On – The New Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto 43mm Silver Dial

Now Swiss and Swatch-Owned, Hamilton has a protracted repute for making army and pilot’s watches. Notably, the model has revived legendary fashions lately on this subject, such because the extremely enticing W10 Khaki Pilot Pioneer or the Khaki Pilot Pioneer Mechanical Chronograph. Nonetheless, there’s extra to the model, which additionally owns a reasonably stable assortment of dive watches. Just lately, Hamilton revamped its daring Khaki Navy Frogman Automated, which got here subsequent to the extra basic Khaki Navy Scuba Auto, additionally lately up to date. The latter is again this yr in a brand new and vibrant color scheme, proper in time for summer time. 

Dive watches are a dime a dozen. No matter phase of the business, there are tons of choices to select from. On this context, Hamilton won’t have the strongest of backgrounds, or essentially the most pedigree, however the place it could possibly succeed is all about competitiveness, specs and using Swatch Group’s property. And when you can go for one thing huge and daring, ultra-resilient like the latest Frogman and its 46mm, extremely protected case, you can even have a look at one thing extra wearable, much less centered. With the Khaki Navy Scuba Auto, Hamilton doesn’t reinvent the idea of a dive watch. Quite the opposite, it performs on well-known codes and basic design components. What this watch has is a beautiful set of specs, making it a well-equipped but accessible mannequin with sturdy capacities – particularly since its renewal final yr.

Already within the assortment for a number of years, with a compact Quartz mannequin or this bigger, extra trendy Automated model, the Khaki Navy Scuba serves because the model’s entry to the dive watch class, subsequent to its larger brothers which can be the BeLOWZERO and Frogman. In 2021, the model up to date its basic dive watch with a number of enhancements, similar to new supplies, new textures, higher underwater capacities and a motion that has a couple of methods beneath its sleeve. We’ve already lined the inaugural fashions right here, in matte black or grained blue with gradient impact. It’s time now for the gathering to satisfy a cool, brightly colored mannequin.

Specs-wise, nothing has modified. The Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto is a reassuringly basic diver, with acquainted traits and a no-surprise method. Absolutely, it is going to really feel conservative to some, nevertheless it’s additionally a method to suggest one thing within the “all-rounder” class. The case of this computerized model isn’t notably compact, with a 43mm diameter. The earlier mannequin was 40mm and the lug-to-lug has been marginally prolonged to now 52mm. The case is properly curved, and has an inexpensive 12.6mm top, which compensates a bit. That being mentioned, we’re now a 300m water resistant watch (it was solely 100m prior to now), due to a screwed caseback and a screw-down crown.

Framing the domed and anti-reflective sapphire crystal is a unidirectional bezel, with a really first rate grip. Inside is a cultured ceramic insert, with an engraved 60-minute scale – the earlier era was fitted with an aluminium insert. Total, all components are classically designed however pleasantly executed, with a reassuring really feel of high quality. The case is generally brushed, with polished accents on the perimeters. The crown can also be pretty properly protected, with curved guards on either side.

Beforehand, the Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto was obtainable on an all-black (dial and bezel) model, in addition to a barely extra authentic blue version with grained gradient dial and a blue bezel. This yr, Hamilton provides a 3rd model that’s all about brightness and summery, nautical tones. The dial, which retains the identical grained floor because the blue version, is right here silvery-white, and paired with a blue ceramic bezel. To proceed on this scheme, the fingers and utilized hour markers have been coated in darkish blue. And whereas it’s all the time a bit stunning to see a white dial dive watch, Hamilton has carried out an awesome job right here to keep up a excessive distinction between the dial and its components, due to the darkish blue framed markers/fingers. And the outcome can also be fairly enticing.

The dial of this new Khaki Navy Scuba Auto is, in any other case, similar to the earlier editions. A no-date diver, it options giant fingers and indices, all full of white Tremendous-LumiNova. The seconds hand, additionally with a luminous marker, has a purple tip for a contact of color. Essentially the most stunning ingredient on this watch is the extra 13-24 scale subsequent to the hour markers, which appears to be a hyperlink between this aquatic watch and the army fashions of the model. Not too intrusive however nonetheless a bit questionable.

Beneath the stable metal again is a widely known motion, the calibre H-10 in any other case often called Powermatic 80. Unfold over a lot of the Swatch Group’s entry-level watchmakers, this engine is a robust evolution of the basic ETA 2824 structure, with an prolonged energy reserve of 80 hours – obtained due to a decrease 3Hz frequency and revised kinetic chain. One other vital function, it comes geared up with an anti-magnetic Nivachron steadiness spring. As all the time, this motion brings a critical benefit in comparison with a myriad of watches powered by Sellita or Japanese actions.

This new silver-and-blue version of the Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto 43mm (reference H82505150) is worn on a stainless-steel 3-link bracelet, closed by a folding clasp with push-button launch. It’s now obtainable from the model’s web site and from retailers, and is priced at EUR 995, USD 995 or CHF 995, making it a stable, accessible but well-equipped choice on your subsequent summer time watch.

Extra particulars and orders at www.hamiltonwatch.com.