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Dateline A-581 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 3 appearances Dates below belong to publications. Different specifications remain attached to their own source appearance.
1966
Hamilton Watch Company · Self-winding watches — printed 14 (scan 16)
Dateline A-581
Stainless steelcase;17jselfwinding; Bracelet
Band Bracelet printed
Family Dateline printed
Jewels 17 printed
Seconds Sweep-second hand printed
Date display Calendar feature printed
Case material Stainless steel printed
Movement type Self-winding printed
Marketed gender men printed
Shock resistance Shock-resistant (historical claim) printed
Water resistance Weatherproof: waterproof/dustproof with seals intact (historical claim) printed
Magnetic resistance Anti-magnetic (historical claim) printed Historical price: USD 79.50 · suggested retail
Pagefooterexplicitlysuggestedretail;subjectchange/prior-sale.
1966
Hamilton Watch Company · Self-winding watches — printed 14 (scan 16)
Dateline A-581
Stainless steelcase;17jselfwinding; Strap
Band Strap printed
Family Dateline printed
Jewels 17 printed
Seconds Sweep-second hand printed
Date display Calendar feature printed
Case material Stainless steel printed
Movement type Self-winding printed
Marketed gender men printed
Shock resistance Shock-resistant (historical claim) printed
Water resistance Weatherproof: waterproof/dustproof with seals intact (historical claim) printed
Magnetic resistance Anti-magnetic (historical claim) printed Historical price: USD 75.00 · suggested retail
Pagefooterexplicitlysuggestedretail;subjectchange/prior-sale.
1968
Hamilton Watch Company · Dateline and Fontainebleau — printed 14 (scan 16)
Dateline A-581
Stainless steel;17jautomaticcalendar.
Family Dateline printed
Jewels 17 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
Shock resistance Shock-resistant (historical claim) printed
Water resistance Weatherproof*: waterproof with seals intact (historical claim) printed
Magnetic resistance Anti-magnetic (historical claim) printed Historical price: USD 89.50 · suggested retail
Individual printed price; explicitbracelet/strap pairs separate. Editionpriceclassificationpending.
