The new company was named after James Hamilton, owner of a large tract of land which was granted to him from William Penn and included what is now the city of Lancaster.
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In 1962, Hamilton entered into a joint venture (60% owned by Hamilton) with the Japanese watchmaking firm Ricoh to produce electric watches meant primarily for the Japanese market.
He designed asymmetrical cases for the new Hamilton electric watches in the 1950s, including such notable models as the Ventura, Everest, and Pacer.
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Hayek played a decisive role in the recovery of the Swatch Group with its watch brands Swatch, Blancpain, Omega, Longines, Rado, Tissot, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Pierre Balmain, Calvin Klein, Flik Flak, Breguet and Lanco.
Harrison made only four chronometers, but his work was carried on by others, and (generally London-based) chronometer houses sprang up, great names like John Arnold, Edward John Dent, Thomas Earnshaw, Charles Frodsham, Hamilton, and Robert Molyneux.