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Hamilton
Founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and now part of the Swatch Group, Hamilton translates its American military history into Swiss-made watches with 80-hour ETA-based movements.
- Founded
- 1892
- Country
- Switzerland
- Typical price range
- $450 – $2,500
- Watches covered
- 4 watches
The Khaki Field is the line that matters here. The hand-wound 38 mm reference is one of the few watches at any price that gets a military field watch exactly right: matte dial, no date, 9.5 mm of height, sapphire and an 80-hour reserve. The automatic version adds a rotor, a date and 100 m of water resistance. Hamilton's broader catalogue extends into aviation and dress pieces, but the Khaki Field is the reason most people buy the brand.
Strengths
- H-50 and H-10 movements offer 80-hour reserves from ETA bases
- Genuine military design lineage rather than styling
- 38 mm cases in a market that has largely abandoned them
- Sapphire crystals throughout
Watch out for
- 50 m water resistance on the hand-wound Khaki Field
- No published rate specifications for H-series calibers
- Prices have risen steadily since 2020
- Lug-to-lug is long relative to case diameter across the Khaki Field line
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Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38mm
Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 42mmHamilton Murph 38 vs 42
Same watch, two sizes. The movement, crystal, water resistance and caseback are identical — the 42 mm is 4 mm wider, 22 mm at the lugs and costs $100 more. Buy the 38 mm if your wrist is under about 7 inches; buy the 42 mm if you want the proportions the film used.
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Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38mm
Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic 38mmHamilton Murph 38 vs Khaki Field Automatic 38
Two 38 mm Hamilton field automatics with the same H-10 movement. The Murph is the design piece and costs more; the Khaki Field Automatic is the plainer, cheaper way to the same mechanics. If the Interstellar dial is not the reason you are buying, the Khaki Field Automatic is the better value.
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