{"product_id":"hamilton-scott-as11783","title":"Hamilton Scott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverall Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition overall. Case shows light wear for age. Dial and matching handset show light wear and patination.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere was a time when American watchmaking didn’t just compete—it led.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the mid-20th century, Hamilton had already cemented its reputation through railroad chronometers that defined precision in an era when accuracy meant survival. But the Lancaster manufacture was never content with utility alone. Through the 1920s and ’30s, Hamilton experimented boldly with form—moving beyond round cases into sculptural shapes that felt modern, architectural, even aspirational.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Scott, dating to the 1950s, carries that design confidence forward. Housed in a substantial 14K gold case measuring 23 x 40mm, it wears larger and more commanding than many of its rectangular contemporaries. The hooded, fluted lugs and domed crystal create a sense of flow from top to bottom—less a simple dress watch, more a gold monolith for the wrist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe champagne satin dial is classic Hamilton: applied gold indices, subsidiary seconds, balanced proportions. Inside beats the 17-jewel manual-wind Caliber 982, a dependable American engine with the kind of tactile winding feel collectors quietly obsess over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelatively scarce and distinctly sculptural, the Scott stands apart from the slimmer, more restrained rectangular watches of the period. It feels robust, prosperous, and even optimistic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA reminder of when American watchmaking wasn’t chasing Switzerland. It was setting the pace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49312516538612,"sku":"40992963","price":2950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8570\/2900\/files\/AS11783_40992963_HAMILTON_SCOTT14KT-1.jpg?v=1788456704","url":"https:\/\/www.watchesofswitzerland.com\/en-int\/products\/hamilton-scott-as11783","provider":"Watches of Switzerland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}