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Ingersoll I00901B The New England Automatic Brown Leather Strap Watch - W4996
Ref. I00901B
The New England is Ingersoll's longstanding American-heritage line, built around the idea that an automatic movement deserves to be seen rather than hidden. The exhibition caseback follows from that directly, and the cream dial carries the same open quality — at 44mm in rose gold PVD, the watch reads warmly without feeling loud. The brown leather strap grounds the rose gold well, pulling the whole thing toward something you would wear with a jacket as readily as without one. The day-date sits neatly in the dial without crowding it, and the automatic movement keeps the watch alive through ordinary wear, no intervention needed.
- Reference
- I00901B
- Brand
- Ingersoll
- Case size
- 44mm
- Case material
- Rose gold PVD
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Cream
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- Day-date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Learn more about Ingersoll
Charles and Robert Ingersoll started selling watches by mail order from New York in 1892, and in 1896 introduced the Yankee at one dollar. It was the first watch a working American could simply buy, and it sold in enormous numbers — the company's slogan, that it was the watch that made the dollar famous, was barely an exaggeration.
Volume on that scale changed the industry. Ingersoll sold tens of millions of watches, produced the first Mickey Mouse watch in 1933 under licence from Disney, and for a time was among the largest watch companies in the world.
The American business did not survive the century intact, and the name passed through several hands. It is now owned by a British company, which relaunched it in 2016 around mechanical watches rather than the cheap quartz the name had drifted into.
The modern collection leans on automatics with open dials and prominent date and day complications, priced in the low hundreds. It has little manufacturing continuity with the original firm, but the name and the Yankee heritage are genuine.
- 1892
- The Ingersoll brothers begin selling watches by mail order.
- 1896
- The Yankee sells for one dollar.
- 1933
- Produces the first Mickey Mouse watch.
- 1968
- The original American company is broken up.
- 2016
- Relaunched under British ownership around mechanical watches.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,652), Automatic Watches (1,724), Leather Strap Watches (1,023), Watches 44mm and Over (846), Automatic Watches Under £500 (333) and Rose Gold Watches (256).
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Ingersoll I00901B The New England alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | I00901B | 1570201 | AR60053 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £199 | £179 | £219 |
| Case size | 44mm | 43mm | 43mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Mesh bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedCheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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