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What makes the Lancaster 145 unique: Today, we're excited to showcase this luxurious and stylish piece originally manufactured by the Hamilton Watch Company — the Lancaster 145. Initially produced in 1935, this stunning timepiece features dark numerals that display pleasingly against the light-cream-colored dial. The watch's dial also has breathtaking merlot hour and minute hands. We matched Hamilton's original pocket watch with our robust and scratch-resistant Machined Titanium case and nickel-plated crown, adding even more glimmering elegance to the watch's design. Our Machined Titanium case boasts a transparent back, enabling watch enthusiasts to view this piece's remarkable inner workings. You can view the timepiece's 912-grade open-face movement with a nickel finish, pendant setting, and black inlay color. The watch's back also boasts luxurious gold-plated gears powered by 17 screw-set jewels throughout its ¾ plate. To top it all off, we equipped the watch with our comfortable and stylish Merlot leather watch strap that pairs perfectly with the hour and minute hands. The Hamilton Watch Company originally manufactured the Lancaster 145's pocket watch in 1935 — the same year that Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company and the American Can Company debuted the first canned beer. The American Can Company initially attempted to produce canned beer in 1909, but they were unsuccessful. In 1933 — the same year that prohibition ended — the company created a pressurized can and a coating that prevented beer from experiencing a chemical reaction with the tin material. Canned beer was an immediate success, and the American Can Company and Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company sold more than 200 million cans when they became available to the public in 1935. During World War II, the invention became an overwhelming success because brewing companies could ship beer overseas to US soldiers.
Quality Straps
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.
Mission
Our mission is to preserve and enhance the legacy of manufacturing excellence in America. We believe that this legacy is highly relevant in the world of watch manufacturing because our goal is to marry form and function in a way that makes something beautiful that will last forever. American made pocket watches were of such a high quality and decoration that they evolved into more than just a way to tell time. They became traditional heirlooms to be inherited by future generations as a wedding gift or a coming of age treasure. Each piece tells a lively tale of what U.S. manufacturing meant in the past using an intricate language of decorated bridges, plates, gears, and springs. Today, we are restoring these pieces to their former glory and making them relevant again using the best of modern technology.
American Made
We feel proud and blessed to live in the country, state, and city that we do. However, our motivation to build everything in the United States, and to deal locally whenever possible, is derived from a different source of inspiration. We believe that the close relationships, face-to-face interaction, and tight quality control we achieve while dealing domestically produces a truly superior product. Because of this, we are very transparent about where our components are made as we continue to build our in-house capabilities.
