Yes, we’ve seen black versions before, but they always felt like a bit of an afterthought. It is a daily grinder, an indispensable companion, one of the most adored model concepts the brand has ever had the good fortune to stumble upon, and, for perhaps the first time, truly captures the industry Zeitgeist. Meanwhile, the Hamilton Field Khaki Bronze is the kind of watch with which Hamilton makes a lot of hay. The Vertex is a limited piece that extolls a very specific brand history. The truth is, these are two very different products. As such, when you see an option like the Vertex Bronze 75 with a retail price of €2,700, and then this, from a more established brand for almost one-quarter of the price (€745), you might be forgiven for wondering if there is any question at all. Realistically, the object and its price are linked. It is all too easy to insist we look at each watch as an object, separate from its cost, during the analytical process that will either take us to the cusp of a purchase or not. Look, you should never buy a watch just because of the price. The only thing that concerned me in that instance, and perhaps blinded me to the replicability of the bronze field watch concept, was the price. That said, I thought the watch was completely stunning. Even after reading the review, I wasn’t sure the watch would be a success (Vertex, for all its glorious aesthetics, is far from a budget option). I first had this feeling when I read Ben’s review of the Vertex Bronze 75. Historically speaking, bronze has very little to do with the field watch field, and yet, perhaps because of the earthy implications of the term, it seems to sit very comfortably within it. Many of us instinctively associate bronze with marine exploration (for good reason). I’m not a total bronze fiend (by that I mean I don’t swoon at the sight of bronze without good reason) but in this gritty, field watch guise, I’m starting to feel that it’s never looked better.īronze as a case material always made sense to me when applied to diving tools. But the question for me has always been: is it sexy enough? The Hamilton Field Khaki was always tough to beat. If it has a competitor it comes from its own house. I recently wrote that the Hamilton Intra-Matic Chronograph H was pretty much the best bang-for-buck option out there. For the money you have to hand over to make one of these yours, the specifications are off the charts. Quite a few of the guys at Fratello own one, and I know even more RedBar members around the globe with one of these pared-back princes in their stable. Other collectors recognize it as a brilliant choice. For those who want something sturdy, discreet, and credible to occupy their wrist space while their five-figure extravagances rest easy in the safe, the Khaki Field range has always provided a reliable partner. It is the perfect budget beater for serious watch lovers and an excellent entry-point for neophyte collectors. There are few watches so widely beloved as the Hamilton Field Khaki model. Such was my first encounter with the Hamilton Khaki Field in BRONZE. This new watch feels like a vivid dream that has leaped from your subconscious and manifested in metal and sapphire before you. It is something that, while new, looks so much like something that should have already existed you genuinely believed for a second that it did. And then, because a little voice in the back of your head calls out and stays your cursor as it hovers over the trash can, you look again and you realize that this is actually something new. Every so often, a press release hits the inbox that looks so familiar you almost ignore it as old news.
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