The Lancaster 065 is the 65th one-of-a-kind piece in Vortic's "Lancaster" line of the American Artisan Series. This watch contains the original movement (timepiece), dial (face), and hands from a vintage (1880’s – 1950’s) pocket watch. The American Artisan Series is a line of fully American Made wristwatches powered by restored, U.S.-made pocket watch movements.

What makes the Lancaster 065 Unique: We decided to pick this special occasion to mark the anniversary of winning our court case against Hamilton watches, by setting aside a truly unique antique Hamilton pocket watch. This dial is one of a kind with a gorgeous sunburst gold design in the background, as well as raised gold numerals. We went all out with a machined bronze case and gold-plated crown to top it off. The 23 Jewel Masterpiece movement is very rare and is the extra detail that takes this watch to the next level.

If you didn't know about our landmark legal battle with the Swatch Group, check out this national TV story to learn more: 

This Friday is the one-year anniversary of our court date with the Swatch Group in New York City. On February 19th, 2020 we successfully defended ourselves in Federal Court against the world's largest watch conglomerate and protected our right to turn pocket watches into wristwatches during the landmark case Hamilton v Vortic.

To celebrate this victory one year later we've built a replica to R.T.'s personal Lancaster watch that we call the Victory Watch. The Lancaster 001 was called Exhibit I at trial and was handed to the judge for her to inspect during R.T.'s testimony. The Lancaster 065 is the closest we could get to replicating it since each watch is unique, and it's a truly special watch.

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