The brand can be decided while the watch is not.
The ranking
5 picks
No. 01
Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical H69439411
Hand-wound 38 mm on a textile NATO; about 2,750, no calendar.
- 38 mm
- Hand-wound
- Textile NATO
Why it’s here
The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical is wound by hand. About 2,750, the lowest of these five. Once the crown has been turned, eighty hours of reserve will carry a weekend. The white 38 mm dial sits on a textile NATO at fifty metres. There is no day and no date.
No. 02
Hamilton Khaki Field King Auto H64455133
Day and date at twelve on a black 40 mm bracelet field.
- 40 mm
- Day-date at 12
- Steel bracelet
Why it’s here
Day and date at twelve are why the Hamilton Khaki Field King Auto is here. They sit at the top of a black 40 mm dial, so the week is part of the layout rather than a small window off to the side. About 4,000, fifty metres of water on the case. The steel bracelet is the rest of that watch.
No. 03
Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Auto H36215640
Perforated blue leather on 38 mm; heat can refuse the strap.
- 38 mm
- Blue leather
- No date
Why it’s here
Perforated blue leather is the Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Auto, about 4,250. The dial is blue as well, 38 mm, automatic. Heat can refuse that strap, which belongs to the leather, not to the hundred metres. There is no date.
No. 04
Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto H82505150
A blue ceramic bezel on a silver 43 mm dial, three hundred metres.
- 43 mm
- Ceramic bezel
- 300 m
Why it’s here
The Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto is a blue ceramic bezel on a silver 43 mm dial, with a steel bracelet and a screw-down crown. About 4,750 and three hundred metres sit behind that picture. The bezel is what the dive looks like.
No. 05
Hamilton Ventura S Auto H24105330
A shield, 34 mm by 38 mm, on rubber; forty-eight hours.
- Shield
- 34 × 38 mm
- Rubber
Why it’s here
The Hamilton Ventura S Auto is a shield, 34 mm by 38 mm, with a black dial and a rubber strap. About 7,205 sits above the Scuba, at fifty metres rather than three hundred. It is automatic. Forty-eight hours of reserve is shorter than the field habit of winding once for the weekend.