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What makes the Lancaster 180 unique: We’re happy to showcase this unforgettable antique watch that was initially released by the Hamilton Watch Company in 1929 — the Lancaster 180. This stunning piece of American manufacturing history boasts an aged tan dial with a distinct white center. The front of this splendid watch also displays a helpful subdial, light-gold-colored numerals, and eye-catching violet arrow watch hands. We encased this beautiful pocket watch within our Bronzed Titanium case and topped it off with a copper crown. The case and crown’s colors complement the dial’s unique palette. On the back of the watch, you can view its historic 912-grade open-face movement with a Reed regulator, double roller safety action, and ¾ plate. The watch’s rear side also displays luxurious details including 17 screw-set jewels and robust gold-plated gears. Finally, we paired this one-of-a-kind piece with our comfortable Moss leather watch strap, which perfectly suits the watch’s distinct and sophisticated style.
The Hamilton Watch Company originally manufactured this splendid pocket watch in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1929 — the same year that the first guide dog school opened in the United States. Dorothy Harrison Eustis and Elliot S. Humphrey opened the The Seeing Eye guide dog school in Nashville, Tennessee. Some German schools had already experimented using dogs to guide the visually impaired during World War I, when numerous German soldiers suffered injuries that caused partial or total blindness. Eustis learned about the Germans’ use of guide dogs while running a German shepherd breeding and training facility in Vevey, Switzerland. She wrote an article about the German seeing eye dogs called “The Seeing Eye.” The article was a big hit, and many visually impaired individuals reached out to Eustis in the hopes of obtaining a guide dog. A blind man named Morris Frank convinced Eustis to help him obtain a seeing eye dog so that he could become more independent.
Eustis didn’t yet have any experience working with guide dogs, but she and fellow trainer and geneticist Elliot S. Humphrey got to work researching and training guide dogs. They supplied Morris Frank with one of the first guide dogs, and they opened their facility in Frank's hometown — Nashville. The Seeing Eye remains one of the largest guide dog schools in the United States, and today, it’s located in Morristown, New Jersey.
