Serviced February 2019, 10k solid gold case, factory engraved case back for Ford Motor Company, Swiss made manual wind movement, excellent radially brushed silver dial with gold applied hour markers and painted minute track. NOS acrylic crystal, alloy mainspring, signed Hamilton crown. Comes on unworn genuine leather strap.
Made between 1964 and 1970, the Hamilton Fairlane was just recently identified by the Hamilton collecting community. The Fairlane was made exclusively for Ford Motor Company as a presentation watch to employees that completed 35 years of service; this watch was not available to the general public and cannot be found in any catalog. The back of every Fairlane was factory engraved with the same inscription, the only difference being the employees name, the year they started working for Ford, and the year the watch was presented. Interestingly, Henry Ford II's signature is also engraved on the watch, who was the CEO of Ford from 1960 to 1979 and was Henry Ford's grandson. The case back of this particular Fairlane was presented to Wallace R. Sage in 1970. The case is solid 10k yellow gold and is in excellent condition. The radially finished silver dial on this watch is in excellent condition with no patina evident. The paint for the Hamilton script logo and the minute markers are mint. The gold applied markers are also mint. The watch is ready to wear on a genuine leather, black two piece strap with gold tone buckle and contrasting stitching. The Swiss made 688 manual wind movement was serviced February 2019 and is running well and currently performing at +/- 12 seconds per day.
Size:
33mm bezel 9mm Tall 17.5mm Lug to Lug 38mm Tip to Tip
Case - 10k solid gold plate one-piece case, hand polished. Factory engraved: Presented by Ford Motor Company To Wallace R. Sage On His 35th Anniversary 1935 - 1970 (signed) Henry Ford II
Lugs - Drilled lugs in excellent condition with very little scratching.
Crystal - NOS acrylic crystal installed during full service in February 2019.
Hands - Appear to be original and in excellent condition.
Dial - Radially finished (sunburst) silver dial with gold applied markers and painted minute track. No patina on this wonderful dial.
Band - Brand new, unworn black genuine leather strap with gold tone buckle and contrasting stitching.
Movement - Swiss made Hamilton manual caliber 688, 17 jewels. Fully serviced February 2019. Runs strong and keeping excellent time.
