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First Lady FL-8

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Documented source appearances

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1941

Hamilton — America’s Fine Watch Catalog, 1942 Line (copyright 1941)

Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan25 — 1942line FirstLady FL8 upper original viewport

First Lady FL8

First Lady FL8;consumer price code37;set with12 full-cut diamonds and10 square-cut garnets. DirectFirstLadylinecontextprinted18:911M17j/extra heavy14Kgold;coralcontextprinted17/19. Printed19lineclaimallfittings14Kgold/diamondssetinplatinum/goldMedallion.

Band: Bracelet illustrated
Family: First Lady printed
Jewels: 17 printed
Caliber: 911M printed
Diamonds: 12 diamonds, 10 garnets printed
Case color: Coral gold printed
Diamond cut: Diamonds: full-cut; garnets: square-cut printed
Number style: Arabic numerals illustrated
Case material: 14K gold printed
Marketed gender: Women printed

Printed configuration consumer price code 37; NOT $37. Actual dollar total unresolved/missing inside-back-cover code key.