Hamilton Khaki Field

Hamilton Khaki Field, the field watch benchmark

The Hamilton Khaki Field is the brand’s boots-on-the-ground tool watch, the land pillar beside Khaki Aviation and Khaki Navy. It leans into military watch DNA, clean typography, and rugged reliability, all wrapped in a Swiss made package that still feels approachable. If you want clarity at a glance, you get Arabic numerals, a 12/24 hour scale, and luminous hands and markers that do not shout, they just work.

This model family stretches wide, from the hand-wound Khaki Field Mechanical to the Khaki Field Auto and the day-date Khaki Field King. Story-driven pieces like the Khaki Field Murph sit alongside the more outdoorsy Khaki Field Expedition. Across the line the design brief stays consistent, a vintage-inspired field watch that functions as an everyday watch and an outdoor watch, with the value equation that keeps Hamilton on a lot of shortlists.

Design identity and variations

• Cases in steel, titanium, or PVD, with sapphire on many models and mineral on select refs.
• Sizes from compact to bold, including 38mm case, 40mm case, 42mm case, 44mm case, and even 50mm case options.
• Legible dials with Arabic numerals, 12/24 hour scale, luminous markers, and Super-LumiNova for low light.
• Steel bracelets, NATO, leather, canvas/fabric, or rubber straps.
• 50m, 100m, or 200m water resistance, with screw-down crown on select models.

Movements and functions

Hamilton keeps it practical: choose the engine and the complication you use.

• Hand-wound movement, H-50 caliber with 80-hour power reserve on many Khaki Field Mechanical references.
• Automatic movement, H-10 caliber with 80-hour power reserve in numerous Khaki Field Auto models.
• Quartz movement available for set-and-forget convenience on select references.
• Functions include date, day-date (King), small seconds on select pieces, plus exhibition or solid case backs.

References to know

• H70455733, a widely cited Khaki Field Auto reference.
• H69439931, a classic Khaki Field Mechanical pick.
• H70605943, associated with the Khaki Field Murph story.

Position and pricing

The Khaki Field line focuses on affordability and value within Swiss made field watch territory. Quartz models typically sit lowest, hand-wound and automatic pieces with the H-50 or H-10 move up, and titanium cases, PVD treatments, or limited references tend to command more. Exhibition backs, higher water resistance, and premium bracelets also add cost. New examples are widely available, and there is strong interest among collectors on the pre-owned side for clean Mechanical and Auto references.

Durability notes

This is a tool watch first. Luminous hands, robust cases, and practical straps make it a rugged watch for daily wear. Anti-magnetic considerations feature on select models, and the range offers outdoor watch credibility without losing everyday polish. That balance is why collectors return to the Khaki Field when they want a simple idea done right.