Manufacturers / Hamilton / Wilshire Hamilton America’s Fine Watch Catalog — 1940 Watch Program (copy annotated1939), p. Viewer scan11 — scan11 lower upright reading derivative. Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hamilton / Model reference
Wilshire Compare the individual source configurations below with the watch you are identifying.
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.
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 19 appearances Dates below belong to publications. Different specifications remain attached to their own source appearance.
1940
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. · Viewer scan10 — scan10 lower upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;coral;Grade 982;14K gold-filled;Black numerals;Strap.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Coral gold printed
Number color Black printed
Number style Black numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men inferred Historical price: USD 52.50 · retail
Printed individual configuration total;USD inferred US publisher/dollar notation.
1940
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. · Viewer scan10 — scan10 lower upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;coral;Grade 982;14K gold-filled;18K applied gold numerals;Strap.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Coral gold printed
Number style 18K applied gold numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men inferred Historical price: USD 55.00 · retail
Printed individual configuration total;USD inferred US publisher/dollar notation.
1940
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. · Viewer scan12 — scan12 lower upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;Grade98219j14/0;14Kfilled natural;18K applied gold numerals;strap.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Natural gold printed
Lug design Flexible lugs printed
Number style 18K applied gold numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 55.00 · retail
Printed individual dial total;USD inferred US publisher/dollar notation.
1940
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. · Viewer scan12 — scan12 lower upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;Grade98219j14/0;14Kfilled natural;Numerals;strap.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Natural gold printed
Dial color Two-tone gilt printed
Lug design Flexible lugs printed
Marker style Markers printed
Number style Numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 52.50 · retail
Printed individual dial total;USD inferred US publisher/dollar notation.
1940
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan21 — Spring1940 upper upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;Spring1940 Grade982;14K gold-filled natural;18K applied gold numerals;strap.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Natural gold printed
Lug design Flexible lugs printed
Number style 18K applied gold numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 55.00 · retail
Printed individual configuration total;USD inferred US publisher/dollar notation.
1940
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan21 — Spring1940 upper upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;Spring1940 Grade982;14K gold-filled natural;Two-tone gilt;strap.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Natural gold printed
Dial color Two-tone gilt printed
Lug design Flexible lugs printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 52.50 · retail
Printed individual configuration total;USD inferred US publisher/dollar notation.
1940
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan21 — Spring1940 upper upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;Spring1940 Grade982;14K gold-filled coral;18K applied gold numerals;strap.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Coral gold printed
Lug design Flexible lugs printed
Number style 18K applied gold numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 55.00 · retail
Printed individual configuration total;USD inferred US publisher/dollar notation.
1940
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan21 — Spring1940 upper upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;Spring1940 Grade982;14K gold-filled coral;Two-tone gilt;strap.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Coral gold printed
Dial color Two-tone gilt printed
Lug design Flexible lugs printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 52.50 · retail
Printed individual configuration total;USD inferred US publisher/dollar notation.
1941
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan17 — 1942line upper original viewport
Wilshire
Wilshire;19jGrade982;14K gold-filled CORALcase;black dial;printed consumer code16. black numeral dial.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Coral gold printed
Number style Black numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men inferred Printed configuration consumer price code 16; NOT $16. Actual dollar total unresolved/missing inside-back-cover code key. Code differences not dollar increments.
1941
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan17 — 1942line upper original viewport
Wilshire
Wilshire;19jGrade982;14K gold-filled CORALcase;applied dial;printed consumer code17. 18K applied gold numeral dial to match.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Coral gold printed
Number style 18K applied gold numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men inferred Printed configuration consumer price code 17; NOT $17. Actual dollar total unresolved/missing inside-back-cover code key. Code differences not dollar increments.
1941
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan29 — 1942line Grade982 gold-filled lower original viewport
Wilshire
Wilshire;19 jewels;14K natural gold-filled case;Roman numeral-marker, two-tone gilt finish dial. Consumer price code16. Direct footer Grade982,14/0 size.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Natural gold printed
Dial color Two-tone gilt printed
Marker style Markers printed
Number style Roman numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men printed Printed configuration consumer price code 16; NOT $16. Actual dollar total unresolved/missing inside-back-cover code key.
1941
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Host viewer scan29 — 1942line Grade982 gold-filled lower original viewport
Wilshire
Wilshire;19 jewels;14K natural gold-filled case;18K applied gold numeral dial. Consumer price code17. Direct footer Grade982,14/0 size.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 19 printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Natural gold printed
Number style 18K applied gold numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men printed Printed configuration consumer price code 17; NOT $17. Actual dollar total unresolved/missing inside-back-cover code key.
1942
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan 3 — men price table top — mid-left200
Wilshire
Wilshire; Grade982; 14K gold-filled; printed dial: Roman Numeral and Marker; consumer code16; telegraph codeWilshire.
Band Strap printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Yellow printed
Marker style Roman numeral and marker printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Ordering code Wilshire printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 52.50 · retail
1942 revised basic consumer price excluding Federal Tax; consumer code16. Separate dated price observation.
Additional historical price: note: Printed advertised consumer amount including Federal Tax.; label: Advertised consumer price including Federal Tax; amount: 57.75; currency: USD;
Additional historical price: note: Printed dealerLIST amount; subject to Keystone and2% cash discount. Not calculated dealer net or consumer retail.; label: Dealer LIST price; amount: 58.8; currency: USD;
1942
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan 3 — men price table top — mid-left200
Wilshire
Wilshire; Grade982; 14K gold-filled; printed dial: Applied Gold Numeral; consumer code17; telegraph codeWilshire.
Band Strap printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Yellow printed
Number style Applied gold numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Ordering code Wilshire printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 55.00 · retail
1942 revised basic consumer price excluding Federal Tax; consumer code17. Separate dated price observation.
Additional historical price: note: Printed advertised consumer amount including Federal Tax.; label: Advertised consumer price including Federal Tax; amount: 60.5; currency: USD;
Additional historical price: note: Printed dealerLIST amount; subject to Keystone and2% cash discount. Not calculated dealer net or consumer retail.; label: Dealer LIST price; amount: 61.6; currency: USD;
1947
Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. · Viewer scan 3 — men strap model export prices — upper
Wilshire
Wilshire. 14K gold-filled. Yellow only. Dial: Applied gold numeral. No watch illustration.
Band Strap printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Yellow printed
Number color Gold printed
Number style Applied numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Ordering code Wilshire printed
Marketed gender men printed Historical price: USD 75.00 · unknown
Printed export List price effectiveFebruary1,1947. U.S. dollar interpretation of dollar signs from U.S. manufacturer; domestic retail/wholesale and tax basis unresolved. No substitution into1946 catalog.
1947
Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan 9 — men strap consumer and List prices — upper
Wilshire
Wilshire. 14K gold-filled. Yellow only. Dial: Applied gold numeral. No watch illustration.
Band Strap printed
Caliber 982 printed
Case color Yellow printed
Number color Gold printed
Number style Applied numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Ordering code Wilshire printed
Marketed gender men printed Historical price: USD 66.00 · retail
Advertised Consumer Price Including Federal Tax, effective February 1, 1947. Secondary List column preserved separately; subject to keystone and 2% cash discount, no net dealer amount calculated.
Additional historical price: note: Printed List column; keystone and 2% cash discount terms on first page. No net dealer cost or List tax basis inferred.; label: Dealer List (before keystone and 2% cash discount); amount: 67.2; currency: USD;
1947
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · 37
Wilshire
Catalog-listed replacement dials: D68 — B.F. Coral; D71 — A.G.N, Silver; D72 — B.F. Gilt; D99 — A.G.N. Coral. Dial size 14/0. Source date does not establish model production dates.
Dial size 14/0 printed
Dial catalog number D68, D71, D72, D99 printed Undated publication
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan11 — scan11 lower upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;Grade98017j14/0;14Kgoldfillednaturalgold;18K applied gold numerals.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 17 printed
Caliber 980 printed
Case color Natural gold printed
Lug design Flexible lugs printed
Number style 18K applied gold numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 52.50 · retail
Printed individual dial-choice price;USD inferredUSpublisher/dollar notation.
Undated publication
Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Viewer scan11 — scan11 lower upright reading derivative
Wilshire
Wilshire;Grade98017j14/0;14Kgoldfillednaturalgold;Markers and Roman numerals.
Band Strap illustrated
Jewels 17 printed
Caliber 980 printed
Case color Natural gold printed
Dial color Two-tone gilt printed
Lug design Flexible lugs printed
Number style Markers and Roman numerals printed
Case material 14K gold-filled printed
Movement size 14/0 printed
Marketed gender Men printed Historical price: USD 50.00 · retail
Printed individual dial-choice price;USD inferredUSpublisher/dollar notation.
