In Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg, 1932) two Hamilton watches, the Flintridge and the Piping Rock, stole their minutes of cinematic prominence. It was the debut of the veteran watch brand that in 1951 once again dominated the big screen in Lloyd Bacon’s Underwater Fights to tell the story of the American Navy divers during World War II. And, although one of the highest moments of the love story with Hollywood reached one of its highest moments in Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, in 2014, unexpectedly incorporated a Hamilton Murph as a key element to understand the film), surely both The most famous watches in cinematic history are those that Stanley Kubrick specifically commissioned from Hamilton for 2001: A Space Odyssey: one for a table and one for a wrist.
We all still have them in our memory even now that two very popular and much more recent collaborations have arrived (Harrison Ford uses the iconic Hamilton Boulton in Indiana Jones and in Oppenhaimer Christopher Nolan showed six authentic Hamiltons of the time), but what is clear The thing is that they are not going to be the last Hamilton movies. The fact is that the firm has now updated its Kakhi Field with a model that has all the numbers to succeed in Hollywood.
Because the collection known for its exceptional robustness and functionality is expanded with the new Khaki Field Expedition line in the form of watches prepared for adventure and equipped with a compass design to guide the user on their journey to the most remote destinations. That said, it has all the numbers to be a movie watch. Showcasing the firm’s reputation as a companion for outdoor missions with state-of-the-art timekeeping makes the Khaki Field Expedition a highly reliable watchmaking tool in the field.
Presented in Zermatt, in conditions that certified its resistance, the Khaki Field Expedition arrives in a 37 mm or 41 mm polished stainless steel case, balanced proportions and superior ergonomics, ensuring maximum comfort on the wrist. The watch is equipped with a bidirectional rotating compass bezel marked with the cardinal points north, south, east and west, allowing orientation with the help of the sun. The case of the new Khaki Field Expedition also features a screw-down crown and 10 bar (100 m) water resistance to protect the movement regardless of the weather.
Based on the premise that whether the idea is to spend a weekend in nature or just a walk through the urban jungle, legibility is essential to time the trip. That’s why the Khaki Field Expedition offers a minimalist, textured dial that presents the time quickly and noticeably. Thanks to the Super-LumiNova coating, you can easily read the time even in the most complex situations. It is therefore a watch designed millimetrically for adventure that guarantees its precision with an H-10 automatic movement with a power reserve of 80 hours and a Nivachron regulating spring that minimizes the effect of magnetism.
