Cartier tank alternatives: vintage Hamilton Gilbert watch in solid gold. Affordable Must substitute.
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Why pay $3,000 for Cartier Tank Must watch in steel when you can get affordable solid gold tank watch from an iconic American brand and pay less? Vintage Hamilton Gilbert from 1940s watch review. Solid 14k gold. Did I mention that you pay way less for solid gold vs Cartier in steel? Also it's not gonna be quartz.
Oh and I also talk about sizes. Why cartier tank small is an iconic size and not cartier tank large or cartier tank xl. Also we use Cartier tank solo and cartier tank must small for comparison and not more expensive cartier tank americaine cartier tank louis.
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I recently bought 19j Elgin deluxe and really happy with it. American watches were the class of fine watchmaking!
Finally, someone else who gets it. 😊. Love my Hamilton Stafford.
Found a hamilton gilbert and just snagged it for myself...thanks. this is the only video on the watch ive found on youtube.
Great video! I wear a Hamilton Emerson, which has a 982 movement also! I picked this because I named my daughter Emerson, then in my search for a tank style watch found they made a watch in the same name as my baby. I love the minute track around the dial, the recessed sub-seconds (with a subtle textured concentric rings engraving) and the solid gold numerals in the silver face. It's a beautiful watch! I like yours too! 👏👏👏
I love Emerson! See my RUclips review on my channel
really like yr channel. love from italy
It is harder and harder to find vintage Hamiltons in mint condition. Asimov Foundation. Great author, great book.
I picked up a similar solid gold tank style Ulysse Nardin for £400 and have a modern steel tank. So the UN mechanical, 18k gold, similar look. Verses the tank - more robust and waterproof. Honestly I prefer the look of steel and the fact I can wear it without being afraid to wash my hands. But is it 6* better? Of course not! Such is the madness of watch collecting..
Excellent video, as always, makes me lust for a rectangular watch even more. However 500 bucks is still quite high for my budget and I'm not well versed with the vintage hunt and the accompanying minefield. So I have been looking at rectangular Seikos from let's say the last 30 years. Quartz, 2 hands, no date, nice smallish dress watch size. Would you have any tips regarding something along these lines? I was also looking at Pulsar, but I suspect those would only come with plated cases.
I was going to recommend gold filled vintage Hamiltons, but that might fit into "plated" category you wanted to avoid. How about solid steel Grand Quartz? These are sick
@@HRM.H Fantastic watch, but not solid gold.
I"ve just started my watch collecting and my first purchases were vintage hamiltons. One of them has had its dial redrawn so it's a bit of an ugly duck. But both of them seem to have their original movements.
You should buy a vintage Must de Cartier Tank Vermeil 925… in either manual wind eta or quartz… original size 23x30
I like it a lot, but it's solid silver, not solid gold
Great video, but a case size of 30/ 33 is way to small for most men ( with a wrist 7' and larger ) , its a Woman's size,
I wear it just fine. But my wrist size is only 6.25 inch
@@QuartzCrisis 6.25 is a small wrist, even for a guy, mine is 7.0..great review though.
Please clarify how Hamilton indicated a solid gold case on the caseback. Is this what they called "gold filled"?
No, solid gold is marked "14k gold", gold filled would be marked with the word "filled"
@@QuartzCrisis Thanks for the reply.
Some Hamilton's are also "RGP" or "Rolled Gold Plating," which is a bit thicker of a gold plating than gold filled.
Always buy the solid 14k.
Just bought one in pieces, how much do you think it will cost to restore and fix? 😊💸
In US maybe $300?…
@@QuartzCrisis In Europe/Norway 😊
Is this dial engraved like you said on your other video?
Unfortunately no!! In 1940s they've started using cheaper technology for dials for some watches and Gilbert is one of them :(
Tiny espresso cup……are you in Miami?
Yes I'm in Miami, and it's a colada
Yeah there is no way you can get that hamilton for $500. I wish that where true!
I sold the one like that for $500. See Hamilton Custer 14k review on my channel, that's the one I've sold
@@QuartzCrisis I’v been looking for one and the lowest I see is $1000. It is such a nice looking watch. I hope I can find a deal that good soon.
@@turnbasedtoddy7664 Please watch this video and use "Hamilton Gilbert watch" ruclips.net/video/XcB6vUyi0Qw/видео.htmlsi=8SVfjsYG-HurTAqr You'll see a lot of them sold and prices are way lower
Doesn’t look the same. Also you get all the downfalls with vintage like poor water resistance and likely movement issues.
Yeah, I’m talking about it at the end of the video. But solid gold!
@@QuartzCrisisI’ll take the Hamilton over the Cartier. Hamilton equals pure vintage Americana.