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Well bought this a few weeks back and always wanted to try a hammy and well I had very mixed feeling on this when it arrived I was a bit critical unfairly so ? not sure really as if you compare it to something else what ever watch it might be favouritism can creep in I compared it to my beloved cwc so to some I could have been over critical so I will try and review it as none judgemental as I can on sheer fact and feeling of this model on it own, not against other similar looking watches.
that being said it will be honestly how I feel on it
Where to begin first for a Hamilton ( my first ) it is over all one of the cheaper of their makes ok but the generic or they call it general instruction Manuel I find annoying as it was used for it seems lots of different models you have to look through loads of different models to find your one,( if their had been a Manuel done just for simple movement and then one for complications maybe not minded as much ) it has everything from 3 handier to chronic and that said had very limited info. when you do find it half a paragraph from memory )
Boxes was good both inner and outer and are strong well made and look very presentable now on to the watch itself ..
I choose the quartz model only because I saw a deal on one that if not suited to me I could hope break even on moving it on so this is just on the quartz 38mm review only ..
So to the watch over all got to be honest it ant bad if I had not got the cwc then I think I would have loved it more so the dial had both 12 hour and 24hr read out on the black background and is clear to read even in low light, the hands are pretty decent to not bad shape and are lumed it has the date at three. Not bad but I would lean to a none date by choice I think if I went for another and would be a mech version too ( but that just my tastes ). it also has a Slide-rule on the dial I believe thats the right term for the marking on the outer edge of the dial ? .
The case is well made believe it to be ss in a gun metal colour with a slightly oversized sign crown the case is a good shape and size feel comfortable on, it has a nice decorate back with Hamiltonian on it and some basic watch info and is a screw-back type.
The strap is leather and branded on the strap and the gun metal buckle and seem of decent quality I choose to swap it out to a lighter colour strap from diloy ..
Watch Information
Brand Name Hamilton
Material Type Sapphire
Display Type Analogue
Clasp Type Buckle
Case Material Stainless Steel
Case Diameter 38 millimetres
Case size Medium
Case Thickness 8 millimetres
Band Material Leather
Band Width 20 millimetres
Band Colour black branded leather with branded buckle plus a hand made diloy leather strap
Dial Colour Black
Calendar Date
Movement Quartz
So over all view of it got to say it one that will grow over time from a certain appeal to a more stronger feeling I think it will not be a wow one to some but when you start to look closer at the details like it has the record like pattern on the dial around the 12 hour clock face then the 24hr part of the dial being a slightly shine disc it looks, then the slide ruler matching the look of the centre gives it a hidden depth and instead of a solid one colour black dial. not to heavy and is general pretty comfortable on the wrist so yes think I would have been more in amour with it.. if not for my love of the cwc.
yes I know the dial is different to a cwc and it is different in other ways too my thinking was more size both 38mm both military dials both quartz both gun metal in colour both having black dials over sized crowns thou the hammy is more noticeable and probably more pronounced.
Final thought if you are into fairly affordable quartz military looking watches you will probably love it, and it does hold a certain amount of charm and feel fairly quality for a lighter feeling watch ( as is the case on most quartz watches ) so yeah over all quite a decent attempt at the military look at not overly expensive price but still not that cheap when you could have some of this with a seiko 5 military and in mech for a ton .. but at the same time not overly expensive for something for a bit special occasion or for every day hard work to I suppose for some ,
As always Ismy
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