9 Months Owning the Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical | Is it Worth it? 80 Hours Power Reserve!
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- A brand older than Rolex and steeped in Military History, Hamilton always intrigued me as a collector. The Khaki range in particular due to their connection to that past, but with a range so vast with so many options I found myself constantly battling back and forth over my decision. Thankfully, for my 22nd Birthday, someone else made that decision for me and presented me with this Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical reference H69439531… I adore it and I’m going to tell you why…
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Greatest value in the world of watches. I love mine in white dial!
Hi! If after 9 months your watch went from a few seconds off per day to 40-50 seconds off per day, it likely means that it is magnetized. It is nothing horrible and any watchmaker can unmagnetize it for you very fast with the right instrument. It should be quite cheap as well.
They should not even charge for it if you do a regular business with them. It takes all of 30 seconds.
Really like the direct no flannel approach to all of your reviews. Your channel has been a great find. Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching!
I wonder how the fake patina will age, double patina? You gotta post a update in 30 years ok?
Thank you for the review! I just ordered the Khaki Field mechanical and your video made me even more excited for it.
Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy your new watch!
Finally got mine last weekend. Love it. Very simple and legible but also handsome and interesting. The lume is bright but, more importantly, long-lasting. Mine came with the leather Nato, which is thin enough that it doesn't make the watch look or feel bulky. If it's in your price range and you've been looking for a field watch with classic charm, get one of these.
Great video. I too am a fan of Hamilton watches. I was lucky last year and purchased a H694390 mechanical model. It is equipped with an ETA 2804-2 28800 beat 42 hour power reserve movement. It runs about 6 seconds fast a day. I love it. I have the Khaki King automatic with the champagne dial as well and I like that one just a bit more. Whatever Hamilton you choose you simply can't go wrong. The quality and craftsmanship are there. I've had zero issues with either orf them over the past two years of ownership.
Thank you very much for watching Tom and I'm happy to hear that! I've had nothing but great experience with them too!
Love it! I just got mine today
Great review, I owned a black one that ran cosc, sold it, bought a white one, sold it, and getting another black one that hopefully will run well
Got the white dial on the nato earlier this week. so far so good! At 500 USD it's a fantastic piece.
I used three different versions of Khaki mechanical. One with 2804-2(with date), one with H-50(no date with extended power reserve), one with 2801-2(no date). I kept 2801-2 no date version which has not extended power reserve but still classic eta smoother seconds version. It has very limited alternatives in market, maybe Victorinox infantry mechanical and Glycine combat 6, but still not thinner as Hamilton Khaki mechanical. I will highly appreciate Hamilton's Khaki line even if i'm into higher end field watches.
I recently obtained the khaki field mechanical watch with olive green dial and date. This is my first mechanical watch and gets the most wrist time amongst my collection which includes Rolex, IWC, etc. This is the best watch under $500. In fact it’s the best “value” watch out there. Great video.
Great review!
I've had mine for 22 months. Still looks like a brand-new watch. Runs like one too, at under +2 seconds per day. No complaints or issues.
Picked up my Khaki about a week ago for a great deal and so far I've been loving its simplicity. Mines on the leather nato, which looks perfect for this style of watch, and I find the strap to be quite nice for the money. This will be my everyday work watch so I'm hoping for durability and longevity. It has already taken some decent hits leaving a few minor nicks on the case but this has not affected the accuracy one bit. The Khaki is currently only losing about one second per day with a nightly windings. Very cool watch!
Thank you very much for watching and sharing your experience! Keep enjoying the fantastic watch!
I absolutely love this looks of this watch, my only gripe is that I would want it with a display caseback to show off some of the inner workings of a mechanical watch(even if not so finished or detailed as a watch made with a display caseback in mind).
I have this in the dark brown case and face with stock fabric NATO band (dark green). For me it’s the perfect combination. The silky smooth wind makes me feel oh so good. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Grat watch, thank you for showing
Got a Khaki King (quartz, as wanted a proper beater) & am impressed--very slim, comfortable & looks decent. Cheers mate, stay healthy everyone 👍🏻
Thank you for watching Steve! They truly are great watches!
Great review. I own the older model, with the lower power reserve, and I’ve experienced some accuracy issues with that too. I’m not a fan of the fabric nato, as I feel the bonding between the leather and fabric soon crosses the line from rugged to tatty with wear. I’ve got a leather chevron strap on order.
All in, I think it’s a good watch at its price point, aside from the couple of issues I’ve mentioned.
Nice review! I bought this last night brand new from an AD for 253 USD!!! Insane value! Is there any update recently to this video? Love to hear your thoughts
I love this watch so much that I own three variations of it 😊. Mine still feature the ETA as I prefer the smooth sweeping seconds hand. While my first purchase is going strong (I bought this watch new), two of my Khaki Field Mechanicals required repair after 2 years of use, which was very disappointing as I really baby my watches. Having bought them used (“as new”), I put this down to the former owners,. Nonetheless, I cannot speak highly enough of this watch which is so comfortable that it just disappears on the wrist
You must love them with 3 haha! Thank you very much for watching and sharing your experience!
nicely done reviews. I just got it in pvd Version for a sale..
That watch is magnetized bro
I have this watch, love it👍❤️
Awwwe the glorious Hamilton Cocky. Great watch!
Great review. My only question is why you didn't have this serviced under warranty given its failure in keeping precise time.
I have one with the white dial. It’s my daily wear while at work (electrician)
Very comfortable and practical watch. Paid about £450.00 and I consider it value for money.
My cheapest watch, but possibly gets more wrist time than the others.
beautiful watch👌
Lusting after this one for a while.....this piece is like the submariner of field watches...it supposed to be as utilitarian as possible so 300-500$ is top end for a true no nonsense field watch
I own this watch. I love my Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical. I have a small collection of mechanical hand wind watches and to me nothing looks better than a Hamilton with a t-shirt and denim jacket. Thank you for the video and happy birthday.
Its 80 ours power reserve,but i want wind my watch every morning as day rutine. Can you help me how can i do it witouth overwinding? How many times shoud i wind crown every morning
@@blackhole6834 I wind my watch 20x. I wind them every morning.
Thank you for your honest and knowledgeable review of this watch. I do own The Hamilton Khacki Green Officer Watch, H694390, in olive green. It has the canvas/leather strap with eyelet holes. I have had it for 4 months and has been worn daily. It is the perfect size for my small 6.75 inch wrist. With my poor eyesight, the white numbers jump out and tell me the time easily. The seconds lollipop style is classy and easily seen as well. My only negative is that the date at 3 spot is small and hard for me to read. Not a problem for most people though. The band has finally settled down and gently fits my hand perfectly. I enjoy the subtleness, and thinness. It is very easy to wear and is not over powering. I look forward to your future reviews. Thank you!
Which date ?
Great review James. The only thing I don’t like on this watch is the long lug to lug - means that two piece straps don’t really go well with it IMHO!
Thank you for watching and you're 100% right, I've paired it on a regular 2 piece once and it's never gone back haha! NATO only for this one for me
Can you guys educate me .. why, because of a longer lug length, do two-piece straps not work?
Edward Brown makes the gap between strap and case look that much more exaggerated
Great review, very informative and enjoyable. I was seriously considering this as my first higher end purchase, but I'm not so sure now. It looks amazing, but the slightly longer lug to lug is a bit concerning.
Thank you for watching! It's the kind of watch I'd say if you can go try on first, then totally do! If you feel it fits well buy with confidence :)
@@itsKibbleTalksWatches Thanks and no problem
I have a 6.5 inch wrist and the lugs are about as big as I dare go on a NATO. Great watch, I love my white dial 👍
After researching this watch I had my hesitations (reports of internal springs snapping) in purchasing it but I decided to go ahead with the purchase and just received it about a week ago. Well I love the watch so far! accurate time is a key criteria with me and this watch so far in a short period is nailing it at +2 seconds. The size dimensions are great as I also have a 6.75 wrist even though the lugs are just a touch long . The strap is very nice and comfortable I usually have an issue with NATO straps as they tend be to sharp for me around the edges. As far as a negative the watch appears to have zero or close to zero AR coating and reflects a ton of light. You do have me a little worried with movement as yours has become considerably erratic. If my watch can stay at its current accuracy it will
be a home run purchase.
Thank you for watching Raymond and sharing your experience with yours! I hope your accuracy continues, as these are mechanical items with a fair bit of human input it could always be something simple, an over oiled balance or many other things which can be fairly simple fixes. Let's see how mine continues.
Mechanical watches all have those mechanical issues u mentioned even for high priced watches. I ever bought a used 2 years old tudor pelagos, dropped 20cm only to the table top and the internal spring broke. User error (either me or the previous owner)? Probably? Expectation that it should be robust enough for 20cm drop at that price, definitely!
I have one of these. I love it and wear it. It's one of the middle range in my watch collection. For me personally I don't need a 80 hour power reserve. I could live with every morning winding up and wear it but anyway.
I love the design it's very accurate and I have the green nato and black nato. It's a fantastic watch and I love it the same way I love my Tudor Black Bay steel. A lot watch for a good price.
Greetings from Germany
Thank you very much for watching and sharing your experience! It's a great watch for sure!
Planning to buy the dark brown one and put it on a lizard leather strap. A bit nervous about what you mentioned about the movement since I have a Hamilton Bolton mechanical that has the exact same engine.
Beautiful watch, been considering it for months. Pretty as it is, tho, IMO the dial's too busy. Wish they'd cut the second markers back a bit, giving more space for the arabics.
I want one of these with Craft and Lore's NATO band.
Hey since you're talking about how you're watch did, I'll tell you about mine, I bought a watch for 80 dollars, because I wanted an automatic watch but I couldn't really afford it, so I bought an Invicta and I've been wearing it for 3 years now and it still keeps time.
sounds like my next watch.
I'm the same as you! The tan instantly hit me in the shop but I don't think it goes with as many of my work shirts that a silver or black might. The tan has my heart, the silver one has my head, absolute strap monster! Great review man
Thank you very much Dan! Enjoy and wear in good health
Ok revieuw mam.i also purchased rthe same you showed it gets a lot of wrist time...I am not a huge fan of NATO straps..I do not know why.it feels a little strange .so I put it on a quality 2 piece leather strap and I am happy with it, I knew the gap between the mugs and the case is a little wide so there is a small gap if you know what I mean.I accepted it ofcourse it is certainly not a dealbreaker for me but I think it is worthwhile mentioning it.
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I'd love to see them do a proper sized reissue.
Please no, this size is perfect.
Would this be a good pickup then @ £303 in the black Friday sales
Thanks in advance
Hi James:
I lost track of you when you took a break a few years back. And I am happy to hear that you have been doing so well.
Just wanted to say hello and ask when you might do another vid with J.Anthony.
Take care man,
Michael
Thank you for watching Michael and I hope you've been keeping well! We still speak every now and again and it would be great to have an old live stream lasting a few hours like the old days! Maybe I'll reach out and organise one.
Thinking of purchasing but the one available has the green nato strap. Is yours brown? it looks much better imo
I love these watches but I don’t think they’d hold up against my day to day work, so I stick to a g shock and nice ones on the weekends
James, interesting history i do like the watch, its great VFM, but at that price point they should have stuck with simple and reliable
Thank you for watching and simple and reliable in regards to the movement I suspect you're talking about? I agree, was the upgrade necessary? Not really... But thankfully the price isn't massively boosted due to the upgrade.
Just got my watch today , and I wore it for the first time and the power reserve only lasted 12 hours , maybe I winded it wrong but also I accidentally dropped it on wooden floor from 3 feet . Will update
You forgot to mention, that the today's Hamilton is produced by Swatch in Switzerland with a swatch movement because swatch bought the brandname. So this hamilton has nothing of the spirit of the old US company.
It's the same like Ray Ban which is now owned and produced by an italian company.
Hi to everyone!! I’m in love with this watch it’s history and heritage and I’m thinking of getting one but I’m really skeptical when it comes to its crown…I read that it’s really easy to break it while winding it…like because of the fact that they extended their battery to 80 hours this has made the needle inside way smaller hence easier to break it…what do you think? Does this watch comes with the durability that you would expect from a field watch? Thank you all in advance!!
Just ordered a 38 m/m khaki quartz.
Hi. Great review. I was recently bought this watch as a present for my birthday. I have never owned a modern day mechanical wind up watch and was wondering if you could offer me some advice. In the booklet that comes with it there is no info about winding it up. Is there a chance that this watch can be overwound? Do you keep winding until you come to a mechanical stop or does it have some form of inbuilt slip mechanism to prevent an overwind. Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Wind it clockwise 🔃 do it gently & stop as 🔜 as you feel resistance... I don't know if these have overwinding protection but I don't intend to try that...
It's a very nice watch. 80 hrs power reserve is great, but I usually wear a watch for a week before swapping so I still have to wind it anyway! I wasn't sure about whether this style was for me so got an Addies pilot style watch with a Seiko NH35, 41 hr power reserve, +7 spd, brushed Stainless Steel finish, sapphire crystal, signed crown, engraved back, 200m water resistance.....all for €75. The lume is bright and all night. Anyway I've decided I do like this style, but with an excellent watch on my wrist for 4 times less, I definitely won't get a Hamilton. Excellent and honest review.
Is there a polished version of this model?
Cool watch.
Thank you for watching!
That’s a great review thank you, talking about straps! I live in the UK do you know or can you recommend a quality strap site?
Watchgecko
@@davidb9531 Thank you David, I’ve since found that site and as it happens I bought a couple of straps off that site about a month ago
Good video. Vertex all the way for me.
Thank you for watching Joe! Vertex are brilliant, slightly different price range haha, but definitely a great option with true history!
Different price point. Check also Vaer field waches, in between and really good looking. I also love the Longines Heritage 1938.
Hello, how did you get the Hamilton leather strap? I have the original green nato strap, but I was looking into getting the leather strap also. Couldn't find it at Hamilton's online store. Thanks
Great review. To be classified as field watch it needs to be used in field, gets dirty and able to be rinsed under tap. Is it possible with 50m water resistance and have u done so?
Thank you for watching! 50M will be classified as splash proof, I did accidentally wear mine in the shower once and it was fine (Forgot I had it on and even slept with it on, that's how comfortable it is haha!) But maybe stay on the safe side and be careful!
30m is splash proof. 50m is just fine to go swimming but no snorkelling.
@@itsKibbleTalksWatches Do you prefer this, the white dial or the PVD black version?
How big is your wrist. I’m thinking about getting this
it's been magnetized man
No shit. 40-50 seconds fast lol
Sounds like your watch has bin magnetized. A demagtetizer should bring it back to specs. Hope this helps.
exactly.
Good thought. I’d be interested to know if this solves it. How much does a demagnetizer cost?
Edward Brown like 10-20 bucks
The low profile sells the watch. 5 star field watch for an Army Officer.
I bought a few of the Hamiltons as gifts. I kept the field khaki mechanical but plan on selling it. It’s not my cup of tea. Without a screw down crown it’s not “field” enough for me.
Is it any better than the CWC G10?
Have you tried demagnetizing your watch?
Where is the longer term follow up?
Thinking of purchasing one but have a small 6" wrist so I'm wondering if I should go for the aviation pioneer instead with a 42mm lug to lug
I have a really small wrist perhaps 6" flat or slightly under, and have to use the very last notch on the stock green and brown strap with this one, but I love the fit even with that long lug to lug. No overhang
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I’ve owned this watch for about three months and it’s amazing. I just noticed after you wind the watch the crown rotates. Is that normal?
U mean it winds one way and is free spinning the other way?
That's normal
Absolutely normal
What about monthly accuracy ?
What is that leather strap please
Wish it had writing above the ‘18’ paralell to the Hamilton written on the dial it looks too plain. Anyone agree with me?
What’s your wrist size pls?
what case color is that
Did you experience scratch problem ?
Just curious, is the watch running 40 to 50 seconds fast or slow daily?
fast
How is going now? I have really hard time to make decisions between this and auto one:( I like this model more because of the simplicity... The auto a little shiny dres watch! And I hear bad things about this new mechanical.
I hear very bad things about its water resistance
I just bought one and concerned by your comment "as long as the movement holds up". That and quite a few examples online of the movement breaking while being wound. I may return mine, not sure I have the confidence in the H50 to hold on to it.
great watch but waiting for a discount from 500+ Eur......
Mine is still at +4 after a year, must have gotten a dud.
Wish there's a date function
Get the Auto if you want a date. Personally I like the clean no date option on the hand wind
Are you sure your watch isn't magnetized? 40-50 seconds fast is bonkers. It has to be
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i'm looking to buy this hamilton as my next watch but i want the 42 h power reserve version, cause it seems the h-50 has issues.
How can i identify this version because the sellers have often no idea about this two different movements .
should it be year of manufacturing below 2019? what else ?
I’ve not had any issues with the H-50. I have the same watch and it’s keeping +1-2 secs per day.
40-50 seconds fast daily can't be right..talk to Hamilton
Demagnetize the watch before bringing it to a horologist for cleaning
If your watch is running that fast, then you need to stop putting it on or next to electronic devices and your cell phone. Also invest in a demagnetized.
I have the same watch and get +1-2 seconds a day.
Thanks for that, considering one strongly, and nearly was put off. ; )
Seems EVERY watch reviewer on TH-cam is British.
untrue. Off the top of my head there's a German guy called Ted I think, some French reviewers, a swiss couple, a guy from Chile and recently I've come across Indians and Malays reviewing watches. Plus the dozens of US reviewers. Watch reviewing is truly an international sport at this stage!
Try getting it demagnetized.
40-50 seconds after 9 months? I think I’ll pass haha
I really wanted these Hamilton field watches but I've heard you can't Regulate them without a laser
All newer ⌚ from Swatch Group featuring 8️⃣0️⃣ how power reserve are laser regulated indeed. If you want the traditional regulator you'll have to get older models: hard to come by nowadays as brand 🆕 or buy ⌚ having Sellita SW200
If you can swim with a Timex expedition scout which has a push pull crown,then you damn well be able to swim with this on, otherwise it's a pretty crap field watch
Hamilton's are more of a fashion watch...go Marathon if you want a real field watch!
I've never understood why these are so popular. Ridiculously long lugs, with crappy AR coating and horrible lume. Not to mention the most boring dial and an ugly dull finishing on the case. 🤢🤮
did you have some "fogging issues" with this watch? the internet is riddled with the Hamilton Khaki Field having condensation and such.