Watch Description
What makes the Victory Watch unique:
We are excited to finally debut our Victory Watch!
The Victory Watch is the first and only 10-size antique pocket watch movement we've ever converted into a wristwatch. It's significant for a few reasons, first that it's only 43mm in size, making it the smallest American Artisan Series watch available at Vortic.
Secondly, we call this the Victory Watch because we found a handful of these smaller Hamilton movements in the midst of being sued by the SWATCH Group. We thought they were fantastic, but due to the legal battle, it didn't make sense for us to spend the time and energy developing a custom, new case size just for these movements. Had we lost the lawsuit, all that time would have been wasted.
Now that we've won, we can celebrate that victory with this very special watch, and offer it to our loyal customers who helped and supported us through the legal battle.
This piece features the 17jewel version of the 10size Hamilton movement and a dial with gold minute markers. The movement is called the 917 and was manufactured between 1936 and 1954. We used a stainless steel case and crown as well as our Oxblood strap to make what we think might be the most elegant watch Vortic's ever built!
We have just (3) of these 17jewel models in our first batch, and we think they may go quickly!
Note - the watch does not come in a wooden box as pictured, and that is simply a display item. The watch ships in our custom Otterbox Drybox packaging.
Movement Manufacturer Information
The movement inside of this watch was made by Hamilton Watch Company. We call this model "The Lancaster" because the company was located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Hamilton is named after famous Pennsylvanian Alexander Hamilton and is the result of multiple re-organizations of attempted watch companies in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1892, Hamilton had a reputation for superior quality and maintained half of the railroad watch market share during some of the most prolific years of American railroad history. During World War II, Hamilton was integral to the production of accurate timepieces for the Military. Deemed "the watch that won the war," the company established an employee-run newsletter so that employees turned soldiers could keep up with life at the factory. While the original factory still stands as luxury apartments, the company stopped producing watches in the US in 1969. Hamilton now produces watches in Switzerland and is owned by the Swatch Group.
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Watch Specifications
- Manufacturer: Vortic Watch Company
- Model Year: 2023
- Warranty: Full 1-Year Warranty
- Case Material: Stainless Steel
- Crown/Hardware: Stainless Steel
- Water Resistance: 1 ATM
- Crystals: Domed Sapphire
- Case Back: Stainless Steel
- Strap: Oxblood Shell Cordovan by Horween
Movement
- Manufacturer: Hamilton Watch Company
- Serial Number: varies
- Manufacture Year: 1936 to 1954
- Function: Manual Wind
- Jewels: 17 Jewels
- Hands: Original
- Size: 10s
- Power Reserve: ~36 Hours
What makes the Victory Watch unique:
We are excited to finally debut our Victory Watch!
The Victory Watch is the first and only 10-size antique pocket watch movement we've ever converted into a wristwatch. It's significant for a few reasons, first that it's only 43mm in size, making it the smallest American Artisan Series watch available at Vortic.
Secondly, we call this the Victory Watch because we found a handful of these smaller Hamilton movements in the midst of being sued by the SWATCH Group. We thought they were fantastic, but due to the legal battle, it didn't make sense for us to spend the time and energy developing a custom, new case size just for these movements. Had we lost the lawsuit, all that time would have been wasted.
Now that we've won, we can celebrate that victory with this very special watch, and offer it to our loyal customers who helped and supported us through the legal battle.
This piece features the 17jewel version of the 10size Hamilton movement and a dial with gold minute markers. The movement is called the 917 and was manufactured between 1936 and 1954. We used a stainless steel case and crown as well as our Oxblood strap to make what we think might be the most elegant watch Vortic's ever built!
We have just (3) of these 17jewel models in our first batch, and we think they may go quickly!
Note - the watch does not come in a wooden box as pictured, and that is simply a display item. The watch ships in our custom Otterbox Drybox packaging.
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The Movement
The engine that powers this watch is an antique American pocket watch movement. All the gears and springs that make it tell time are roughly 100 years old on average. We call these watches the American Artisan Series because we're celebrating the history and legacy of the artisan watchmakers who built this engineering marvel a century ago in the United States.
The Story
Today most pocket watches are scrapped for the gold or silver of the case (the outside of the antique timepiece), leaving the inside (what we call the "movement") as trash.
We take pride in upcycling these pieces of American history by salvaging as many as we can, then preserving them inside our wristwatches.
Our expert team of watchmakers restores the antique movement and then we manufacture a custom wristwatch case here in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Strap
We partnered with Worn & Wound to produce a custom set of straps for our American Artisan Series watches. We now have 15 different colors to choose from including our two Horween Shell Cordovan options. These straps are made in the USA and are based on the Windup Model 2 Premium strap that Worn and Wound offers.
