{"product_id":"hamilton-meteor-as01820","title":"Hamilton Meteor","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHamilton’s electric movements were the result of a ten-year R\u0026amp;D process which Hamilton dubbed “Project X.” While the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/products\/hamilton-ventura\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Hamilton Ventura\"\u003eHamilton Ventura\u003c\/a\u003e—with its Space Age, retro-futuristic silhouette—is perhaps the most iconic case design that utilized the movement, Hamilton also produced several different watches based around that ground-breaking caliber. Perhaps the rarest of these is the Meteor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTo design the case of the Meteor, Hamilton enlisted the aid of the same designer who conceived the Ventura, Richard Arbib. A graduate of the Pratt Institute, Arbib designed bombs during the War, and then afterwards designed automobiles for Packard, Hudson, and General Motors. Inspired by the bombs and automobiles he penned during and just following the War, Arbib followed up the Ventura with the Meteor in 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eLike the Ventura, the Meteor bears an asymmetrical case, which Arbib softened slightly. The top of the case suggests a square cushion case (subtly foreshadowing the designs that would come later in the 1960s, such as the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/watches\/products\/heuer-camaro-7743n-tropical\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Heuer Camaro Reference 7743N Tropical\"\u003eHeuer Camaro\u003c\/a\u003e, for example) but then takes a surprising turn, ending in a fin-like protuberance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut perhaps this is not surprising for Arbib, who, after all, was the man who put fins on Cadillacs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe 10k gold-filled case was accompanied by a either a silver dial or a black-and-gold dial, featured here. Only 1500 of the black-and-gold variants were produced, out of 3000 total produced in two years of production, making them exceedingly rare. This particular Meteor features a case and dial that’s blessedly untouched, a rarity in these already-uncommon watches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCombining a nouveau electric\/mechanical movement with an unforgettable space-age design is perhaps the ultimate expression of retro-futurism, and results in a timepiece which, whether it sings to you or not, is unquestionably a thing of beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29955145793,"sku":null,"price":1850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Hamilton_Meteor_Electric_AS01820_1.jpg?v=1485552530","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/hamilton-meteor-as01820","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}