Reclaiming my Hamilton
A recent discussion here led me to take my Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic out of its box and look at it again.
I removed the rather manky strap that came with it (I had saved it for resale) and put it on a Tuns Leather strap.
After staring at this for a while I decided that the annoying glare from the non-AR crystal was, well, less annoying. And I realized that the colour of the dial was unusual. At least, I had not seen one anywhere else.
So, I took off my watch, as one does, and put on the Hamilton.
Ahh. Hamilton. So satisfying! 👌
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Tim
I’m an artist, illustrator and sometime writer. I also daydream a lot.
Ontario, Canada
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7.09” / 18.00 cm
A new strap can transform a piece. Great job. Keep it out and wear it.
Sometimes a strap change can give a watch a new life... and lead to more straps than one can count. But Cheers to your reunion with the Hammy!
I removed my original Hammy strap and put a canvas strap on it, huge difference in looks and wear.
I LOVE this watch!! Coasting or not I want one of so bad for my collection!! As I have of as of yet to get a field watch, Hamilton is what I want!
I removed my original Hammy strap and put a canvas strap on it, huge difference in looks and wear.
Irony! 😂 The ‘manky strap’ I removed was canvas with a gusset! Ha ha ha.
Ain’t life grand?
I LOVE this watch!! Coasting or not I want one of so bad for my collection!! As I have of as of yet to get a field watch, Hamilton is what I want!
It’s the best choice. Don’t settle!
Here’s the model in titanium. The photo doesn’t capture it’s blue complexity.
A simple adjustment! If you're wearing more often then you made a good decision 😉