My Watch Story: My Grandfather's Hamilton by David Myers

“My Watch Story" is a video series starring HODINKEE readers and their most prized watches. For more stories from other collectors and to learn how to submit your own go to: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/my-watch-story-october-7 David, who lives in Ann Arbor, MI, received this Hamilton from his father, but it originally belonged to his grandfather. His grandfather was an engineer by trade, and his work included building the DeSoto automobile factory in Detroit – and this Hamilton was a gift from DeSoto. Today it's an important piece in David's collection, and one that he plans on passing down to someone else in his family.