I thought the stainless steel band looked very sharp on the Hamilton.....to the point where I am considered buying that exact one from you guys !!! Great looking combo , and I thought all the bands you picked out looked really sharp. Let’s face it the Hamilton field watch is just classic cool and makes nearly every thing look good
I have the 38mm Khaki Field Automatic, it’s perfect for me with its Hamilton steel bracelet. Every time I’ve tried a leather strap on it, and I’ve bought many, I soon after put the bracelet back on.
Hi guys, sorry I know I'm a week late to the party but I have a quick question I'm hoping you can help me with......I love the look of the Hamilton and am thinking of pulling the trigger and making it my every day watch. On thing that's holding me back is the gap between the case and lugs when on a two peice leather strap, it just doesn't look right to me. Have you smarter one piece options you can share a few pictures of. A soft sued one piece for work makes it perfect in my head but wanted to test it before purchasing. Thanks lots, loving what you guys do
Definitely the first strap; also the Geckota in reddish brown, followed by the Zuludiver Marine (in desert sand WITHOUT the stripe [too racer look] and in conclusion, the Canvas Nato in Army green, is a good choice. The rest are indeed possibilities, however they do seem a bit try-hard for such an historic time-piece. Footnote: I agree with all the wrong choices as well (that they're wrong) and for the same reasons.
Still kind of conflicted. The long lugs steer me away from most two piece straps as they feel odd with the massive gaps. The original "nato-style" I guess fits the watch pretty well, but it's simply too short. On my wrist the tongue barely, just barely reaches the - stupidly - immovable leather keeper. On an olive-with-white-stripe Marine nationale-style strap I'm left cold with the combo. I'm apprehensive about trying another nato style fearing it'll do no more than the MN. Hmph. Maybe something will come up.
I have the KFA 38 and KFM 38. Both watches are black dial and factory bracelets. The KFA 38 silver dial and KFM 38 in white will be next. I'm going to purchase the oem bracelets separately.
I have a Hamilton khaki field automatic on the brown leather strap it can with. I love it. In the summer I put it on a Zulu black and gray Bond strap . It looks very nice. More sporty .
I just sent my PVD one back because I didn't think any straps would go with it. If they make a strap video for it I'm only going to want it back again 😄
Will these straps work on Hamilton Khaki Automatic as well? BTW loved the Olive soft leather and Kingston in light brown and Winchester in dark brown. I am tempted to buy Hamilton mechanical just so I can try these straps on them.
Hi Peter! Thanks for the support. We will add this to the ever growing list of Watches we want to showcase. If there are any other watches you'd like to see make an appearance on this series make sure to let us know.
I like default one and dark brown geckota duntz leather NATO one at 3:26 Also please do Hamilton Khaki KING with champagne color dial - - I think it fits with TONS of straps
Lots to choose from here but personally I’d love to see more choice for my so-called smaller 6.5” wrist. The model in the film seems to be on the last hole of most straps and the NATO’s all look as though they have too much excess to deal with.
You guys make great products as I own a few from your collection, I have the 42mm khaki field day/date automatic version which has the same old school vintage dial layout that I just love, I really like the look of the canvas NATO on this style watch, I think it compliments this watch beautifully, it would look great on mine, I'm gonna have to order one now⌚👍👍
The two piece straps are so long though. Common concern I have with watch gecko straps. Very well made, but most have to be worn on second to last hole, and my wrist is 7.25".
Ok people. Are the lug gaps really an issue? It’s the last hurdle for buying the watch. When it’s displayed with the straps flat it looks a bit much, but on the wrist it seems a little better.
StaticRome I bought the Hamilton khaki automatic which is similar but has shorter lugs and a date. It comes in either 38mm or 42mm. Hope that helps buddy.
Sorry, but those nato straps with the loopy business on the side look really nasty. I have that watch and have been thinking about a strap change for 3 years. Some of those brown ones look really promising.
Why bother paying that much for a Khaki - which is basically an imitation of their vintage GG-W-113/MIL-W-3818B, when you can pick up an original for about $450, or less?
Listen, I've been changing tires on trash trucks every night in a big parking lot for 2years, my opinion should be respected- I've worn the Khaki field mechanical every day sans showers ( easy reminder to wind) and there's no ... NO making this watch look good. Drop the 24hr ring and do something to let the indices glow longer than 10 min. Listen, as a laborer there's Times in the dark you!l be in a position as you check the time - you don't know which angle you got on your arm to your face, HMS hands only ain't enough, and a 12 indicator would be a luxury. .. So straps, all in all good strap on a bonk of a watch like this?..."that's a nice strap! " is what'll you'll get lol Buy something easy to clean and disinfect good watch
Depends on what you do when wearing a watch. Just because it’s called a field watch doesn’t mean it should only be worn in combat..or while changing tire trucks at night. Long Island Watch Company makes flieger watches, sounds like that’s what you need, lots of lume, and has the standard triangle with two dots on either side at 12 o’clock.
Thanks for tolerating my sarcasm. And thanks for the pointer. I do like my khaki, tho I meant to say the HMS hands aren’t enough without a 12oclock indicator. I’m familiar with island tho haven’t looked into the watch type you mentioned, will do Thanks again
Omg I just got my hammy and was desperate for strap ideas!!!
Perfect timing! Which was your favourite combination from this line-up?
WatchGecko definitely the olive soft top grain. MN strap a close second!
I took your recommendation for my khaki automatic and purchased your reddish-brown band and, it has transformed the watch into a real keeper.
Kington leather dress in tan looks fantastic! Great idea for a new series!
That was one of our favourites! Thanks for the support.
This watch looks good on anything. Period.
I really enjoyed taking a watch and exploring the different strap options. I would like to see more of these.
Looking for a new strap for my newly purchased khaki bronze. Thank-you for showing many cool options
I thought the stainless steel band looked very sharp on the Hamilton.....to the point where I am considered buying that exact one from you guys !!! Great looking combo , and I thought all the bands you picked out looked really sharp. Let’s face it the Hamilton field watch is just classic cool and makes nearly every thing look good
I have the 38mm Khaki Field Automatic, it’s perfect for me with its Hamilton steel bracelet. Every time I’ve tried a leather strap on it, and I’ve bought many, I soon after put the bracelet back on.
This video series is an amazing idea. 👍
Excellent. These series are great. Some of those straps look awesome on the Hamilton.
Thats great to hear! Which was your favourite combination?
@@watchgecko zuludiver cordura green with stitching. Wicked.
I have the watch and now i want some of these straps as well. Thanks for a great job as usual!
Hi guys, sorry I know I'm a week late to the party but I have a quick question I'm hoping you can help me with......I love the look of the Hamilton and am thinking of pulling the trigger and making it my every day watch. On thing that's holding me back is the gap between the case and lugs when on a two peice leather strap, it just doesn't look right to me. Have you smarter one piece options you can share a few pictures of. A soft sued one piece for work makes it perfect in my head but wanted to test it before purchasing. Thanks lots, loving what you guys do
1:35 this looks gorgeous!
All those leather options look great, except they’re missing bead blasted buckles.
Definitely the first strap; also the Geckota in reddish brown, followed by the Zuludiver Marine (in desert sand WITHOUT the stripe [too racer look] and in conclusion, the Canvas Nato in Army green, is a good choice.
The rest are indeed possibilities, however they do seem a bit try-hard for such an historic time-piece.
Footnote:
I agree with all the wrong choices as well (that they're wrong) and for the same reasons.
Thank you for the support! Make sure to check out our other videos, it'd be great to hear your thoughts on our other strap recommendations.
Still kind of conflicted. The long lugs steer me away from most two piece straps as they feel odd with the massive gaps. The original "nato-style" I guess fits the watch pretty well, but it's simply too short. On my wrist the tongue barely, just barely reaches the - stupidly - immovable leather keeper. On an olive-with-white-stripe Marine nationale-style strap I'm left cold with the combo. I'm apprehensive about trying another nato style fearing it'll do no more than the MN. Hmph. Maybe something will come up.
Sell it and buy a 42mm Hamilton?
I have the black case version of this watch. Wondering what strap colors would be best other than of course just black and Grey.
Tbf, the hamilton natol is great quality and they sell loads of other options on their site too.
I have the KFA 38 and KFM 38. Both watches are black dial and factory bracelets. The KFA 38 silver dial and KFM 38 in white will be next. I'm going to purchase the oem bracelets separately.
Addictive ain't they 😂 I have the black KFM and white KFM and 38 auto black
I have a Hamilton khaki field automatic on the brown leather strap it can with. I love it. In the summer I put it on a Zulu black and gray Bond strap . It looks very nice. More sporty .
Nice new series! Please do the Timex Marlin 34mm Handwind
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That leather nato negatively adds a lot of height to watch which takes away from the slimness of watch which for me is a big selling point.
Khaki mechanical white dial has really grown on me, I like it on a light brown/tan ostrich strap.
the dark brown leather strap is irresistable for this hammy model...
I actually thought the black rubber strap to ‘avoid’ looked quite good.
That was a very nice selection of straps for the black dial version. What colours would complimet the blue dial version? Thank you.
Make a video about the Marathon General Purpose Mechanical Desert Tan!
Can you do one for the Hamilton Murph?
I got colareb venezia strap for my KFM. love it soooo much.
Could you do the same with the same watch but in white? Thanks.
I realllllly love the black case/strap combo....but I wont have the option to wear different straps :( what to do.
I like them all.
Thanks for this video. Very helpful.
Would please make a video like this for the Glycine No.1 Purist white dial ? Thanks
Hi! We will definitely keep this in mind thank you for your support.
Would you please create a video for the black PVD version of this watch? 🙏
Great idea Luis, We have many videos planned for the future. Make sure to stay subscribed with the notification bell turned on. :D
I just sent my PVD one back because I didn't think any straps would go with it. If they make a strap video for it I'm only going to want it back again 😄
Please make a video for the white dial khaki field too
Man, I love the green straps! I plan to pick up a Hamilton Khaki mechanical soon and don’t like nato straps. Not sure which strap I will pick.
Will these straps work on Hamilton Khaki Automatic as well? BTW loved the Olive soft leather and Kingston in light brown and Winchester in dark brown. I am tempted to buy Hamilton mechanical just so I can try these straps on them.
Great watch but I’m not feeling the gap that 2 piece straps leave
Agree with you . I had put it on a leather strap hated the gap and now changed back to nato
1st woohoo! Good idea for a series. You've got to do the SARB017 Alpinist surely 👍
Agree with you Peter. Having a hard time myself finding a nice strap for my Alpinist
@@sylvainlanglois3889 I know it's like a life long pursuit!
Would also love to see one for the Alpinist
Hi Peter! Thanks for the support. We will add this to the ever growing list of Watches we want to showcase. If there are any other watches you'd like to see make an appearance on this series make sure to let us know.
Is this hamilton the 42mm case version ?
Great idea for a new series. I like the Cordura Green and Yellow. Speedmaster please! Racing style?
We're glad you enjoyed it! We hope you look forward to the next episode.
Ashland Leather as nice watch straps also!
I like default one and dark brown geckota duntz leather NATO one at 3:26
Also please do Hamilton Khaki KING with champagne color dial - - I think it fits with TONS of straps
I have my Hamilton khaki king Auto on the green and yellow zuludiver
Italian leather for me. Great review. Some combinations I thought might have been a good match actually aren’t.
Thank you very much! We hope that future episodes will give you all the insight you need to pick the best straps!
Lots to choose from here but personally I’d love to see more choice for my so-called smaller 6.5” wrist. The model in the film seems to be on the last hole of most straps and the NATO’s all look as though they have too much excess to deal with.
I don’t know if Watch Gecko makes short straps but if not then some other good brands do, ie, Colareb, Delugs, Hirsch,
what’s your camera!?
Hi there, Currently we're using the Canon 800D for all our videos.
When will your greenwood vegan cork strap will be back in stock?
Brilliant video!!
Is it safe to go swimming with Cordura
Please feature the Glycine Airman Bronze GMT. Thanks !
is this small? 38mm?
Random question. What is the music in this vid?
great video thank you
I 💯 agree about straps
This watch wasn't made to be worn with straps, but rather with a Nato only. You can see a huge whole between the case and the lug.
Nice combo
You guys make great products as I own a few from your collection, I have the 42mm khaki field day/date automatic version which has the same old school vintage dial layout that I just love, I really like the look of the canvas NATO on this style watch, I think it compliments this watch beautifully, it would look great on mine, I'm gonna have to order one now⌚👍👍
pls do the seamaster 300
Can you do an episode with a Sinn 556i?
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Nice video...but none of the straps look as good as what comes with the watch...Hamilton nailed it!
The gap between the case and the straps is huge. Buy the Automatic version with shorter lug length
Nice video
Thx, i love to wear my Hamilton wth White Dial h70455553. Realy everythig looks good with it :)
Wish you didn’t go through the straps so fast, I can barely see how it looks
I would’ve loved to have seen a black strap option. Just so it could be ruled out.
That’s why you can pause TH-cam videos. Or do a screenshot.
The two piece straps are so long though. Common concern I have with watch gecko straps. Very well made, but most have to be worn on second to last hole, and my wrist is 7.25".
Ok people. Are the lug gaps really an issue? It’s the last hurdle for buying the watch. When it’s displayed with the straps flat it looks a bit much, but on the wrist it seems a little better.
To me the gaps are a “bridge too far”.
For me, the buckle needs to match the finish of the case of the watch.
Can you make a tutorial on how to turn my dog's tail into a watch strap?
NATO look best IMO since they fill up the gaps
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Lugs are too long. The gap between the watch strap and the watch itself looks odd.
Ya these are really meant for natos
Jacksonk75 K its a shame because I hate NATO’s 😢
Isn’t there earlier models that don’t have such a large gap?
StaticRome I bought the Hamilton khaki automatic which is similar but has shorter lugs and a date. It comes in either 38mm or 42mm. Hope that helps buddy.
Looks just fine with a nato leather strap, because it goes under the case.
straps for green dial 104. thanks
NATO strap is the best fit
Hi please send me this watch. Big fan of your channel. Thank you.
❤
The gap between the lugs and the strap looks disgusting.
Up your alley 😂
Sorry, but those nato straps with the loopy business on the side look really nasty. I have that watch and have been thinking about a strap change for 3 years. Some of those brown ones look really promising.
too much gap between spring bar and watch.. better on one piece straps then 2 piece straps
Why bother paying that much for a Khaki - which is basically an imitation of their vintage GG-W-113/MIL-W-3818B, when you can pick up an original for about $450, or less?
Has to be nato, otherwise the gaps are horrendous!
Yikes, “mind the gap”! Glad my 38mm KFA has shorter lugs.
That huge gap...looks awful.
M Ramesh Ap India
Pierced-Lugs, not Drilled-Lugs.
Listen, I've been changing tires on trash trucks every night in a big parking lot for 2years, my opinion should be respected-
I've worn the Khaki field mechanical every day sans showers ( easy reminder to wind) and there's no ... NO making this watch look good. Drop the 24hr ring and do something to let the indices glow longer than 10 min.
Listen, as a laborer there's Times in the dark you!l be in a position as you check the time - you don't know which angle you got on your arm to your face, HMS hands only ain't enough, and a 12 indicator would be a luxury. ..
So straps, all in all good strap on a bonk of a watch like this?..."that's a nice strap! " is what'll you'll get lol
Buy something easy to clean and disinfect
good watch
Depends on what you do when wearing a watch. Just because it’s called a field watch doesn’t mean it should only be worn in combat..or while changing tire trucks at night. Long Island Watch Company makes flieger watches, sounds like that’s what you need, lots of lume, and has the standard triangle with two dots on either side at 12 o’clock.
Thanks for tolerating my sarcasm. And thanks for the pointer. I do like my khaki, tho I meant to say the HMS hands aren’t enough without a 12oclock indicator.
I’m familiar with island tho haven’t looked into the watch type you mentioned, will do
Thanks again
Omg,such a crap looking watch,money wise ,you can get a christopher ward or a geckota
LOL. A Christopher Ward over a Hamilton? Keep off the crack
I don’t like the look of the dial, looks like a child’s watch. But a lot of watch collectors like authentic looking field watches, the dials at least.