Horological Meandering

Here’s a subject I haven’t seen discussed. Of course I could have missed it. Here’s a Hamilton Langley from the 30’s with a charming engraving. Hamilton watches were used by Packard and Cadillac as presentation watches. The engravings on those are beautif...  

That’s my guess! Very nice post, thank you!

Thanks for your kind words! - Michael

Best, Emmanuel

It was a gift from my wife and i engraved a Rose ...  

Beautifully said.

symbolically and aesthetically

Symbolically and aesthetically. For some reason this reply was not put in the right place. Tried two times and the same thing happened. This is a response to @lberti.

Thank you. Took me a while.to find the engraver though, probably 2yrs or so. They usually wouldnt want to engrave on Rolex steel, as it is too hard to engrave, but one took the risk

and there are those who do something as a labor of love. This is the latter!

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This was done by someone who understood old style engraving. Very well done!

Hamilton Automatic. ...  

Would you be able to take another picture of the inscription please? It's hard for me to make out, or write what it says. Thanks!

Sometimes in the realm of sociologi, sometimes pure poetry. This i a Hamilton Myron. Perhaps veteran truckdrivers needed some incentive to put aside wartime habits with the duce½ Yours Jacob / Copenhagen ...  

Very well put - these messages from the past. Sometimes in the realm of sociology sometimes pure poetry. Btw, the Myron is a very nice watch! Best, Michael - NYC