Hamilton Watch Khaki Field King Auto | Swiss Made | 40mm Stainless Steel Case | Beige Dial Analog Watch | Brown Leather Strap (Model: H64455523)

I can't say enough wonderful things about this watch. It's elegant (not approaching anywhere near gaudy) and comfortable. Best of all, mine runs 2 or 3 seconds fast every 24 hours. For an automatic watch, that's lovely and no doubt due to this unit's precise Swiss ETA movement.As for the illuminated hands/markers. It may not take a very bright glow initially as some watches seem to, but it does provide a easily seen glow and the nicest thing I've noticed is this watch will retain that glow for many hours.I love my Seikos (though none are as accurate as this Hamilton Khaki) and it will glow lovely after a brief charge of light, but will quickly die out and become just about unreadable after 2 hours. This Khaki Field King is still very much readable after 4 hours and longer if the eyes remain accustomed to the dark. For example, if the watch is exposed to daylight before I wear it to bed (I work nights often), I can look at my watch some 7 or 8 hours later, in a darkened room, and the hands are still quite visible. This is just something none of my other watches (that are not tritium) can do.The band is also well made and should last a while unless seriously abused. And of course this watch will hack and can be manually wound, which is something I appreciate. I'll set this watch to the second using time.gov and at the end of the workweek, I'm still accurate within 10 seconds (always fast).I have forgotten to wear it for a couple days which must have met or exceeded 40 hours only to find it still ticking away.I have zero regrets with this purchase.

This Hamilton Khaki is a beautiful watch. Classic, refined and casual all describe the timeless look of this automatic. What’s to love:• The size is perfect for an average man’s wrist - striking but not pretentious• The thickness (11mm) and weight make it easy to forget you are wearing it• The Swiss 2834-2 movement is well known for its dependability• The leather band is very sturdy and a wonderful neutral brown• The detail on the watch face screams quality• The face color is a classy ivory linen stationary color. Pale yet pleasingly noticeable• The open back face showcases the quality movement• Day and Date change over quickly – not over the course of hours (for you PM shift workers)What’s to not like? Not much. The band takes a little breaking in to get the right curve but that is easily done with a little moisture and keeping it fastened on the display box cushion overnight. My husband was elated to add this to his watch collection as an everyday accessory in his business casual world.

I had a couple of concerns before ordering this watch, and perhaps some readers of this review wonder about the same things. First, the actual color of the ivory dial was hard to determine. The Amazon picture has a slight greenish hue to it, and I'm happy to report that the product itself does not. The Hamilton website shows it as more like an antique parchment color, but that's not accurate, either. I would describe it as champaign in color with a slightly metalic finish. It looks great.My other concern was the 40mm case. My wrist is not particularly large (7 inches around), and I worried that 40mm might seem a little big. I see a lot of younger people wearing watches that seem as big as dinner plates, and I defintely didn't want that. It turns out that it's "just right". The band buckles in the center hole for my size wrist, so I guess the folks at Hamilton agree that 40mm is correct for a 7 inch wrist.I have been wearing a stainless steel 36mm Rolex for almost 27 years, and I wanted something different and less "corporate" now that I'm retired. This watch is just what I have been looking for - Swiss self winding movement, high build quality, first class leather band, etc. Very traditional and very classy, but somewhat casual, too. I have only been wearing it for about 2 weeks now, so I can't provide specifics on accuracy, but it seems to be quite accurate. I have not had to reset the time.Compared to other Swiss brands using the exact same movement, Hamiltons are a real bargain. Delivery went without a hitch - arrived in perfect condition, right on time, as is typical with Amazon and its affiliates.

The only place I can fault this watch is in supplied band length. I have a 7 3/4” wrist and the supplied watch band will fasten but has no adjustment left. Other watch makers do a better job at this. On the plus side, it’s comforting to know that the time shown on the watch is correct if it’s been properly set and worn enough to keep the mainspring automatically wound. The 80 hour power reserve is a great feature. The dial lume is better than most and responds quickly to bright light. The watch is quiet, the hands extend to all the edge markers on the dial and the day/date feature is easy to set and read. The watch is a visual understatement, a nice change when compared to the less accurate and less dependable offerings from other makers. It’s well priced for it’s quality and I’m proud to wear it. To me, it represents a sort of reserved statement of quality. Hamilton is widely recognized for good reason.