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Hamilton · American Classic

American-Era Named Wristwatch

Ref. Piping Rock

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Named after the Piping Rock Club, and awarded to the 1928 New York Yankees — the association that made it collectible and therefore worth reproducing. The black enamel bezel is the feature that carries the watch and the feature that fails: original enamel chips rather than wears, and a bezel with even, unchipped, slightly plasticky black fill has usually been re-enamelled or replaced.

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At a glance

Brand
Hamilton
Collection
American Classic
Reference
Piping Rock
Production
1928–1931
Caliber
979 / 987 family, by production year
Case material
14k white or yellow gold

Related references

Reference family timeline

Every generation in this lineage in production order. Spans are as documented; an open end means the reference is current or its end year is not established.

  1. Piping Rock

    American-Era Named Wristwatch · 979 / 987 family, by production year

    1928–1931This reference
  2. Boulton

    American-Era Named Wristwatch · 980 / 982 family

    1940