1962 Hamilton Railway Special 21j RR PW

Updated September 15, 2026

An open-face Hamilton Railway Special railroad grade pocket watch featuring a size 16s nickel finish Grade 992B Model 5 movement manufactured by the Hamilton Watch Co. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The 21-jewel movement belongs to a limited production run of 6,700 units from run number 24 of 32, features a striped damaskeening pattern, and is configured with an openface configuration, a lever setting, a 3/4 plate, and factory adjustments to temperature, isochronism, and six positions with movement serial C476171. The white Melamine Railway Special dial features bold block Arabic numerals, an outer minute track, black hands, and a sunken sub-seconds register at the 6 o'clock position. The timepiece is paired with its vintage 1/20 12K white gold-filled vest chain stamped Vestage on the link, while the movement is housed inside a stainless steel screw-back case featuring notched edges, marked Hamilton Watch Co. on the interior with case serial R534169. Diagnostic timegrapher testing registers a daily rate of -17 seconds per day, a lift angle parameter set at 52.0 degrees, a beat error of 0.1 milliseconds, and an amplitude of 186 degrees.This watch is running as of time of listing. Service is required for accurate timekeeping, and extended runtime without service is not guaranteed.

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