Mechanism Info: One workhorse of the ETA mechanical line is the ETA 2824-2. It features Hours, minutes, andcentral/sweep second hands. The date display is in a window,and is semi-instantaneous. It has a quickset-date feature, Hacking (time setting with stop-second), and a bidirectional Self-winding mechanism. It runs at a frequency of 28'800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz) and has 25 jewels using a ETACHRON Regulator system. It has a typical power reserve of 42 hours.

Brand: Hamilton has its roots firmly in the U.S.A. where it was established in 1892. Lancaster, Pennsylvania was the site of the original Hamilton factory and the company was based there for the first 111 years of its life. Hamilton first made its name during the early days of the American railroads. As the country built its crucial infrastructure, Hamilton began supplying accurate watches that were credited with helping to prevent and reduce accidents by synchronizing timing on the rails.

Since 1974, Hamilton has been a part of the Swatch Group and, in 2003, we moved our HQ and production to the center of watchmaking country in Biel, Switzerland. Hamilton watches now have the prestigious Swiss made label, but Hamilton is still American at heart, just as it was when it was first established in Pennsylvania in 1892.