Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Power Reserve 40mm Mens Watch Black

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Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Power Reserve 40mm Mens Watch Black

Name: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Power Reserve 40mm Mens Watch Black
Brand: Hamilton
SKU: H69509130
Price: 840 GBP
Availability: InStock

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The Khaki Field has always worn its military utility plainly, and this variant adds one genuinely useful thing: a dial-mounted gauge showing how much of the 80-hour power reserve remains. The H-23 was developed by ETA exclusively for Hamilton, and the indicator reads in the most direct language possible — F for full, E for empty — which suits a field watch better than any subdial with finer graduations would. At 40mm with an 11.95mm case, it wears without bulk, and the matte steel finish keeps it from reading as dressy. The black dial carries 24-hour markers alongside the standard hour track, a detail that takes a moment to notice and then quietly earns its place. Eighty hours of reserve means a watch put down on a Friday evening will still be running Monday morning, and the gauge tells you exactly where it stands. The Easy Click spring bars mean the bracelet comes off without tools, which matters more than it sounds on a watch designed to be worn differently depending on the day.

Reference: H69509130
Brand: Hamilton
Collection: Khaki Field
Case size: 40mm
Case thickness: 11.95mm
Lug width: 20mm
Case material: Stainless steel
Case shape: Round
Dial: Black
Crystal: Sapphire
Movement: Manual
Calibre: H-23
Functions: Power reserve indicator
Water resistance: 100m
Bracelet / strap: Stainless steel bracelet
Strap colour: Silver
Clasp: Folding clasp
Lume: Super-LumiNova
Retailer: Mappin & Webb

Additional specifications

Lug-to-lug: 48mm
Power reserve: 80 hours
Origin: Swiss made
Strap: Interchangeable

Learn more about Hamilton

Hamilton was founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1892, and its early business was the railroad. American rail accidents caused by unsynchronised timekeeping had forced the industry to adopt strict standards, and Hamilton built pocket watches accurate enough to meet them — earning the description the watch of railroad accuracy.

Two things then defined it. The first was war: Hamilton supplied over a million watches to American forces in the Second World War, suspending civilian production entirely, and its marine chronometers were fitted across the US Navy.

The second was electricity. The Ventura of 1957 was the first battery-powered electric wristwatch, and its asymmetric shield-shaped case, designed by Richard Arbib, looked like nothing before it. Elvis Presley wore one in Blue Hawaii.

Hamilton's cinematic presence is unusually deep — over five hundred films — and includes the watches designed for 2001: A Space Odyssey with Stanley Kubrick, and appearances in Interstellar and Tenet.

American manufacturing ended in 1969 as the quartz crisis approached. The brand was acquired by the Swiss and is now part of the Swatch Group, based in Biel, where it occupies a distinctive position: American design heritage, Swiss production, and ETA movements with long power reserves at accessible prices. The Khaki Field, descended from the wartime issue watches, is its best-known line.

1892: Founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
1918: Supplies the first US airmail flights.
1957: The Ventura is the first electric wristwatch.
1968: Designs the watches for 2001: A Space Odyssey.
1974: Becomes Swiss-owned; now part of the Swatch Group.

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Also in 5 collections

This watch appears in the Hamilton Khaki Field range (50), Back in Stock (3,988), Stainless Steel Watches (2,814), Sports Watches (700) and Field Watches (53).