For sale is a vi take solid gold Hamilton Van Horn electric watch. This watch is in really nice original condition and has not been polished. The dial is silver and all original. This watch comes with a high quality vintage alligator strap.

This watch is FULLY SERVICED (ultrasonic wash, rinse, and lubrication). Pictured in Rene Rondeau's book "The Watch Of The Future" on pages 193-194, it was released in January of 1957 with an original price of $175.00. It is four times signed on the dial, case, crown, and movement. It runs great and keeps time to well under 30 seconds variation per day, and has a brand new battery just installed. The hack function works properly, and the watch starts right up each time the crown is pushed in from the setting position to the running position.

The Van Horn was one of the original 2 watch introduced on January 3rd, 1957 when Hamilton announced to the world, the first battery powered watch. It was named for John Van Horn, the director of Research and Development for Hamilton, who spearheaded the electric watch project. It would make a great addition to a Hamilton Electric collection.

Vintage Hamilton Van Horn Electric Watch Solid 14k Gold Serviced Cal 505