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The Military Products Division is an outgrowth of the World War II period. As in past national defense emergencies, Hamilton was called on to supply critical timing mechanisms for the war in Vietnam. The division manufactures fuzes, timing release mechanisms, and safety and arming devices. More than 60 pure metals and alloys in the form of close tolerance strip, ultra thin foil and fine wire are turned out by the Hamilton Precision Metals Division. Some of these are worth 20 times their weight in gold and are so thin they can be punctured by a fleck of dust. Among its products is Placovar", Hamilton's trade name for platinum-cobalt magnets. Originally developed for the electric watch, Placovar magnets perform a vital function in traveling wave tubes used in communication satellites as well as in manned space projects. Hamilton's growth has been based on the precept of providing products and service of the highest quality and value. By hewing rigorously to this policy since it was founded in 1892, the company has traveled the path of progress. From the train age to the space age.

In 1928 Hamilton purchased the Illinois Watch Company of Springfield, Illinois and Robert E. Miller, vice-president, left Lancaster to become its general manager. The Hamilton-Sangamo Corporation was formed in 1929 by the Hamilton Watch Company and the Sangamo Electric Company of Springfield, Illinois to market a new line of electric clocks. The Hamilton-Sangamo Corporation was sold in 1931 to General Time Instruments, Inc. Goodwill and trademarks of the E. Howard Watch Company were acquired by Hamilton in 1931. Although never extremely active in the manufacture of "Howard" watches, Hamilton has produced small quantities under this brand name.

MODEL 972
SIZE 16
1907

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