This month on you have a chance to win an automatic mechanical Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date watch, part of Hamiltons new collection of aviator-style watches. Hamilton has a long history in the production of aviation timepieces and they keep this tradition alive today with the various models in the Khaki Pilot collect [...]

In their latest line comprising four watches and called the Khaki Pilot Pioneer Aluminum, Hamilton announces its first ever pieces cased in this interesting, yet unlikely metal.Aluminum is a material that is broadly used in numerous high-tech industries, such as car and airplane manufacturers. Its been long-relied upon f [...]

When it comes to pilot watches, you are generally choosing from one of two categoriesC the simple Flieger style, or a more modern tool-style watch with a lot of complications. ?With their latest, Hamilton?has sort of bridged the gap, giving us a modern pilot watch with simplicity in mind.Hamilton traces their aviation roots back to 1919, and th [...]

Ive long been on record as saying that a field watch may be the most accessible watch design for most guys. Typically less bulky than a dive watch, more simple than a chronograph and more fitting for daily use than most dress watches, field watches have a lot to offer. While Ill admit this is a simplification, when someone is [...]

reader David B. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the fortunate winner of the Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto watch that we gave-away recently. David will get to own and wear the same model watch that is featured in the movie Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Congrats again to him. Everyone else can enter to win a Tra [...]

Just a few more days to enter for a chance to win the extra January/February giveaway watch. Enter here before midnight Pacific time February 9th, for a chance to win a cool Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Auto watch with a retail value of $995.Note that due to sponsor guidelines the Hamilton giveaway is open to US participants only. There is also our other February giveaway here for [...]

This month you actually have two chances to win a watch on . In addition to the Gc-3 Automatic watch giveaway, we are offering a special opportunity to win a Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium Automatic (ref. H70575733) watch the same model as the one worn by Chris Pine in the movie Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. This particular giveaway is for US residents only. Se [...]

Ive been a fan of the Hamilton Jazzmaster line for some time now, and have appreciated some of the open-heart dials theyve created in the past. Their latest (the Viewmatic Skeleton), though, is truly a skeleton watch, not just a dial with some cut out pieces of metal.Thats because the Jazzmaster Viewmatic Skeleton watches (yes [...]

In 2011 when the original [new] Hamilton Pan Europ watch was released, it was also the debut of the H-31 movement which was an exclusive for Hamilton by sister company ETA (both are under the Swatch Group umbrella). Based on a historic Hamilton watch design from 1971, the 2011 Pan Europ features a lovely blue dial and was limited to just 1,971 pieces.Aside from a chea [...]

My favorite new Hamilton watch for 2013 is the Khaki Pilot Pioneer Auto Chrono. This is a mechanical version of last years quartz-base Khaki Pilot Pioneer, and offers a much more appealing version of this slightly retro-styled aviator chronograph timepiece. Swatch Groups Hamilton is not the most expensively priced bran [...]

Introduced at Baselworld 2012, the Hamilton Intra-matic was the follow-up to the Thin-O-matic and it took the vintage inspired trend a step further, towards what I would call modern vintage. Aside from the movement and the flush mounted crystal, one could almost believe that the Intra-matic was NOS (new old stock), found in your?Granddads?drawer, minty and forgotten for over fifty years.The [...]

Watch What-If is a special column on aBlogtoRead.com that asks the playful question what if an iconic watch you know and love was offered in a different style? The idea embraces a good timepieces core design and has fun by offering new colors and material concepts to stimulate your senses. These ideas may be provocative, artistic, or just plain silly. This is about fun, Photosho [...]

For 2012, Hamilton released a very nice limited edition piece in honor of the brands American history, the Hamilton Khaki Navy Pioneer. More specifically, its in honor of the 120th anniversary of the brand. What was really interesting is that in addition to the limited edition piece, they released a similar non-limited edition of the Hamilton Khaki Navy Pioneer for everyone [...]

A new limited edition version of the Hamilton Ventura XXL watch will be worn by major characters in the new Men In Black III (3) movie that will open this month. I believe that previous Men In Black (MIB) movies also featured other versions of the famous Ventura watch. This newest version is the Ventura XXL model in polished steel, and it is a limited edition.The Ventura is a v [...]

For a solidly made Swiss watch at a price that wont make most peoples heads spin around, Hamilton is one of the few good options. In fact, between Hamilton, Tissot, Certina, and Longines, the Swatch Group has the sub $4,000 Swiss made mechanical watch market almost cornered. This Hamilton Cushion in the Jazzmaster collection is a solid mechanical watch buy for under $1,000.Insp [...]

Ah, now here is a slide-rule bezel complication that I can use. I tend to make fun of these as I am not about to do long-division or calculate fuel consumption on a tiny slide-rule, if I need to figure that stuff out at all But this one is actually handy. This new watch for 2012 from Hamilton is the Khaki X-Patrol and it has a metric to imperial conversion scale. That would prove us [...]

On many occasions Ive mentioned that I pretty much only feel comfortable wearing a quartz movement based watch when that movement offers functionality you cant find in a mechanical watch. Analog/digital watches such as this are a prime example. Offering the grace of analog time telling, the dials are enhanced with digital LCD screens t [...]

Logically speaking it should not matter to me whether or not a watch I like was worn by characters in movies. Though practically it does seem to matter. The reality is that seeing characters we enjoy watching in movies (or TV shows) wearing watches we like helps boost our perception of those watches and those brands. It also he [...]

Why oh why cant there be some cool cult watch made popular by being on Harrison Fords wrist in one of his movies? Seriously, not even Indiana Jones wore a timepiece. That is totally a character that would wear a watch! Something like a Hamilton military watch or similar whoa! I am getting ahead of myself here.No, Ha [...]

[Ed. note since Ive seen Hamilton screw up designs before, I look closely at each new release to make sure they look proper. This one is interesting, and actually feels retro in a fresh way. Youll have to love large applied metal numerals and I sense the polish on them is unique.]A big stainless steel case, wide and easy-to-read dial, [...]