Watch Description
The Lancaster 096 is the 96th one-of-a-kind piece in Vortic's "Lancaster" line of the American Artisan Series. This watch contains the original movement (timepiece), dial (face), and hands from a vintage (1880’s – 1950’s) pocket watch. The American Artisan Series is a line of fully American Made wristwatches powered by restored, U.S. made pocket watch movements.
What makes the Lancaster 096 Unique: Here we bring you our elegant and beautiful Lancaster 096, a perfect way to finish off a week of amazing watches. This piece from Hamilton blends perfectly with the wonderful numerals reflecting the shine of the machined titanium case as well as our nickel-plated crown. Dark blue kite-shaped hands give a wonderful contrast to this crisp clean dial, paired perfectly with our dark navy strap. The light minute indicators around the outside of the numerals are part of the small touches that really pull everything together nicely. We love the 912 movement, always a consistent and reliable timepiece throughout the years. Powered by 17 jewels, screw-set with stainless steel hardware all throughout the build plate. A beautifully machined pattern carries throughout, along with an eye-catching spiral design on the mainspring barrel and crown wheel. Gold-plated gears and a brass balance shine through from underneath and bring some visual interest to the inner workings of this fantastic timepiece. This watch was originally manufactured by the Hamilton Watch Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1930. This is the same year that the very first diesel engine trip was completed, by the founder of Cummins, Clessie Cummins. The trip was from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City.
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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: 2021
- Warranty: Full 1-Year Warranty
- Case Dimensions:
- Diameter: 47mm
- Thickness: 12mm
- Lug to Lug: 55mm
- Lug Width: 22mm
- Case Material: Machined Titanium
- Crown/Hardware: Nickel Plated
- Water Resistance: 1 ATM
- Crystals: Sapphire
- Case Back: Stainless Steel
- Strap: Leather
Movement
- Manufacturer: Hamilton Watch Company
- Serial Number:
- Manufacture Year:
- Function: Manual Wind
- Jewels: 17 Jewels
- Hands: Original
- Size: 12s
- Power Reserve: ~36 Hours
The Lancaster 096 is the 96th one-of-a-kind piece in Vortic's "Lancaster" line of the American Artisan Series. This watch contains the original movement (timepiece), dial (face), and hands from a vintage (1880’s – 1950’s) pocket watch. The American Artisan Series is a line of fully American Made wristwatches powered by restored, U.S. made pocket watch movements.
What makes the Lancaster 096 Unique: Here we bring you our elegant and beautiful Lancaster 096, a perfect way to finish off a week of amazing watches. This piece from Hamilton blends perfectly with the wonderful numerals reflecting the shine of the machined titanium case as well as our nickel-plated crown. Dark blue kite-shaped hands give a wonderful contrast to this crisp clean dial, paired perfectly with our dark navy strap. The light minute indicators around the outside of the numerals are part of the small touches that really pull everything together nicely. We love the 912 movement, always a consistent and reliable timepiece throughout the years. Powered by 17 jewels, screw-set with stainless steel hardware all throughout the build plate. A beautifully machined pattern carries throughout, along with an eye-catching spiral design on the mainspring barrel and crown wheel. Gold-plated gears and a brass balance shine through from underneath and bring some visual interest to the inner workings of this fantastic timepiece. This watch was originally manufactured by the Hamilton Watch Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1930. This is the same year that the very first diesel engine trip was completed, by the founder of Cummins, Clessie Cummins. The trip was from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City.
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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.
