I have a Hamilton pocket watch from 1950. It was my grandfathers when he graduated college. It still keeps amazing time and he last had it serviced in the 60s. It’s now on display in a crystal dome on a hook. Very cool.
@@matthewholzner9526 Awesome. I actually found this website that could converted into a watch but I felt the doing that would be a disgrace to my grandfathers legacy. The patina of 70 years of use is actually pretty awesome. He bought that when he had nothing
I bought one too. Black dial on black leather strap. Awesome daily. 80 hour power reserve so convenient. Also bought an intramatic. Hard to argue the value proposition with Hamilton.
I am truly impressed by Mr. Baldassarre's overview of watches. Well beyond the superficial analysis of the surface features, he is fluent in his knowledge of the families of movements, the certifications, the histories, orientations within the market, and even mentions Hertz! What a professional. This video series stands head and shoulders above other on TH-cam. Sets the standard in my opinion.
It's evident that the man hours dedicated to making your videos has increased dramatically over the last couple years. Outstanding job! The production is great, the outline and table of contents in the intro is a unique user friendly experience.
As a Lancaster native, Hamilton is my go to brand. Just added a vintage Hamilton 6080 to my collection that was previously displayed at the National Watch and Clock Museum. Great work, as always, Teddy.
I literally just bought a Khaki Field mechanical for an employee of mine, just promoted him to manager position and thought he needed a good first watch. Im anxious to see it in person myself honestly so I can look at buying the white dial version. I rock a Khaki Field Auto as my daily wear and it was my first watch. Absolutely a fan of their field watches!
I've been repairing vintage watches for a few years now. Almost all of the gold ones (Longines, Omega etc) were long service awards from the 50's to the 70's. I thought that sort of class from an employer was over, but you have just restored my faith that there are still decent employers out there.
Own three Hamilton’s auto’s and my favorite is the aviator khaki auto 42mm “Cooper” and with the light brown leather band with H logo with wings. So comfortable to wear I forget I have a watch on my wrist. Best 800$ I’ve ever spent. More people ask me about this watch than my Tuder Pepsi.
Yesterday I bought the 38mm Murph as my first watch and I’m absolutely in love as a big Interstellar fan. I was undecided between that one and the Classic Khaki field but that has alzo the same movement for almost half the price. They make such beautiful watches.
Finally..a Brand focused video 👍🏼 I like that you point out the strength of a particular brand line up..like for Hamilton, it’s the Khaki and the Intra-Matic..like for the Omega, it’s the seamaster and speedmaster..I think, for someone starting out into the world of luxury watch, it is important to choose the model that really represents what brand is really about
I love this brand. Bought my first hamilton about 15 years ago and I still get enjoyment when I wear it. Now I have several. Hamilton has a special place in my heart when it comes to watch collecting.
Picked up a AMZWATCH's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
Thank you Teddy for being a watch nerd like the rest of us and specifically talking about what people wanna genuinely know! You the man I can tell you though this video through thoroughly
I have my grandfather's 30 year award Hamilton Masterpiece mechanical from BF Goodrich in Akron, Ohio. It was manufacturered in the early 1960s. A stunning and sleek dress watch and one of my prized possessions. I plan on buying a Murph for my son in a year as a graduation present.
My first "real" watch was inherited from my great-grandfather: A 1942 Hamilton 992 Railroad Pocket Watch. It got me started down this long and expensive road and I own a few more Hamiltons. Thank you for this excellent video examining this historic and really fun brand.
I learn more from your videos than any other watch videos on TH-cam. I’d love to see more of these brand overviews. Knowing the history of a brand is one reason I’m a watch enthusiast. Thanks again. Cleveland rocks.
Today came the day during my vacation in Italy (living in a small island in the middle of the Atlantic, very limited chance to buy such things) that I bought my very first automatic watch, a Hamilton Aviation Pilot Day Date Air Zermatt Limited Edition which caught my eyes and then my soul too while going through quite some Hamilton watches at Majer Orologeria in Turin, Italy. As someone who's planning to exit from his current industry (IT) and studies to become a therapist, the history of Air Zermatt which is a high level aerial rescue team, the history of this watch made my choice and my day that those folks are in so important role of rescue and supporting people that I'd like to dedicate my life in the future. It's been a few months of a journey, reading and listening to many of Teddy's content along with others to then find my first automatic watch that has its special connection to me, worth the wait and patience, super happy with my purchase 😊
I bought the Hamilton American Classic Chronograph. Unfortunately, after I got it, the Chrono-Hand wouldn't reset properly. Everytime you stopped the watch, it failed to reset a few seconds. After 10 tries, the hand was being reset to the 30s mark. Sent it back to Hamilton, they serviced it under guarantee for free, within a few days. Now it works perfect!
Although I tested the chronograph several times before I left the shop, it happened to my Auto Chrono as well. It wouldn’t reset to zero properly, so I had it serviced too.
About 15 years ago Hamilton made a limited edition 18kt yellow gold 38mm automatic chronograph using a Valjoux 7750. I have number 79/150. It has a classic white porcelain dial with 18kt gold hands. A couple of years ago I bought the white faced panda chronograph. I enjoy both.
Great video! A similar one for Longines might be a good idea, they have a large range of models which can be confusing at times. Love my X wind Chrono to bits!
Love Hamilton.... Hammy's are not just a great choice for new watch collectors, seasoned enthusiasts love them too. I own Rolex, IWC, Omega etc and yet my latest purchase is the Hamilton Pioneer Mechanical, one of reasons I bought it was because Teddy here reviewed it~!!!!
I wish I could watch this video before I bought my first Hamilton Khaki diver. Thank you, Teddy! I have become a watch enthusiast for your videos. Please keep them coming!!!
I just purchased my first Hamilton last week. Khaki Field Automatic date with black dial. Also my first mechanical watch. My kids make fun of me as I just hold it up sometimes so I can hear it tick.
Great video. As a person getting into watches, these broad brand introductions are useful. I'm thinking of getting Hamilton's new Khaki Aviation Pilot Pioneer 38mm automatic as my first Swiss watch. Would like a video of you reviewing it.
I’ve always been fascinated by Hamilton. I have my father’s 1963 Hamilton Accumatic A-450 with a 10k yellow gold filled case and a 17-jewel movement. It still runs…thanks to my wife sending it away to be serviced. I’ll be looking at more Hamiltons in the future. Thanks for the video!
Great video. What do you think about new Khaki Navy Scuba 300M ? Is it the definiton of best affordable dive watch now ? I think it is, because i just bought it and love it.
Great video. My wife got me a Hamilton Jazzmaster Maestro auto chrono as a wedding gift. Super versatile watch, classic design and awesome heritage. Its grown on me so much over the years.
I just got into watch collecting. I've loved watches since I was young but I never had anyone teach me or bring deeper into the world. AMZWATCH brought closer to a community and hobby I always wanted to get into more and that is incredibly meaningful to me !
I love the Intra-Matic Chrono. It’s beautiful. My first Hamilton will be a Khaki field auto. Haven’t decided between the khaki and khaki king, I like the, both but love the 38mm khaki size. Thanks for the video on my favorite brand. I’d really like to see this type of video for Tissot, Bulova, Omega, Seiko, and IWC. Be fun to see what you have to say about these brands as a whole, like you did here.
I bought a converter auto few months back, in pvd black just because I fell in love with it. After months of pretty much daily use and desk diving the watch is somewhere +/-2 sec a day and not even a minute monthly. PR is excellent and PVD shows absolutely no nicks even on the clasp or edges. I love this watch and I picked it over the 41mm Navitimer for the price, WR and PR.
Ever since I really got into watches and have a rather small and inexpensive collection myself, I've always wanted to get a Khaki Field. It's reasonable, around 500-700 but I can't lie I really want the Ventura blue dial and the silver link bracelet. Perfect dinner/suit/wedding watch, would definitely get some looks. So stylish.
I just got into watches two weeks ago when I bought a Timex Weekender on Amazon. Now I’m on to Teddy and Nico’s YT channels, learning a lot and having fun! Next up: Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic 38mm with a dark leather strap, can’t wait til Christmas!
Great topic I own the interstellar Cooper beautiful watch Day date perfect size with a great ETA movement can't beat the price or the build quality and looking at the cronos for my next purchase great video always informative thank you !
Currently wear the Jazzmaster - blue dial with Roman numerals. No extra complications, but as a daily, it’s very very nice! It was my first automatic watch and I’m very proud of it! 😌
I’ve been a big Hamilton fan for years. The combination of heritage, design, features, and value is hard to beat, especially the Khaki Aviation range. But I do agree, they’re lagging a bit in dive watches. In that category they’re being handily beaten by Glycine and their Combat Sub line. I’m not sure that the Invicta acquisition has done Glycine much good, but if nothing else, it has made lots of different Combat Sub models available for under $500, and they’re still really nice watches with a lot of heritage of their own. There’s an idea for another video - a history of Glycine, their most important models, and what the Invicta acquisition has meant (maybe including a little detective work to find out what is currently going on with them, and why it’s so hard to find any models other than the Combat Sub).
That´s the way of live for so many traditional companies. Glycine is Invicta, Hamilton is Swatch, Jaguar is Tata Motors and Ray Ban is Luxottica Group in Italy. :( But I do love my Glycine Airmans with the temporary Invicta inspired logo. :)
Just found you Teddy. Thanks so much for putting this together. As a first starter entusiast of watches, I was in need of easy to understand knownledge.Appreciated!
Hey Teddy! Great video, as always. I have one Hamilton as always and absolutely love it. I also found this video particularly interesting because I spent 4 years in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I did my undergraduate work at Franklin & Marshall College which was just a few blocks from a bunch of factories (Hamilton's former building, Armstrong Floors, etc.). It's remarkable how much important industry was in this seemingly all agricultural-based central Pennsylvania town. I enjoyed hearing the history of the company in Lancaster, most of which I just didn't know. But it made my ownership of one of their pieces even more personal. One more tidbit. . . I migrated from the New Jersey shore (where I grew up) and started college. I spent a lot of time on the F&M College radio station (WFNM, ironically), on the air. It didn't take more than a day or two for me to be told by local listeners that the correct pronunciation of the town is LAN-caster. I, like everyone else, called it LAN-CAS-ter, like the way we all pronounce Burt Lancaster. It wasn't hard to fix! Keep up the great work, Teddy & Team.
Good rundown on the brand and model offerings :). I have a few Swisse automatics and homages, mostly all divers. Just ordered a Hamilton khaki field mechanical :). Liked the day date but a lot of those are too much bling, little to no ar coating and would be better in brushed finished like IWC when you are heading into pilots. Personal preference but wanted something kind of vintage and a fan of fauxtina. Agree about so many models within Hamilton. That black intramatic is beautiful, was close to getting one (on special at the moment) they are thick but one day.. Tissot and Oris are usually solid choices depending on style.
I have a Khaki Pilot Day Date, and love it. I think Hamilton is the ultimate "starter" Swiss watch if you're military, or America. Marathon is up there, but they are a bit more niche.
Teddy, I was expecting you’d mention the Boulton as a go-to Hamilton dress watch. At least for me, it’s the watch I would choose for dressy occasions from Hamilton’s several collections.
Thank you so much! You’re videos are always so helpful! I’m still on the fence between Hamilton and Tissot, but this definitely does help understand the Hamilton brand. Keep up the good work and congrats on the engagement! Best wishes for you and the future misses!
I have a beautiful Hamilton Valiant with the bracelet and I got it at Macys for an incredible price under $300 and it’s almost $700 on the Hamilton website
My vintage 1936 Hamilton Sutton is one of my go- to watches. A little added bonus is the intitials of the original owner and intitials of school( S.U.) '37.
A great overview of Hamilton Teddy, I didn't realise how huge there product range was. They have certainly nailed the field watch range but like you I also like the oddball PSR, a reproduction based on the Pulsar (the brand name is now part of Seiko) that had a few seconds of fame early in the James Bond movie 'Live and Let Die' that I saw on release at the cinema as a child and I remember it well. I had to get one. It would be good to do a similar view of Tissot that in some areas competes along side Hamilton in some areas.
Oh my. Teddy, are you wearing a "leisure suit" from the 1970's?? Anyway, your presentation today hit it out of the park! Bravo! I'm loving my black Ventura and blue & gold Broadway. I also have a vintage 1947 Hamilton tank that keeps almost perfect time. I challenge you to do a similar show on Tissot and/or Longines. But, PLEASE, do it without the leisure suit. Rock on.
Really enjoyed this video Teddy, love to see more of this from other brands. I'm just getting into watch collecting, so this is really helpful!! The Khaki Field Automatic is my favorite from this brand.
My first Hamilton was the classic black Ventura. That was followed by the Hamilton Khaki Murph and then I completed my collection with the American classic Intra-Matic. I love Hamilton watches. Their Chronograph may be in my future. I was thinking of the H and I see that you are recommending the black & white panda.
I just found this video. Thank you Teddy for posting this. I always love to hear about the history of a brand. For me, I have always associated Hamilton with the young executive starting out and wanting a very nice watch for the money. Watching Mad Men, I noticed the Hamilton Sputnik and Ventura on some of the young executives on the office. Also, in my Grandfather's time it along with Bulova were watches given at retirement for 30 + years of service. Lastly, I also follow the fragrance channel, another great channel for information ....Thank you
I’ve got a 58 Sawyer that was given to my grandfather as a 25 years of service gift. Never serviced, still runs great, original crystal that shows little wear.
Great video Teddy! I finally purchased my first Hamilton Khaki Officer 44mm Automatic. I have wanted a Hamilton for quite some time and your video along with other TH-cam watch channels helped guide me in what I wanted. My future Hamilton will be the Intra-Matic Auto Chronograph. Keep up the great work!
Excellent run through. It's a classic brand, but sometimes can feel somewhat confusing with all the models. This was a great lesson. Thanks again, and keep up the good work. There's quite a few Hamiltons I'd love to own.
I have several watches that cost 10x-20x, but my daily wear is a Khaki Aviation Pilot Day Date. I love the detail of how the minute/hour hands hollow out to show different elements of the dial, the polished raised numeral that give a ton of depth, and the 80 hour (!) power reserve. It's an incredible value.
I love my Hamiltons (KF Auto, Cooper, & OG Murph) w/ one caveat ... that polished bezel seems to pick up nicks very easily. I don’t beat mine by any means, but the nicks just keep appearing.
Hi Teddy, I am embarrassed to say that I don't understand chronometers, even though I once bought one. Would you consider making a video on this topic.
Hey Teddy, would love to see a more in depth review of the Khaki X-Wind! I'm hoping it will be my second swiss piece within the next few months and haven't seen a lot of predominant watch channels cover it any.
Looking at getting a Khaki Field Auto as a self-gift for finally starting to get my career off the ground in a couple of months, and this was a really helpful guide. Thanks much for putting it together!
I love the look of my Hamilton Navy Sub green dial. As far as it only being rated 100m I don't dive or swim with a watch. If I have to it would be my F91W, and I have 2 other divers that are rated 200m or more that never see any water besides a handwashing.
I have a Hamilton pocket watch from 1950. It was my grandfathers when he graduated college. It still keeps amazing time and he last had it serviced in the 60s. It’s now on display in a crystal dome on a hook. Very cool.
Same!
@@matthewholzner9526 Awesome. I actually found this website that could converted into a watch but I felt the doing that would be a disgrace to my grandfathers legacy. The patina of 70 years of use is actually pretty awesome. He bought that when he had nothing
@@2steaksandwiches665 excellent choice. It's beautiful on its own
I bought Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic as my first watch. Its fantastic! Wearing it daily.
I was about to buy one recently but went for the new seiko 5 field watch. Terrible idea 😞
My second automatic was Hamilton Khaki field day-date. The first is sitting in my drawer since …
Same, i don't know anything about watches tho. Any maintenance tips or just general tips when it comes to watches would be greatly appreciated.
Congratulations. Beautiful watch
I bought one too. Black dial on black leather strap. Awesome daily. 80 hour power reserve so convenient. Also bought an intramatic. Hard to argue the value proposition with Hamilton.
I am truly impressed by Mr. Baldassarre's overview of watches. Well beyond the superficial analysis of the surface features, he is fluent in his knowledge of the families of movements, the certifications, the histories, orientations within the market, and even mentions Hertz! What a professional. This video series stands head and shoulders above other on TH-cam. Sets the standard in my opinion.
It's evident that the man hours dedicated to making your videos has increased dramatically over the last couple years. Outstanding job! The production is great, the outline and table of contents in the intro is a unique user friendly experience.
I love these history heavy posts! Please consider doing one of these for every brand that has this much background. It could be longer too.
He'll do it in case other brands pay for this as Hamilton did :)
As a Lancaster native, Hamilton is my go to brand. Just added a vintage Hamilton 6080 to my collection that was previously displayed at the National Watch and Clock Museum. Great work, as always, Teddy.
Hamilton watch meant a lot in my elementary school years as I was brought up /raised, by the treasurer of the company.
I will add that ironically, I now live in our home almost on top of The National Watch & Clock Museum.
I literally just bought a Khaki Field mechanical for an employee of mine, just promoted him to manager position and thought he needed a good first watch. Im anxious to see it in person myself honestly so I can look at buying the white dial version. I rock a Khaki Field Auto as my daily wear and it was my first watch. Absolutely a fan of their field watches!
you are a good boss.
@@wdou451 thanks dude!
I've been repairing vintage watches for a few years now. Almost all of the gold ones (Longines, Omega etc) were long service awards from the 50's to the 70's. I thought that sort of class from an employer was over, but you have just restored my faith that there are still decent employers out there.
Own three Hamilton’s auto’s and my favorite is the aviator khaki auto 42mm “Cooper” and with the light brown leather band with H logo with wings. So comfortable to wear I forget I have a watch on my wrist. Best 800$ I’ve ever spent. More people ask me about this watch than my Tuder Pepsi.
What an absolute amazing boss you are ❤ we get tenfold what we give. Your a good man 💪
Bought a jazzmaster auto Chrono for my first NICE watch. Wear it almost daily. I love it.
Watching this because my Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic came to the house today! Love this watch!
Yesterday I bought the 38mm Murph as my first watch and I’m absolutely in love as a big Interstellar fan.
I was undecided between that one and the Classic Khaki field but that has alzo the same movement for almost half the price. They make such beautiful watches.
How are you liking the watch these days?
@@nathanaeljariza4075 I wear it almost every single day with a nato elastic strap khaki color and I LOVE it!
Finally..a Brand focused video 👍🏼 I like that you point out the strength of a particular brand line up..like for Hamilton, it’s the Khaki and the Intra-Matic..like for the Omega, it’s the seamaster and speedmaster..I think, for someone starting out into the world of luxury watch, it is important to choose the model that really represents what brand is really about
Hi! For Hamilton what model will it represent the for the brand? Thanks
I love this brand. Bought my first hamilton about 15 years ago and I still get enjoyment when I wear it. Now I have several. Hamilton has a special place in my heart when it comes to watch collecting.
Killing it as usual. Best watch related content on the internet!
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Yeah man, the quality of his videos is insane!
Picked up a AMZWATCH's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
Thank you Teddy for being a watch nerd like the rest of us and specifically talking about what people wanna genuinely know! You the man I can tell you though this video through thoroughly
I have my grandfather's 30 year award Hamilton Masterpiece mechanical from BF Goodrich in Akron, Ohio. It was manufacturered in the early 1960s. A stunning and sleek dress watch and one of my prized possessions. I plan on buying a Murph for my son in a year as a graduation present.
Just bought a khaki field auto as my first automatic watch, has just been eco-drives up to this point…. I absolutely love it!
My first "real" watch was inherited from my great-grandfather: A 1942 Hamilton 992 Railroad Pocket Watch. It got me started down this long and expensive road and I own a few more Hamiltons. Thank you for this excellent video examining this historic and really fun brand.
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I'm a proud owner of a Hamilton Jazz master. It was my first entry level watch and I'll keep forever.
I learn more from your videos than any other watch videos on TH-cam. I’d love to see more of these brand overviews. Knowing the history of a brand is one reason I’m a watch enthusiast. Thanks again. Cleveland rocks.
that's right! cleveland does, indeed, rock!
Check out the Nekkid Watchmaker
@@nickcase2635 Thanks Nick. I’m already a subscriber. I’m open to any other recommendations you may have as well.
Today came the day during my vacation in Italy (living in a small island in the middle of the Atlantic, very limited chance to buy such things) that I bought my very first automatic watch, a Hamilton Aviation Pilot Day Date Air Zermatt Limited Edition which caught my eyes and then my soul too while going through quite some Hamilton watches at Majer Orologeria in Turin, Italy. As someone who's planning to exit from his current industry (IT) and studies to become a therapist, the history of Air Zermatt which is a high level aerial rescue team, the history of this watch made my choice and my day that those folks are in so important role of rescue and supporting people that I'd like to dedicate my life in the future. It's been a few months of a journey, reading and listening to many of Teddy's content along with others to then find my first automatic watch that has its special connection to me, worth the wait and patience, super happy with my purchase 😊
As always the most thoughtful , well researched & eloquent watch channel around , keep AMZWATCH coming !
Great video as always! Would love to see this type of brand-focused talk with Longines.
I bought the Hamilton American Classic Chronograph. Unfortunately, after I got it, the Chrono-Hand wouldn't reset properly. Everytime you stopped the watch, it failed to reset a few seconds. After 10 tries, the hand was being reset to the 30s mark. Sent it back to Hamilton, they serviced it under guarantee for free, within a few days. Now it works perfect!
Although I tested the chronograph several times before I left the shop, it happened to my Auto Chrono as well. It wouldn’t reset to zero properly, so I had it serviced too.
@@GeeeeVeeee are you guys talking about the Intramatic?
@@roycedot I'm talking about the H38416711
About 15 years ago Hamilton made a limited edition 18kt yellow gold 38mm automatic chronograph using a Valjoux 7750. I have number 79/150. It has a classic white porcelain dial with 18kt gold hands. A couple of years ago I bought the white faced panda chronograph. I enjoy both.
Wow!! I hope you have it insured , it must be worth a bomb!
Great video! A similar one for Longines might be a good idea, they have a large range of models which can be confusing at times. Love my X wind Chrono to bits!
You forot the ORIENT STAR outdoor is a great field watch. I still got a Hamilton though. :)
Love MAMACOO watch，Such a great looking watch to match with the precisionist movement.
new collector and my first love is antique Hamiltons. The Boulton is such a classy, timeless Tank competitor
Love Hamilton.... Hammy's are not just a great choice for new watch collectors, seasoned enthusiasts love them too. I own Rolex, IWC, Omega etc and yet my latest purchase is the Hamilton Pioneer Mechanical, one of reasons I bought it was because Teddy here reviewed it~!!!!
Absolutely love the brand. Their designs resonate with me perfectly.
Great video Teddy, you should do more of these.
I wish I could watch this video before I bought my first Hamilton Khaki diver. Thank you, Teddy! I have become a watch enthusiast for your videos. Please keep them coming!!!
I just purchased my first Hamilton last week. Khaki Field Automatic date with black dial. Also my first mechanical watch. My kids make fun of me as I just hold it up sometimes so I can hear it tick.
Great video. As a person getting into watches, these broad brand introductions are useful. I'm thinking of getting Hamilton's new Khaki Aviation Pilot Pioneer 38mm automatic as my first Swiss watch. Would like a video of you reviewing it.
I’ve always been fascinated by Hamilton. I have my father’s 1963 Hamilton Accumatic A-450 with a 10k yellow gold filled case and a 17-jewel movement.
It still runs…thanks to my wife sending it away to be serviced.
I’ll be looking at more Hamiltons in the future. Thanks for the video!
Love that black dial chronograph near the beginning of the video,just beautiful.
I'm considering the Jazzmaster Open Heart Automatic with the numbered blue dial as my first Hamilton watch. Thanks for this video Teddy.
Great video. What do you think about new Khaki Navy Scuba 300M ? Is it the definiton of best affordable dive watch now ? I think it is, because i just bought it and love it.
Great video. My wife got me a Hamilton Jazzmaster Maestro auto chrono as a wedding gift. Super versatile watch, classic design and awesome heritage. Its grown on me so much over the years.
I just got into watch collecting. I've loved watches since I was young but I never had anyone teach me or bring deeper into the world. AMZWATCH brought closer to a community and hobby I always wanted to get into more and that is incredibly meaningful to me !
Hamilton Khaki Automatic was my first watch and loved to hear the history and product line overview! Great vids as always!
I love the Intra-Matic Chrono. It’s beautiful. My first Hamilton will be a Khaki field auto. Haven’t decided between the khaki and khaki king, I like the, both but love the 38mm khaki size.
Thanks for the video on my favorite brand. I’d really like to see this type of video for Tissot, Bulova, Omega, Seiko, and IWC. Be fun to see what you have to say about these brands as a whole, like you did here.
There is similarity between it and the Raymond Weil Freelancer, but I like the Hammy more.
This content is really so incredibly valuable to anyone interested in watches. Thanks again, Teddy.
You said Lancaster properly! Props. I just got my first Hamilton and I’m in love.
Absolutely fell in love with the jazzmaster open heart collection
I bought a converter auto few months back, in pvd black just because I fell in love with it. After months of pretty much daily use and desk diving the watch is somewhere +/-2 sec a day and not even a minute monthly. PR is excellent and PVD shows absolutely no nicks even on the clasp or edges. I love this watch and I picked it over the 41mm Navitimer for the price, WR and PR.
Ever since I really got into watches and have a rather small and inexpensive collection myself, I've always wanted to get a Khaki Field. It's reasonable, around 500-700 but I can't lie I really want the Ventura blue dial and the silver link bracelet. Perfect dinner/suit/wedding watch, would definitely get some looks. So stylish.
I just got into watches two weeks ago when I bought a Timex Weekender on Amazon. Now I’m on to Teddy and Nico’s YT channels, learning a lot and having fun! Next up: Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic 38mm with a dark leather strap, can’t wait til Christmas!
Just bought my first good watch and it's a Hamilton. I got the Thinline auto to go with my outfits and it's been a real treat so far
I went for the Khaki Field Auto 6 years ago. Very happy with that one!
Great topic I own the interstellar Cooper beautiful watch Day date perfect size with a great ETA movement can't beat the price or the build quality and looking at the cronos for my next purchase great video always informative thank you !
Currently wear the Jazzmaster - blue dial with Roman numerals. No extra complications, but as a daily, it’s very very nice! It was my first automatic watch and I’m very proud of it! 😌
I saw Hamilton in Interstellar and got curious. I came here to check if I will ever want-to-wear it. Good informative video. Thank you for sharing
I’ve been a big Hamilton fan for years. The combination of heritage, design, features, and value is hard to beat, especially the Khaki Aviation range. But I do agree, they’re lagging a bit in dive watches. In that category they’re being handily beaten by Glycine and their Combat Sub line. I’m not sure that the Invicta acquisition has done Glycine much good, but if nothing else, it has made lots of different Combat Sub models available for under $500, and they’re still really nice watches with a lot of heritage of their own.
There’s an idea for another video - a history of Glycine, their most important models, and what the Invicta acquisition has meant (maybe including a little detective work to find out what is currently going on with them, and why it’s so hard to find any models other than the Combat Sub).
Glycine? Is that Chinese?
That´s the way of live for so many traditional companies. Glycine is Invicta, Hamilton is Swatch, Jaguar is Tata Motors and Ray Ban is Luxottica Group in Italy. :(
But I do love my Glycine Airmans with the temporary Invicta inspired logo. :)
Picked up the khaki field day date auto back in Oct2021, it has become my everyday wear. Absolutely love it.
My wife got me a Hamilton Intra matic chrono as wedding anniversary. Its my first grail watch and I love it! The Khaki field will be my next one.
Just found you Teddy. Thanks so much for putting this together. As a first starter entusiast of watches, I was in need of easy to understand knownledge.Appreciated!
Hey Teddy! Great video, as always. I have one Hamilton as always and absolutely love it. I also found this video particularly interesting because I spent 4 years in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I did my undergraduate work at Franklin & Marshall College which was just a few blocks from a bunch of factories (Hamilton's former building, Armstrong Floors, etc.). It's remarkable how much important industry was in this seemingly all agricultural-based central Pennsylvania town. I enjoyed hearing the history of the company in Lancaster, most of which I just didn't know. But it made my ownership of one of their pieces even more personal. One more tidbit. . . I migrated from the New Jersey shore (where I grew up) and started college. I spent a lot of time on the F&M College radio station (WFNM, ironically), on the air. It didn't take more than a day or two for me to be told by local listeners that the correct pronunciation of the town is LAN-caster. I, like everyone else, called it LAN-CAS-ter, like the way we all pronounce Burt Lancaster. It wasn't hard to fix!
Keep up the great work, Teddy & Team.
I need this for EVERY brand. This was absolutely incredible!
Good rundown on the brand and model offerings :). I have a few Swisse automatics and homages, mostly all divers. Just ordered a Hamilton khaki field mechanical :). Liked the day date but a lot of those are too much bling, little to no ar coating and would be better in brushed finished like IWC when you are heading into pilots. Personal preference but wanted something kind of vintage and a fan of fauxtina. Agree about so many models within Hamilton. That black intramatic is beautiful, was close to getting one (on special at the moment) they are thick but one day.. Tissot and Oris are usually solid choices depending on style.
I have a Khaki Pilot Day Date, and love it. I think Hamilton is the ultimate "starter" Swiss watch if you're military, or America. Marathon is up there, but they are a bit more niche.
5 years ago, bought a Big Pilot Day Date as my first Swiss auto. My favorite watch.
How is the Pan-Europ the 'odd ball'? It's the cool one! Sporty and practical.
Teddy, I was expecting you’d mention the Boulton as a go-to Hamilton dress watch. At least for me, it’s the watch I would choose for dressy occasions from Hamilton’s several collections.
Yeah I got the brown strap boulton the other day and I love pairing them with my Chelsea boots
This was an excellent, informative and well organized video shedding some light on the brand. A video like this would great on the Ball brand as well.
I have a 30 year old Ventura and a Khaki field auto. Both are favorites of mine, though I get more compliments on the Ventura.
Thank you so much! You’re videos are always so helpful! I’m still on the fence between Hamilton and Tissot, but this definitely does help understand the Hamilton brand. Keep up the good work and congrats on the engagement! Best wishes for you and the future misses!
Please tell me you went with the Hamilton!
Hamilton over Tissot common lol
My Blue/Green Hamilton Broadway Chrono on bracelet is one of my favorite timepieces! Great vid Teddy! Also holding its value really well.
My first luxury watch was Khaki Field Automatic green dial. I love it. Wear it all the time.
I have a beautiful Hamilton Valiant with the bracelet and I got it at Macys for an incredible price under $300 and it’s almost $700 on the Hamilton website
My vintage 1936 Hamilton Sutton is one of my go- to watches. A little added bonus is the intitials of the original owner and intitials of school( S.U.) '37.
A great overview of Hamilton Teddy, I didn't realise how huge there product range was. They have certainly nailed the field watch range but like you I also like the oddball PSR, a reproduction based on the Pulsar (the brand name is now part of Seiko) that had a few seconds of fame early in the James Bond movie 'Live and Let Die' that I saw on release at the cinema as a child and I remember it well. I had to get one. It would be good to do a similar view of Tissot that in some areas competes along side Hamilton in some areas.
Oh my. Teddy, are you wearing a "leisure suit" from the 1970's?? Anyway, your presentation today hit it out of the park! Bravo! I'm loving my black Ventura and blue & gold Broadway. I also have a vintage 1947 Hamilton tank that keeps almost perfect time. I challenge you to do a similar show on Tissot and/or Longines. But, PLEASE, do it without the leisure suit. Rock on.
Really enjoyed this video Teddy, love to see more of this from other brands. I'm just getting into watch collecting, so this is really helpful!!
The Khaki Field Automatic is my favorite from this brand.
Thoroughly enjoyed this dive into Hamilton’s history and the different product lines. Thank you!
Great video! Do this with Tissot. They are overwhelming too.
This video comes just in time, as I have just placed order for an Intra-matic Chronograph :)
I had a mechanical Khaki Field, and I just upgraded to The Murph. I love it, and it’s rugged and yet it’s dressy
Thank you, Teddy! Could you please do a Longines brand overview? Their broad catalog would benefit from your review.
My first Hamilton was the classic black Ventura. That was followed by the Hamilton Khaki Murph and then I completed my collection with the American classic Intra-Matic. I love Hamilton watches. Their Chronograph may be in my future. I was thinking of the H and I see that you are recommending the black & white panda.
Excellent Choices!
I recently bought a Hamilton Khaki King. Love the watch, but I had to swap the strap because the stock strap was too short for my 8 inch wrist.
Hamilton is always the first brand I refer people to. I own 4 myself. Always my go to.
Picked up a Khaki King as my first Swiss watch - still my favourite!
I love the over simplified explanation of the watch collection. Would love to see if you could also explain
IWC Chaffenhausen also.
I’ve always seen these around on online watch groups but the prices are so high. This helps me understand it a little bit more.
New or used??
Any chance you’d remember what brand your jacket was? Maybe a model number? Just picked up my first Hamilton because of this video. Thank you!
I just found this video. Thank you Teddy for posting this. I always love to hear about the history of a brand. For me, I have always associated Hamilton with the young executive starting out and wanting a very nice watch for the money. Watching Mad Men, I noticed the Hamilton Sputnik and Ventura on some of the young executives on the office. Also, in my Grandfather's time it along with Bulova were watches given at retirement for 30 + years of service.
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The Jazzmaster is a great watch. I like the field watch but mine had problems with the crown. I was a little disappointed.
I’ve got a 58 Sawyer that was given to my grandfather as a 25 years of service gift. Never serviced, still runs great, original crystal that shows little wear.
Great video Teddy! I finally purchased my first Hamilton Khaki Officer 44mm Automatic. I have wanted a Hamilton for quite some time and your video along with other TH-cam watch channels helped guide me in what I wanted. My future Hamilton will be the Intra-Matic Auto Chronograph. Keep up the great work!
Excellent run through. It's a classic brand, but sometimes can feel somewhat confusing with all the models. This was a great lesson. Thanks again, and keep up the good work. There's quite a few Hamiltons I'd love to own.
I have several watches that cost 10x-20x, but my daily wear is a Khaki Aviation Pilot Day Date. I love the detail of how the minute/hour hands hollow out to show different elements of the dial, the polished raised numeral that give a ton of depth, and the 80 hour (!) power reserve. It's an incredible value.
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Love this type of video focusing in depth on one brand!
I love my Hamiltons (KF Auto, Cooper, & OG Murph) w/ one caveat ... that polished bezel seems to pick up nicks very easily. I don’t beat mine by any means, but the nicks just keep appearing.
Hi Teddy, I am embarrassed to say that I don't understand chronometers, even though I once bought one. Would you consider making a video on this topic.
Got a Khaki OTW. Cant wait. Much respect for your work. You are the source
Fantastic video, please keep the coming.. I have seen Omega interview and this video are very good to learn about these wonderful brands..
Hey Teddy, would love to see a more in depth review of the Khaki X-Wind! I'm hoping it will be my second swiss piece within the next few months and haven't seen a lot of predominant watch channels cover it any.
Looking at getting a Khaki Field Auto as a self-gift for finally starting to get my career off the ground in a couple of months, and this was a really helpful guide. Thanks much for putting it together!
I love the look of my Hamilton Navy Sub green dial. As far as it only being rated 100m I don't dive or swim with a watch. If I have to it would be my F91W, and I have 2 other divers that are rated 200m or more that never see any water besides a handwashing.