{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-army-model-987a-wrist-watch-by-hamilton-officer-grade-fully-functional-1","title":"Original U.S. WWII Army Model 987A Wrist Watch by Hamilton - Officer Grade - Fully Functional","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an early war (1942 -1943) OD officer issue screw back Hamilton 987A wrist watch. This wonderful example has been fully cleaned, tested and runs perfectly. it was manufactured in 1942 -1943 for the US Army. It has a white face with radium luminous hands for night use. It has the name HAMILTON on the face. Features a replacement crystal, which unfortunately has some cracking around the edges. Case is nickel-plated brass, and has some pitting around the back edges. The back is stainless steel. The band is a correct high quality tan web reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring WWII, Hamilton supplied watches for the US Army, Navy, and Marine Corps [the Air Force was the Army Air Force]. There were a total of 168,560 watches made by Hamilton during WWII. Hamilton made 110,336 Model 987A watches for the Army from 1942-1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1940, the Ordnance Department published the requirements for military watches. The list includes pocket, wrist, and stop watches. The Hamilton was known for their 987A movement with a dust cover and a screw back. The last models has made had a snap back. The early 987A had sub-seconds, and the later 987s and 2987 had center seconds. None of these variations had the hack function found on later watches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarking on the case reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eORD.DEPT.\u003cbr\u003e U.S.A.\u003cbr\u003e OD- 103269\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrand: Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e Size: 6\/0 \u003cbr\u003e Movement: 17-jewel\u003cbr\u003e Model: 987A\u003cbr\u003e Watch Shape: Round\u003cbr\u003e Serial Number: 103269\u003cbr\u003e Case Color: Silver\u003cbr\u003e Year of Manufacture: 1942-1943\u003cbr\u003e Face Color: Cream\u003cbr\u003e Country of Manufacture: USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is no warranty for this watch and returns for a non-working watch will not be honored. Please note all watches are wound and tested then recorded on video before shipment. We are not in the watch repair business- ALL SALES ARE FINAL.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166575685,"sku":"ON4353","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ON4353__08.jpg?v=1599739186","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-army-model-987a-wrist-watch-by-hamilton-officer-grade-fully-functional-1","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}