Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic 38mm 

Until i own my grail watch Rolex Explorer 39mm, this Hamilton will never ever leave my possession. Amazing little watch.

Feel like this is such a great value watch, so wearable and one of those watches you'd really get your money's worth over time

Hands down one of the best bang for buck automatics. I have plenty of seikos and orients, and for the similar price points, other than lume, I give the win to Hamilton. Especially for its movement and power reserve.

Finally a video done by you on this!! Mentioned it on the discord as one I am eyeing for my small wrist...this confirms it!

One of my favourites in the whole watch world

I love mine....for the last 3 years. Awesome!

Beautiful timepiece. It's such a high-quality Swiss watch for a fairly decent price. This 38mm is the absolute perfect watch for guy's who tend to have wrists that are a bit smaller than average.

Stunning watch for the price - I'll be adding it to my collection.

Classic design and built to last ... I love the looks of this watch - Hamilton owns this market 👍

Just got mine and it’s a great cheap GADA watch. It’s currently running at +1.5 secs per day. The bracelet fits well but would love to see some kind of micro adjustment on the go, of course that would bump the price up somewhat. I’ve now two of these to my name, the other being the Mechanical 38mm. All of my previous buys have been divers but I’m liking Field Watches for their practicality and go anywhere do anything versatility.

Huge fan brother. Love this Hammy!! Great vid!

I used to have one of these, but sold it when I bought a Sinn 556i. I love the Sinn, but I do miss this one! 😢

This and the hand wound Khaki field watches are fantastic watches. You correct in saying that there are many models and options ….

I have the 42mm version of this watch and love it. It's damn near perfect and the design is timeless. I also have another 42mm with a camo canvas band. And last but not least, I have a Murph waiting for me for Christmas. I love Hamilton. They're my second favorite watch brand next to G Shocks.

Great review, I wear this exact model (38mm auto on metal bracelet) since more than one year, it's now a bit scratched on clasp and polished bezel for sure, but it's still beautiful, light play very well on the dial textures, on polished and brushed area of the case too, videos or photos dont always do it justice since there is so much reflections on the sapphire glass but in person it's a pleasure to look at. I wish it has lume as efficient as Seiko and drilled lugs, I also wish I could trust it more to go in the pool (but that was a great reason to buy a Seiko diver ahah!). I may one day switch to a Sinn 556 or a dreamy Explorer, but I will keep the Khaki around forever as the first watch i fell for.

I have one of these that I upgraded to the Strap Code bracelet (it's the same bracelet that fits the Seiko Alpinist). It elevated a really good watch into a watch that is just about as perfect as a daily watch can get.

Hey Rob! your code works! Thinking of pulling the trigger thanks to you. Either this or the Murph and I can't decide!!

Any of Hamilton's field watches are just great little timepieces . They are a simple tool and will take some serious abuse. My daily wearer for many years has been a 40mm hand winding version. They are strap monsters too -- wears well on leather, silicone, or my favorite, NATO. Like others have said, my only nick pick would be the lack of an anti-reflective crystal.

Have this watch on strap. Solid choice from Hamilton.

Have this watch in 42mm. Has not left my wrist in probably 6 months, insanely versatile, keeps great time and very comfortable

great outdoors watch- the reflection issue is from sitting in front of a screen.

That Oient star at 5:10 is a beauty

Beautiful watch!

Thats truely a very cool watch 👍

This could be my one watch collection.

Great piece.

Good video and great watch.

I just bought this watch for 400 euros from an AD here in Spain... I love it, apart from the fact that having only 2 micro adjusts means I can't get a perfect fit. And the 38mm takes a bit of getting used to, as I've been wearing the Sinn 104 as my EDC at the moment...

Today bought it in South korea. They priced me 700 usd. Love the simplicity of this watch.

Lovely watch, I bought one in December, I wear it all the time. It has only lost 3 seconds in the past 3 weeks.

Have the Chrono version, I love it!

Happy Thanksgiving

I have the blue version 40mm on after market black leather. Gets wrist time more than anything else.

Love Mimo, he is great.

This is one of the watches I highly recommend. Nice review Rob

Love this watch just wish there were more micro adjust holes

Awesome watch. I am having the crystal on mine replaced by a version with anti-reflective coating on the underside.

The best entry level watch! 😉

I wish they did this with a blue dial... It would be truly beautiful....

Clear video Clear watch.

I’ve been waiting on the email from Mimo that he has the PVD Khaki King in stock.

The line in the middle of the Centrelink....it is 2 (two) seperate pieces....not just decoration. Just adds a bit the the ‘perfect’ fit!!! I have watches that cost MUCH more...still the best ‘fit’ of any watch I own...

discount code works...now I just need to decide if I need yet another watch.

Have you experienced water-resistant issues as yet? Also, there are negative feedbacks turning up during and after hand winding up.

Great review! A lot of people compare this to the alpinist. Do you think it is a fair comparison? And which do you prefer? I am thinking about getting this Hammie. Keep up the good works. Greetings from Holland.

Hi Rob. nice content. thnx. would you please review the DROP Felix field watch ?

3:42 RR, should interject something funny here like "ETA snobs rejoice" 😆

I really love this watch but the crystal is so dang reflective on these . Thats why I flipped mine.

This watch born on nato. Comparing the watch side by side, i feel that my bb36 is bigger than Hmk38. Weird. But the lugs is damn looooong.

I just ordered the 42, have 7.75 wrists so thought it may fit better.

what is the model number on the Orient? lol I bought the Hamilton Khaki Field 38mm. A bit disappointed, the Seiko Sarb it better

Wished they offered a 40mm version!

Hey is there a jim beam commerical ?

It looks a little larger on the wrist than a Seiko Sarb, with that extra 2mm on the lug height.... though I haven't handled this in person.

Great review on an awesome watch. Code not working at this time though.

Quick question please Rob . If you pit this Hamilton vs a Steinhart ocean one diver 39mm black ceramic which is your pick ? (Two different styles I know but similar spec /build to me ) what’s the winner ?

Hey rob FYI the link for joma is a 42mm not 38mm 😬

Jomashop link is for the 42mm

I know what you mean about the "shortcomings" with most Khakis having only 100m of water resistance, but I have grown to appreciate the thinness of the Khaki line. There are so many non-divers now (many with NH35 movements) with 200-300m of water resistance that end up being 13mm+ thick.

Is the clasp replaceable?

1:43 That line down the "centerlinks" is there because those centerlinks are actually two smaller links side by side.

Im getting a 42mm on bracelet.

Without being able to regulate the H-10 movement. that Hammie would have to have have a plus 2 - minus 2 seconds a day guarantee.

i dont understand how it has only 2 microadjustments it has space for like 4 more

what is your wrist?

Great watch but the lack of AR coating kills it for me

Have you tried removing/replacing the metal bracelet on this watch? I've spent hours fiddling with a spring bar tool with absolutely no success as there doesn't seem to be any give at all between the band and the lug. Was wondering if there was a trick to this (my model is the 4450).

What is a fair price to buy this watch at ?

the only hesitation for me is that glares. it's bad for a black dial watch not to have anti reflective coatings

Don't Hamilton also do this in a 40mm?

Actually Rob, a 38mm watch looks perfect. Your wrist is not very wide. It may be 7 1/4", but it's a round wrist. The watches you gravitate toward look too big on you.

I don't know about Hamilton "owning the military watch category. There are several other brands that I may place in front such as Victorinox as an example.

Anyone having water resistant issue with this watch?

Can u put a leather strap on this one?

Looks better on the leather strap

The bracelet sounds terrible.😓

You would need to be a small person to wear this watch. I like the 42mm although that is also small for me with my 8" wrist. I like the dial. Minutes on the outside, pointy hands that go all the way to the minute marks, red tipped seconds hand, 24 hour inside dial. The crown works well. You can simply wind the spring without unscrewing the crown. It's not super accurate. I like it although just buy a G Shock and be done.

If this bloody thing had a screw down crown and 100m WR this would be THE daily beater

I know I’m in the minority. I just can’t wrap my head around a watch that small.