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Chevy Chase

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Named product in a Hamilton factory publication, supported by the individual source transcription and at least two recorded specifications. Exact model designations retained; materials, dial and band alternatives remain source configurations. Research review state is independent of this acceptance.

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Documented source appearances

40 appearances

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

1928

Hamilton — The Timekeeper Catalog (1928)

Hamilton Watch Company · 28–29

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase model. Engraved 14K white gold. Available after November 15, 1928, as printed. Oval movement, 6¾ ligne, 17 jewels, adjusted. No grade number stated on this page.

Jewels: 17 printed
Case color: White printed
Adjustments: Adjusted printed
Case material: 14K gold printed
Movement maker: Hamilton printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Historical price: USD 75.00 · retail

Price printed in factory catalog model description; no tax treatment stated on this spread.

1928

Hamilton and Illinois Watches — Export Catalog 1928–1929

Hamilton Watch Company, Export Sales Division · 14

Chevy Chase — catalog No. 1661

Hamilton Chevy Chase. Catalog No.1661: 14K solid gold, White, Plain. 6 3/4 ligne movement; 17 jewels. No numeric movement grade printed. Adjusted movement, details not specified.

Band: Ribbon illustrated
Family: Chevy Chase printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Case color: White printed
Adjustments: Adjusted (unspecified) printed
Case material: 14K solid gold printed
Movement size: 6 3/4 ligne printed
Movement type: Oval shape movement printed
Movement maker: Hamilton printed
Case decoration: Plain printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

No complete-watch price printed in catalog entry. Companion export price list is a separate source appearance.

1928

Hamilton and Illinois Watches — Export Catalog 1928–1929

Hamilton Watch Company, Export Sales Division · 14

Chevy Chase — catalog No. 1662

Hamilton Chevy Chase. Catalog No.1662: 14K solid gold, White, Engraved. 6 3/4 ligne movement; 17 jewels. No numeric movement grade printed. Adjusted movement, details not specified.

Band: Ribbon illustrated
Family: Chevy Chase printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Case color: White printed
Adjustments: Adjusted (unspecified) printed
Case material: 14K solid gold printed
Movement size: 6 3/4 ligne printed
Movement type: Oval shape movement printed
Movement maker: Hamilton printed
Case decoration: Engraved printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

No complete-watch price printed in catalog entry. Companion export price list is a separate source appearance.

1928

Hamilton and Illinois Watches — Export Price List 1928–1929

Hamilton Watch Company, Export Sales Division · Hamilton catalog pages 8–15 / 18 (unnumbered)

Catalog No. 1661 — export price entry

HAMILTON. PageNo.14; CatalogNo.1661; CodeABOPS; Price44.25. Five-letter order/cable code; not a movement grade or serial.

Ordering code: ABOPS printed

Historical price: USD 44.25 · unknown

Printed export price inU.S.Gold; F.O.B.factory LancasterPA. Subject to change and prices ruling atshipment. No domestic retail, tax, freight-inclusive or wholesale basis assumed. Terms on scan2.

1928

Hamilton and Illinois Watches — Export Price List 1928–1929

Hamilton Watch Company, Export Sales Division · Hamilton catalog pages 8–15 / 18 (unnumbered)

Catalog No. 1662 — export price entry

HAMILTON. PageNo.14; CatalogNo.1662; CodeABORN; Price44.25. Five-letter order/cable code; not a movement grade or serial.

Ordering code: ABORN printed

Historical price: USD 44.25 · unknown

Printed export price inU.S.Gold; F.O.B.factory LancasterPA. Subject to change and prices ruling atshipment. No domestic retail, tax, freight-inclusive or wholesale basis assumed. Terms on scan2.

1928

Hamilton — Confidential Prices for Wholesalers, December 1, 1928

Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Acquired scan 7

Chevy Chase — White — Tonneau — Enamel and engraved

Factory ordering code Hortense. Explicit alternatives expanded from one printed row; each configuration retains that row’s three price audiences. Text price table; no watch illustration.

Band: Ribbon bracelet printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Case shape: Tonneau printed
Lug design: Side lugs printed
Case material: 14K gold printed
Movement size: 6¾ ligne printed
Ordering code: Hortense printed
Case decoration: Enamel and engraved printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Historical price: USD 37.85 · wholesale

December 1, 1928 Wholesaler column; USD inferred from US factory context. Tax, discounts and shipping unstated. Catalog price, not completed sale.

Additional historical price: note: Separate printed Retailer column.; label: Retailer (trade buyer); amount: 47.3; currency: USD;

Additional historical price: note: Separate printed Consumer column.; label: Consumer; amount: 80; currency: USD;

1928

Hamilton — Confidential Prices for Wholesalers, December 1, 1928

Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Acquired scan 7

Chevy Chase — White — Tonneau — Plain

Factory ordering code Helene. Explicit alternatives expanded from one printed row; each configuration retains that row’s three price audiences. Text price table; no watch illustration.

Band: Ribbon bracelet printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Case shape: Tonneau printed
Lug design: Side lugs printed
Case material: 14K gold printed
Movement size: 6¾ ligne printed
Ordering code: Helene printed
Case decoration: Plain printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Historical price: USD 35.40 · wholesale

December 1, 1928 Wholesaler column; USD inferred from US factory context. Tax, discounts and shipping unstated. Catalog price, not completed sale.

Additional historical price: note: Separate printed Retailer column.; label: Retailer (trade buyer); amount: 44.25; currency: USD;

Additional historical price: note: Separate printed Consumer column.; label: Consumer; amount: 75; currency: USD;

1928

Hamilton — Confidential Prices for Wholesalers, December 1, 1928

Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Acquired scan 7

Chevy Chase — White — Tonneau — Engraved

Factory ordering code Helene. Explicit alternatives expanded from one printed row; each configuration retains that row’s three price audiences. Text price table; no watch illustration.

Band: Ribbon bracelet printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Case shape: Tonneau printed
Lug design: Side lugs printed
Case material: 14K gold printed
Movement size: 6¾ ligne printed
Ordering code: Helene printed
Case decoration: Engraved printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Historical price: USD 35.40 · wholesale

December 1, 1928 Wholesaler column; USD inferred from US factory context. Tax, discounts and shipping unstated. Catalog price, not completed sale.

Additional historical price: note: Separate printed Retailer column.; label: Retailer (trade buyer); amount: 44.25; currency: USD;

Additional historical price: note: Separate printed Consumer column.; label: Consumer; amount: 75; currency: USD;

1929

Hamilton Catalog 1929 — Special Edition for the Retail Jeweler

Hamilton Watch Company · 16

Chevy Chase — plain, 14K white gold

Chevy Chase — plain, 14K white gold. Printed $75.00 for either plain or engraved case; no List price printed for Chevy Chase.

Family: Chevy Chase printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Case material: 14K white gold printed
Movement size: 6¾ ligne printed
Movement maker: Hamilton printed
Case decoration: Plain printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Historical price: USD 75.00 · unknown

Unqualified printed $75.00 for either plain or engraved case. No separate List amount printed for Chevy Chase; no price basis inferred.

1929

Hamilton Catalog 1929 — Special Edition for the Retail Jeweler

Hamilton Watch Company · 16

Chevy Chase — engraved, 14K white gold

Chevy Chase — engraved, 14K white gold. Printed $75.00 for either plain or engraved case; no List price printed for Chevy Chase.

Family: Chevy Chase printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Case material: 14K white gold printed
Movement size: 6¾ ligne printed
Movement maker: Hamilton printed
Case decoration: Engraved printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Historical price: USD 75.00 · unknown

Unqualified printed $75.00 for either plain or engraved case. No separate List amount printed for Chevy Chase; no price basis inferred.

1933

Hamilton Watch Dealer Catalog — 1933

The Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan8 — gold-upper product viewport

Chevy Chase

Delicately engraved design in solid 14K white gold; standard dial No. B2.

Band: Strap illustrated
Family: 14K Gold Series printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Marker style: No. B2 printed
Case material: 14K solid gold printed
Movement size: 18-0 size printed
Case decoration: Delicately engraved printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Historical price: USD 60.00 · retail

1933

Hamilton Watch Dealer Catalog — 1933

The Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan8 — gold-upper product viewport

Chevy Chase

Delicately engraved design in solid 14K white gold; standard dial No. B2. Optional raised-gold-figure dial offered for $5 extra.

Band: Strap illustrated
Family: 14K Gold Series printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Marker style: Raised gold figure printed
Case material: 14K solid gold printed
Movement size: 18-0 size printed
Case decoration: Delicately engraved printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Printed consumer price. The footer points to list prices on printed page 8; this has not been assumed to mean viewer scan 8. USD inferred from US publisher and dollar notation; tax and shipping basis unstated. The optional dial total is not printed; the $60 base price and $5 surcharge are preserved separately.

Additional historical price: note: Before the optional raised-gold-figure dial.; label: Base consumer price; amount: 60; currency: USD;

Additional historical price: note: Center paragraph applies to Chevy Chase models. The total is not printed.; label: Raised gold figure dial extra; amount: 5; currency: USD;

1933

Hamilton Watch Dealer Catalog — 1933

The Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan8 — middle product viewport

Chevy Chase

Simply designed model in solid 14K white gold only; standard dial No. B1.

Band: Strap illustrated
Family: 14K Gold Series printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Marker style: No. B1 printed
Case material: 14K solid gold printed
Movement size: 18-0 size printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Historical price: USD 60.00 · retail

1933

Hamilton Watch Dealer Catalog — 1933

The Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan8 — middle product viewport

Chevy Chase

Simply designed model in solid 14K white gold only; standard dial No. B1. Optional raised-gold-figure dial offered for $5 extra.

Band: Strap illustrated
Family: 14K Gold Series printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Marker style: Raised gold figure printed
Case material: 14K solid gold printed
Movement size: 18-0 size printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Additional historical price: note: Before the optional raised-gold-figure dial.; label: Base consumer price; amount: 60; currency: USD;

Additional historical price: note: Center paragraph applies to Chevy Chase models. The total is not printed.; label: Raised gold figure dial extra; amount: 5; currency: USD;

1933

Hamilton Watch Dealer Catalog — 1933

The Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan10 — middle price/coverage viewport

Chevy Chase

Separate Consumer and List Prices table appearance.

Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Case material: 14K solid gold printed
Marketed gender: Women inferred

Historical price: USD 60.00 · retail

Printed Consumer price. USD inferred from US publisher/dollar notation. Separate List column retained; not classified as dealer net cost. Tax/shipping unstated.

Additional historical price: note: Original column heading List; no unsupported net-cost interpretation.; label: List price; amount: 72; currency: USD;

1933

Hamilton Watch Dealer Catalog — 1933

The Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan10 — middle price/coverage viewport

Chevy Chase

Separate Consumer and List Prices table appearance.

Caliber: 989 printed
Case color: White printed
Case material: 14K solid gold printed
Marketed gender: Women inferred

Historical price: USD 60.00 · retail

Printed Consumer price. USD inferred from US publisher/dollar notation. Separate List column retained; not classified as dealer net cost. Tax/shipping unstated.

Additional historical price: note: Original column heading List; no unsupported net-cost interpretation.; label: List price; amount: 72; currency: USD;

1933