Ventura

Ref. Ventura (1957 Electric) — “Original Electric Ventura”

discontinuedAmerican production, Lancaster PAPartially documentedLast reviewed Not yet reviewed

Missing informationCore fields not yet documented for this reference: Case diameter, Water resistance, Dial

LineageVentura (1957 Electric)H24411732 →Compare with next

Component compatibility

What this reference is documented to have carried, and in what capacity. A service part is the manufacturer's own work; only a counterfeit classification is a finding against the watch.

Documented calibers

Hamilton 500FactoryDefault configurationProbable
1957–1959
The original caliber. Surviving unreplaced examples are the minority.
Hamilton 505ServiceProbable
1959 →
Fitted by Hamilton's own service network in place of failed 500s. The expected finding in a used early Ventura, and a service configuration rather than a marriage.

Components

CaseVentura asymmetric shield case (Arbib)FactoryDefault configurationProbable
1957–1963
Judge the case geometry before the dial. The dial is a printing problem; the case is a tooling problem.