vintage like poor water resistance and likely movement issues.
Yeah, I’m talking about it at the end of the video. But solid gold!
@@QuartzCrisisI’ll take the Hamilton over the Cartier. Hamilton equals pure vintage Americana.