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FOR SALE IS A TRUELY NEW OLD STOCK AND SUPER RARE 1972 HAMILTON SEA-CREST IV MANUAL STRAIGHT FROM A TIME MACHINE WITH THE ORIGINAL CORFAM STRAP AND CASE STICKERS PRESENT.

 

  • CASE: HANDSOME C-SHAPE SOLID STEEL CASE IN NEW OLD STOCK MINT CONDITION MEASURING AN UNUSUALLY LARGE 37.6mm NOT INCLUDING ORIGINAL SIGNED CROWN BY 43mm LUG TO LUG. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN HANDLE THIS CASE IT'S SO UNBLEMISHED BY TIME.  LOOK AT THOSE GORGEOUS RAZOR SHARP EDGES AND THAT MASTERFUL FACTORY BRUSHED FINISH THROUGHOUT.  FOR THE TIME, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A VERY LARGE WATCH WHICH WEARS EVEN LARGER DUE TO THAT WIDE DIAL AND THIN BEZEL.  CHECK OUT THE ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE STICKER ON THE BACK WITH THE ORIGINAL WHITE MODEL STICKER ON TOP OF THAT.  SO SO RAD.

 

  • DIAL: THIS IS THE EMBODIMENT OF EARLY 70s FUNK RIGHT HERE.  SO MUCH ATTITUDE AND SWAGGER.  THIS NEW OLD STOCK AND MINTY "SMOKE" COLORED DIAL IS SO RICH IN ITS FIT AND FINISH.  IN SOME LIGHTING CONDITIONS IT HAS A SLATE GREY ALMOST BLACK APPEARANCE, AND THEN AT OTHER ANGLES YOU NOTICE THAT DEEP VERTICAL BRUSHED METALLIC FINISH.  I LOVE THAT RACY WHITE SECONDS TRACK THAT RUNS AROUND THE PERIMETER GIVING THIS A RALLYE FEEL.  THE SHOW-STOPPER ON THIS DIAL HAS TO BE THOSE TOWERING APPLIED ORANGE MARKERS WITH MIRRORED CENTER SEGMENTS WHICH MATCH PERFECTLY WITH THAT WIDE STICK HANDSET WITH THE SAME MOTIF.  IT'S HARD TO EVEN APPRECIATE THE 3-D EFFECT ON THIS DIAL UNTIL YOU STRAP IT ON THE WRIST.  THE ORIGINAL ACRYLLIC BOX CRYSTAL IS A WORK OF ART IN-ITSELF WITH THOSE SUBTLE CHAMFERS ON THE SIDE.  ALL TOPPED OFF WITH A CREAMY WHITE SWEEP SECONDS.  

 

  • MOVEMENT: I HAVE NOT OPENED THIS ONE UP.  BECAUSE IT IS SO DAMN NEW OLD STOCK, I WILL LEAVE IT TO THE BUYER TO CRACK THIS OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME.  MY GUESS WOULD BE A 17J ETA MANUAL WINDER WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER HAMILTONS OF THE TIME PERIOD.  THIS WATCH IS KEEPING NEAR PERFECT TIME OBSERVED OVER A WEEK OF SOLID RUNNING.  

 

  • THIS SEA-CREST IV COMES ON ITS ORIGINAL ORANGE/GREY CORFAM "HAMILTON" SIGNED STRAP IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A VERY MINOR TEAR NEAR THE BOTTOM LEFT LUG.  I LOVE HOW THEY COORDINATED THIS STRAP WITH THE DIAL ON THIS ONE.  ULTRA-GROOVY!!! ITS HARD TO FIND A TRUELY NEW OLD STOCK WATCH LIKE THIS.  THIS IS A RARE MODEL WHICH I'VE NEVER PERSONALLY RUN ACROSS IN MY YEARS OF COLLECTING.  IF YOU ARE A HAMILTON COLLECTOR, THIS IS GOING TO BE A MUST-HAVE.  I'VE NEVER SEEN A 40+ YEAR OLD VINTAGE WATCH IN THIS TYPE OF CONDITION.....NEVERTHELESS ONE WITH THIS MUCH SWAGGER.