Is This The World's Best Value Field Watch? 

Same here. I love it!

@@Schnuppi67 guys 38mm is small, isnt it? i dont know!!!

I’m just about to buy that 😊👍

I have a 42mm day/date variant and it’s just stunning. Wish it had a screw down crown but that is in no way a deal breaker. It’s my daily driver at work.

I want that one

Don’t blame you. I have a 42mm day/date variance and it’s by far my favorite watch. Still...I keep circling this manual wind. Just so clean and timeless.

I have the ETA Hamilton, and a Smiths PRS 29 as well - the white dial Air Ministry version which has the same case as the 29a. I like it but having got used to the superbly comfortable-to-wind crown on the Hamilton, the Smiths feels terrible, and a chore to wind!

@@dustycups that is true that the winding of the PRS 29 is a genuine drawback, I never know when it is fully wound. would have liked the air ministry version, the blued hands look great.

Such a shame that both Khaki Field & Khaki Pilot Pioneer (W10) stops just short of reaching excellence. Khaki Field could use a better lume & at least 100 WR as well. W10 could use sapphire crystal, boxed or not. Both are more than possible even on much cheaper watches.

Vaer's new C5 Heritage with Miyota 9015 sounds like a real winner: screw down crown, a date, slightly domed sapphire crystal and still less than 10mm thick.

You get a Swiss made with sapphire crystal... For me it's good enough. I would go for the automatic version though.

Agree. Seiko 5 SNK809 looks arguably better imo.

@@aizhol Much better, with a day/date function to boot.

I bought one online about ten years ago and wear it every day , only fault is an replacement leather strap was quoted more than the original watch and band so etsy is you're friend and got a hand made for $100.00 . I'm in Melbourne and ten years ago I paid a little over $300.00 . You wouldn't regret pulling he trigger on one .

splashpit I probably borderline on having a strap addiction 😂. 10 years, it’s served you well mate

I got a seiko SNZG for $75 during the black friday sale and i like it better than the SNK, slightly larger and 100m water resistance. the lume is better than the SNK as well

NO COMMENT! 😂 Certainly is a kerfuffle though eh? And yes, of course we all know all 25M of each other.

What's going on with Horology House?

@@NotoriousK_I_T They've been accused of selling a fake Rolex Daytona. There's some extra info on r/watches over on Reddit if you're interested.

@@NotoriousK_I_T they were accused of selling a fake Daytona.

I grabbed one on clearence at Target in Michigan for $12USD. Love it!

@@matthewmoss5928 Crikey that's a steal!! Such a nice watch

I have one and haven't been very happy. The date function eventually froze up, and the second tick is insanely loud and has tons of bounce back. If you're looking for an accessable quartz at that price point, Casio will beat the Expedition every time.

@@matthewmoss5928 Same here, but at a Target in the Bronx, and for $12 too. It has the INDIGLO backlite, and, incredibly, the hands and indices are lumed as well!

The Truth Bought a Japanese manufactured $133.00 Seiko that lasted 8 months and I had to send it for repair under warranty when it stopped working. 4 months after that it stopped working again and Seiko wanted more to repair the watch then what I paid for it new since it was out of warranty. Instead of fixing it I bought an inexpensive Timex Expedition that looked identical to the Seiko. Had my $28.00 Timex Turd over two years now and it’s still working fine.

I love the "Old Radium" look too.

As you have probably already noticed no one gave a single fuck about your opinion for the last two years.

100% true about the accuracy - my one runs at 1 second slow per WEEK! It’s way more accurate than my Rolex’s, Omega’s and the same accuracy as my Casio digitals. Possibly my favourite watch.

Weird about the accuracy, mine is spot on. I've had it for months and I'm not sure if its slow or fast. The weird part is that I put mine on a timegrapher and it ran awful, +30 in some positions, -20 in others, I think the average was +16 but somehow it doesn't matter in real life.

Michael Best agreed

If only they had it in white not silver

Does the laco come with a swiss movement? Looks like an amazing price. Edit: I can only find sub $400 with a very basic Miyota 821.

I too felt it was a bit bland. I ended up buying the Khaki King Auto on bracelet for $375 from Jomashop. I found the dial more interesting.

Jon Vallet Yeah the Laco movement is basic. If you just want good specs from a Swiss brand, this Hamilton is better. I just think it doesn’t have any personality. (Whereas the Laco has some sweet German Flieger history and looks)

@@nintendokings Khaki field mechanical was used in the WW2 and also vietnam war. It has longer history than fliegers. Hamilton also made 2 kind of watches for the british military too called the w10 Hamilton should have been Omega level considering it's history with it was giant brand, made the caliber 11, making the first electric watch and also it's long history with making watches for military.

Marcquise White this is true, it has US military history. I suppose this Hamilton just isn’t for me. I’d rather spend $70 on an SNK809 and pocket the remaining $350 for something else. Or as I said get a Laco, I like real German fliegers

That's a good one. I've had my Defender for a couple years now. It's a real crackin' little watch. Great lume!!

Did you get the new Defender or the original?

Thanks for the putting the watch in my radar. 👍 Already own a Hamilton (Khaki King) and looking for another field watch.

But they're way too big at 42mm

42mm though. A bit too big for my taste.

The history is pretty interesting

Not everybody’s cup of tea but, as Nakazato said, historically very significant and arguably the quintessential field watch, just as the Rolex Submariner is to dive watches. The neat thing is that you can find the original items (the 60s small-by-design 36 mm dial, Hamilton or Benrus) at very affordable prices online. Once you start researching the history of these little buggers, they can become an obsession 😊.

@@chanslorvalorum6905 if that what you think, then okay.

"My favourite thing about visiting Scotland was the food!" - This statement alone should be sufficient grounds for compulsory detention in a psychiatric facility.

Bertucci is also worth a look.

My guess it allows the watch to sit lower on your wrist compared to having shorter lugs at a steep angle.

The shorter the lugs, the greater the chance of the case chaffing the strap as it rubs against it. Hamilton were extra concerned about this for some reason, because not only did they lengthen the lugs but they also trimmed the bottom of the case between the lugs. It’s that little flat section.

I kind of see your point, but I guess the main reason would be because it was meant to wear with Nato straps. It's easier to slip them in if there's a longer lug distance from the case. I also think that as watches have gotten largerin diameter, designers have had to try make the lug to lug smaller to fit people's wrists and that has changed what we see as "normal" proportions. If you look at pictures of vintage Hamilton field watches, their lugs are similarly proportioned in length. But the old watches' lugs are thinner, more slender. It's really the thickness of the modern watch's lugs that makes it seem a bit awkward for me. I don't know if there was a lot problems with lug failures of the watches on the field, or if this is an attempt to make the watch seem bigger and more masculine to modern eyes that may be more used to 40mm watches and even larger. Anyway it is a bit clumsy looking to me for that reason, but I forgive the designers. We live in an age where masculinity is fragile - perhaps so fragile as to affect he lugs of a watch.

It's to accommodate thick NATO straps ;)

Pretty much to use Nato straps only... and the reason I was so disappointed with this watch after being inside the shop ready to buy it.

I bought the khaki king 2 auto on bracelet and absolutely love it. It's a perfect watch (for me) that works for any occasion. You will not be disappointed.

truth

Promaster Land PMD56-2951 -- Titanium, sapphire, similar size. Eco-Drive quartz. Really nice green dial and raised printed markers

@@thewheelieguy Not a bad watch at all, but pretty pricey for a quartz, also the atomic timekeeping doesn't work outside of Japan. I have a review on my channel of a Swiss made watch under $200 if you guys wanna check it out!

Baltany is best in all aspects, exception the moviment. But the Baltany moviment is a horse. Baltany is perfect.