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Aqua-Date

Compare the individual source configurations below with the watch you are identifying.

Named Hamilton model supported by non-rejected catalog evidence. Punctuation and spacing equivalents reconciled; numbered variants retained. Replacement sources do not establish watch offering dates.

A similar case or dial is a starting point. Check the documented configuration and any movement evidence before settling on an identification.

Documented source appearances

6 appearances

Dates below belong to publications. Different specifications remain attached to their own source appearance.

1966

Hamilton 1966–1967 factory catalog

Hamilton Watch Company · Self-winding watches — printed 13 (scan 15)

Aqua-Date

Stainless steelcase;17jselfwinding; Bracelet

Band
Bracelet printed
Family
Aqua-Date printed
Jewels
17 printed
Seconds
Sweep-second hand printed
Availability
Calendar Skindiver (as printed) printed
Date display
Calendar feature printed
Case material
Stainless steel printed
Movement type
Self-winding printed
Dial decoration
Elapsed-time indicator printed
Marketed gender
men printed
Shock resistance
Shock-resistant (historical claim) printed
Water resistance
Waterproof to600ft (historical catalog claim; seals-intact condition in shared legend) printed
Magnetic resistance
Anti-magnetic (historical claim) printed

Historical price: USD 115.00 · suggested retail

Suggestedretail percatalog price statement;subjectchange/prior-sale.

1966

Hamilton 1966–1967 factory catalog

Hamilton Watch Company · Self-winding watches — printed 13 (scan 15)

Aqua-Date

Stainless steelcase;17jselfwinding; Strap

Band
Strap printed
Family
Aqua-Date printed
Jewels
17 printed
Seconds
Sweep-second hand printed
Availability
Calendar Skindiver (as printed) printed
Date display
Calendar feature printed
Case material
Stainless steel printed
Movement type
Self-winding printed
Dial decoration
Elapsed-time indicator printed
Marketed gender
men printed
Shock resistance
Shock-resistant (historical claim) printed
Water resistance
Waterproof to600ft (historical catalog claim; seals-intact condition in shared legend) printed
Magnetic resistance
Anti-magnetic (historical claim) printed

Historical price: USD 99.50 · suggested retail

Suggestedretail percatalog price statement;subjectchange/prior-sale.

1968

Hamilton 1968 factory catalog

Hamilton Watch Company · Dateline and Aqua-Date automatics (scan 15)

Aqua-Date

Stainless steel;automaticcalendar. Bracelet

Band
Bracelet printed
Family
Aqua-Date skindiver printed
Date display
Date window illustrated
Case material
Stainless steel printed
Movement type
Automatic / self-winding printed
Dust resistance
Dustproof with seals intact (historical claim) printed
Marketed gender
men printed
Water resistance
Weatherproof*: waterproof with seals intact (historical claim) printed

Historical price: USD 115.00 · suggested retail

Printed individual price; separate bracelet/strap configurations retained. Edition price classification pending.

1968

Hamilton 1968 factory catalog

Hamilton Watch Company · Dateline and Aqua-Date automatics (scan 15)

Aqua-Date

Stainless steel;automaticcalendar. Strap

Band
Strap printed
Family
Aqua-Date skindiver printed
Date display
Date window illustrated
Case material
Stainless steel printed
Movement type
Automatic / self-winding printed
Dust resistance
Dustproof with seals intact (historical claim) printed
Marketed gender
men printed
Water resistance
Weatherproof*: waterproof with seals intact (historical claim) printed

Historical price: USD 99.50 · suggested retail

Printed individual price; separate bracelet/strap configurations retained. Edition price classification pending.

1971

Hamilton / Vantage 1971 watch catalog

Hamilton / Vantage · Hamilton Dateline series continuation — scan 4

Aqua Date

Named original catalog illustration in Dateline series page.

Band
Bracelet illustrated
Date display
Date window illustrated
Marketed gender
men inferred

Undated publication

Hamilton and Vantage men’s watch product sheets (host1970; date unverified)

Hamilton · Men’s dress and specialty watches $95 to $500 — scan 2

Aqua-Date

Aqua-Date; SS; Strap.

Band
Strap printed
Jewels
17 printed
Date display
Calendar printed
Case material
SS printed
Movement type
Automatic printed
Marketed gender
men printed
Water resistance
Water-resistant (historical printed claim) printed

Historical price: USD 120.00 · unknown