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What makes the Lancaster 160 unique: Today, we’re thrilled to show you this splendid watch that was initially produced by the Hamilton Watch Company in 1928 — the Lancaster 160. The piece’s antique pocket watch features a stunning cream-colored dial with homely black numerals and a matching subdial. As you can see, the front of the watch also boasts exquisite violet gothic hands. We paired this historic pocket watch with our robust Sandblasted Titanium case and equipped it with a glimmering nickel-plated crown. On the back of the watch, you can behold the piece’s 912-grade open-face movement with a Reed regulator and black inlay color. This watch also boasts additional breathtaking qualities, such as its gold-plated gears and 17 screw-set jewels. Finally, we complemented this eye-catching and stylish watch with our comfortable Black leather watch strap. The dark strap handsomely juxtaposes the piece’s bright, attractive dial and case.
The Hamilton Watch Company originally manufactured this enviable watch in 1928 — the same year American anthropologist Margaret Mead authored the groundbreaking book Coming of Age in Samoa, which primarily focuses on the development of adolescent girls in the Samoan Island Taʻū. Although the book generated controversy through the years and has been criticized for not meeting contemporary anthropological standards, it’s considered a landmark anthropologic text because Mead spent a great deal of time in the field researching her subject matter — which was not common at the time. At age 23, Mead spent nine months in Taʻū and interviewed and observed 68 girls between the ages of 9 and 20 to formulate her theories.
