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1965 Hamilton Sea Mate II
1965 Hamilton Sea Mate II
Serviced January 2019, mint radially brushed silver dial, polished 10k rolled gold plate one piece case, stainless steel case back, lightly worn brown croc print leather strap, signed Hamilton crown, acrylic crystal, alloy mainspring.
Hamilton produced the Sea Mate II starting in 1965 through 1971, one of the few models to continue to be made by Hamilton after they moved operations to Switzerland in 1969. The radially brushed (sunburst) silver dial is original and has gold applied numerals and markers with a painted minute track and is in mint condition. The dial is highlighted by a painted 'bullseye'. The paint for the minute track, bullseye, and Hamilton logo is mint. The hands appear to be original and show some light patina. The one piece case has a 10k rolled gold bezel and a stainless steel back. The crown is signed. The Swiss (ETA) made 688 movement was serviced January 2019 and is running well and currently performing at +/- 23 seconds per day.
Size:
32.3mm bezel (excluding the crown)
8.7mm Tall
17mm Lug to Lug
36.6mm Tip to Tip
Case - Hand polished 10k rolled gold plate bezel with integrated stainless steel case back. There is some minor scratching on the bezel and one significant scratch on the case back.
Lugs - No plate wear visible on the lugs.
Crystal - Low domed acrylic crystal polished clean and clear.
Hands - Appear to be original with light patina.
Dial - Original, mint condition dial. Silver sunburst finish, applied hour markers, painted minute track and bullseye detail. Paint on the dial is in mint condition.
Band - Lightly worn brown genuine leather croc print strap with gold tone buckle.
Movement - Swiss (ETA) made Hamilton caliber 688, manual wind, 17 jewels. Fully serviced January 2019. Runs strong and keeping excellent time.