The Van Horn was the first production Hamilton Electric...and therefore the first production electric
watch in the world. It was released on 3rd January 1957 and was name
after Hamilton's Director of Research and Development, Dr. John Van Horn. At first glance, the Van Horn
looks very similar to the Titan (see below), however there are slight differences between
the dials and the Titan case is 10K Gold Filled while the Van Horn is solid 14K Gold.
The Van Horn was the conservative face of the traditional Hamilton Watch Company but it was released
alongside the first of the futuristic Richard Arbib designed electrics,
the Ventura.
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