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Of course, "The Watch of the Future" was only true for a relatively short time;
technology had moved on
with the likes of the Bulova Accutron and the early marketing disasters of the 500 all
contributed to the final electrics being manufactured in 1969.
As far as I'm aware, there was never a tuning fork watch with Hamilton on the dial,
but Hamilton did join the growing number of manufacturers using the electronic ESA
9154 (Hamilton Cal. 683), 9158 (Hamilton Cal. 702) movements.
The photographs below show my examples. And note the "Swiss Made" at the base of
the dial :(.
| Make: | Hamilton |
| Model: | Masterpiece Electronic |
| Case: | Yellow 10K Gold Filled |
| Back: | No back; crystal opening only |
| Crystal: | Acrylic |
| Size: | |
| Movement: | ESA 9154 |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Make: | Hamilton |
| Model: | Electronic |
| Case: | Stainless Steel |
| Back: | Snap On Stainless Steel |
| Crystal: | Acrylic |
| Size: | |
| Movement: | ESA 9158 |
| Year: | 1974ish |
The next watch is a little more interesting. It contains a standard ESA 9154 movement but it
is a presentation watch for the US steel company, ARMCO.
The company must have had a relatively long association with Hamilton because they also used an
earlier
Hamilton Electric 505 as a presentation watch. In the case of the 505, the stainless steel
was actually made from ARMCO Stainless Steel and the case is marked as such, however, there are no
such marks on the case of this Hamilton Electronic.
| Make: | Hamilton Armco |
| Model: | Electronic |
| Case: | Stainless Steel |
| Back: | No back; crystal opening only |
| Crystal: | Acrylic |
| Size: | 35mm diameter |
| Movement: | ESA 9154 |
| Year: | 1974ish |
| Last Modified: Wednesday, 16-Jan-2008 |
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