Hamilton Watches

Founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the Hamilton Watch Company has a rich history of accomplishments and a standing as one of America's leading watch manufacturers in the world.

His early years saw the timekeeper pronounced like "railway America, with production focused on pocket watches for the railroad industry helped the precision putting an end to serious accidents. In ensuing years, Hamilton watches have continued this long established reputation for the timing of success in keeping pace with new watch in the next century.

The advent of the First World War, production of Hamilton watches to consumers and the U.S. military, the introduction of the wristwatch first time in 1917 when soldiers have expressed their desire for a timepiece smaller and more convenient to carry.

When the Second World War came, Hamilton was experienced in structuring watch for the military. Approximately 10,000 marine chronometers Hamilton served navigational needs of American armed forces at sea knows World War II on the wrists of American soldiers. In 1931, the Elinvar (elastic constant) motion has been presented as a mechanism that has withstood the effects of temperature and was used in all the movements of Hamilton afterwards.

However, it was after the conflict when innovations Hamilton and his ability to meet the needs of the user watch reaches a wider market. In 1957, the Hamilton Ventura was announced that the first ever show power, battery-powered tiny that allowed him to run for up to twenty years on a small quantity of power. The watch has reached iconic levels when worn by Elvis Presley in 1961, making it a true American classic.

After producing the first digital watch in 1970, the Hamilton watch company has been bought by a conglomerate of Swiss watches and is now sold under their mode Swatch Group. The combination of their strong American identity Swiss technological innovation, Hamilton watches, still a force to be reckoned with in the watch world.

Popular brands include Hamilton watch Copter X X Wind and above Ventura. In recent years the brand has established itself as a company environmentally friendly, and with Hamilton Khaki Hamilton Conservation tracks featuring hits that promote the ideals of the environment. Approved by Conservation International (CI), board member Harrison Ford, funds from the retail sale of certain Hamilton watches contribute to major breakthroughs in the worldwide conservation of proof - if proof were needed - that the watches Hamilton continues his quest to make the world a better place through its timepieces beloved and timeless.