(Updated 3/5/10)

I have been collecting Hamilton watches for over 26 years now, and have been dealing in them professionally for 22 years. Over those many years I have continually upgraded my personal collection. I have bought and sold thousands of watches and have always kept the very best examples for myself. Consequently every watch in my personal collection is the finest of its kind I have ever handled.

My collection has now reached a point where it has simply become too large. In order to refine my collection I will be selling some of my finest pieces over the coming months, as well as some of my more common ones. Please check this page periodically, my plan is to list a few new offerings each month.

Also, if you have any specific wants, feel free to ask. I may be open to discussion on certain items.

• VAN HORN -14K Gold, Diamond Dial - Model 500. The Van Horn was released simultaneously with the Ventura on January 3, 1957. The Ventura was originally made only to attract attention by its odd shape. The Van Horn was the watch Hamilton actually expected to sell. Although it is a round design the stepped bezel and flared lugs give the Van Horn a very striking appearance that made it one of the most popular solid gold Electrics. The diamond dial option was extremely expensive -- $300 in 1957, equivalent to about $2,300 in today's dollars based on the Consumer Price Index. Very few were sold -- I have seen no more than 8 in my entire career, and all but two of those had silver dials. This watch is absolutely prisitine, with a flawless original dial. It is the finest I have ever seen, bar none. This same watch appears on page 194 of the fourth edition of The Watch of the Future. An exceedingly rare and beautiful watch. $1,500.

• (left) VICTOR II with original metal band -- Model 505. A visually stunning design, the Victor II is scarce and always popular, but with original matching metal band it is a true rarity. This watch is is outstanding condition with razor-shapr edges on the lugs and a perfect original dial. The original band is sized for a small wrist. This same watch appears on page 172 of the fourth edition of The Watch of the Future. $950.

• (right) LORD LANCASTER J - white gold-fill with Diamond Dial. Model 505. The Lord Lancaster J is the diamond dial version of the white gold-filled Titan III. This watch is absolutely mint, flawless and all original including a new-old-stock original two-tone suede band, which is exceedingly rare. Absolutely stunning in every way. This same watch is shown on page 137 of the fourth edition of The Watch of the Future. $1,195.

The watches below are all works of horological art: brand-new, never worn, just as they left the Hamilton factory 45-50 years ago. For decades I have made it my collecting focus to seek out these pristine, flawless watches. They are literally time capsules, exactly as a customer would have found them in a jewelry store in the 1960s. For a watch collector this is as close to time travel as you could hope for.

Although these are all new and unused the old lubricants in the movements have long ago dried out. I have not overhauled these watches because I see no point in doing so. It would be a shame to wear these watches as that would immediately destroy their historic perfection. These are best preserved as the fantastic rarities they are. New-old-stock watches are excessively rare compared to their well-worn brethren and should be prized as works of art. These watches are expensive, but well worth the premium over ordinary examples.

• (left) RR50 - New-Old-Stock in Box. This desirable Electric is complete with its special box, with "Railroad Approved" printed in the lining, and comes with a railway signal display card for the jeweler to set up in his window or display case. Complete with the original factory price sticker on the case back. No outer cardboard box. $1,000.

• (right) RR51 - New-Old-Stock in Box. Like the RR50, this is also complete with its special box, with "Railroad Approved" printed in the lining, as well as the railway signal display card. Complete with the original factory price sticker on the case back. No outer cardboard box. $1000.

• TITAN III - White Gold-Fill - New-Old-Stock in Box. This very scarce white gold-filled Titan III is 100% flawless, with original metal band, inner and outer boxes, original price sticker on the case back, even the original protective pad. A time capsule from 1967! $1,395.

• CONVERTA II - New-Old-Stock in Box. A spectacular relic from 1958-1959, this Converta II has a solid 14K gold bezel and the special two-tone band unique to the Converta. No outer box. $1,095.

• (left) TAURUS - Yellow Gold-filled - New-Old-Stock in Box. Mildly asymmetric, with wide shoulders at the top, the Taurus is a popular design which is almost impossible to find with original metal band. Flawless brand-new condition, with original price sticker on the case back. No outer coardboard box. $1,295.

• (right) CENTAUR - Yellow Gold-Filled - New-Old-Stock in Box. A surprisingly scarce Electric, with a unique and extremely rare original band. Complete with the original factory price sticker on the case back, and both inner and outer boxes. $1,295.

• EVEREST - New-Old-Stock in Box. As perfect as perfect can get. Complete with original metal band, price sticker, inner and outer boxes, even the box label which is almost always missing. Just like stepping out of a time machine and into a jewelry store in 1958. Pure perfection. (This same watch is illustrated in the fourth edition of The Watch of the Future.) (SALE PENDING).

• NAUTILUS 450 - Yellow Gold-Filled - New-Old-Stock in Box. The only Nautilus series watch that was not in a round case, the 450 is oval in shape and remarkably scarce. Complete with the original factory price sticker on the case back. No outer coardboard box. $995.

From 1987 to 1994 I spent several weeks a year in Lancaster, PA, researching my books on Hamilton history. Along the way I interviewed dozens of former employees and from them I was fortunate to acquire a large collection of prototype watches and materials. The two watches below are among the rarest of all the prototypes I have collected over the years. I acquired them directly from an employee who was one of the key researchers for the "Sherwood" project -- working out the problems of making dials of wood veneer. I published an article about these watches in the NAWCC Bulletin back in 1991. Hamilton experiemented with various woods and different case styles, but in the end only a small number of designs were put into the market. These two watches are examples of styles that were made as prototypes but were not selected for retail sale. Needless to say, they are extremely rare, possibly one-of-a-kind. GUARANTEED 100% AUTHENTIC.

• SHERWOOD PROTOTYPE CASE AND DIAL. This totally unique watch comes out of the Hamilton Design Department. The case is a prototype made of plated brass to show how the watch would look as a finished product. It is one step above most design prototypes, which could not be fitted with movements -- this is a working watch. Neither the case style nor the dial design were put into production. Absolutely unique and an ultra-rare piece of Hamilton history. (SALE PENDING).

• (left) SAVITAR - 14K Gold - Model 505. Released in 1961 with the introduction of the new 505 movement, the Savitar combines a strongly asymmetric case with a conventional round dial. It is a relatively scarce and always desirable watch, but particularly so in such mint condition. This watch is quite simply the finest Savitar I have ever seen. The edges and the unique milled trim around the crystal are razor sharp, and the case back still has some of the original brushing. I am convinced that this case has never been polished. It is as close to new-old-stock as you will ever see, and is vastly finer than any Savitar in the market. Savitars are becoming increasingly scarce -- I have not had one in inventory since 2007 -- and they are also becoming increasingly expensive as the price of gold rockets ever higher. A superb watch, which I photographed and published on page 154 of the fourth edition of "The Watch of the Future." (SALE PENDING).

• (right) SAVITAR II - gold-filled - Model 505. The baby brother to the Savitar, this gold-filled version had a slightly restyled case and dial. This particular one is unusual in that it was commissioned by GE. It is not surprisingly that General Electric was very fond of Hamilton Electric watches, but 95% of the watches they bought for awards were Pacers. I have seen no more than five or six Savitar IIs with GE logo dials in my entire career. This watch is pristine, still retaining the brushing on the bezel. It appears virtually unused. This watch appears on page 196 of my fourth edition and has been in my collection for 20 years. (SALE PENDING).

• AUTOMATIC K-150 -- 18K yellow gold. This is one of the very few watches Hamilton ever made in 18K gold (most sold gold watches were 14K). The rich yellow color of 18K gold is very distinctive and immediately noticeable. What is particularly unusual about this watch, however, is that although the bezel is solid 18K gold, the back is stainless steel! (This is how it was made -- it is marked "18K Bezel, Stainless Steel Back" on the case, and was clearly catalogued as such originally.) This was presumably a way for Hamilton to reduce the cost of a luxurious 18K watch to a more affordable level ($175 back in 1955 -- still a very expensive watch for the time). The widely flared lugs are exceptionally unusual and attractive, and the embossed white dial is reminiscent of the later Hamilton "Sea-Lectric I." The automatic movement has been overhauled and is running perfectly. A beautiful and surprisingly rare watch, with a unique twist. $895.

• PACERMATIC. This is, quite simply, the finest Pacermatic I have ever seen. It is absolutely flawless. Once again, this is the culmination of many years of upgrading. I have owned and sold perhaps a dozen Pacermatics over the years, ultimately finding and keepingn this one as the gem of all. The case is perfect, the original dial is perfect, overall it looks like it just left the factory. Pacermatics are extremely rare (only 800 were originally made). You are unlikely to ever see a finer one than this. $4,500.