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After my grandfather passed away, we went through his belongings. I noticed this watch, and since no one else seemed interested, I decided to keep it. However, I haven’t been able to figure out where it’s from. Does anyone happen to know what kind of watch this is?
it's a Hamilton, part of the Swatch group. Looks like a 1960 First Mate but without the minute hand complication. Maybe an updated First Mate with a real minute hand.
Thank you, this helped out a lot
sadly i cannot help you but ignore the comments, ppl on here tend to be really pretentious
Hamilton
Looks like a Hamilton M69-3 , likely from the late 60's. That watch had a 688 movement, made in Switzerland. (If you open it, 688 should be written on the movement.) At that time, Hamilton was an independent watch co, headquartered in Pennsylvania. It shut down the US operations, probably in the '80s. It later became part of the Swatch group.