{"product_id":"1950s-18k-eska-sculpted-lugs-copy","title":"1973 Hamilton W10 - British Army Issued","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍸 [SOLD]:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore amazing vintage militaria up for grabs today:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Hamilton W10 issued to the British Army in 1973 - the inaugural year that the W10 was issued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith being a British Army issued watch, you get a lot of distinctive design elements - most notably the Broad Arrow insignia on the dial and case back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso, you see the addition of the circled “T” symbol on the dial, denoting tritium lume - which is intact (barring small degradation on 12 o’clock triangle ) and aging gorgeously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe W10 was the LAST mechanical timekeeper issued to the British Army before the switch to the quartz powered CWC G10 in 1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside beats an in-house Hamilton cal 649 that has recently undergone a full service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor all intents and purposes - the watch has laid untouched since commissioning and is in mint, near NOS condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCase Size: 36mm\u003cbr\u003eLug Width: 19mm (fixed lugs!)\u003cbr\u003eLug-to-Lug: 41mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMV 🍸\u003cbr\u003e“For Things That Endure”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meyran Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46750312792220,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/1694\/0444\/files\/IMG_3326.jpg?v=1777736827","url":"https:\/\/meyranvintage.com\/products\/1950s-18k-eska-sculpted-lugs-copy","provider":"Meyran Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}