Why the Hamilton Khaki sucks! 

I've owned this watch since Christmas -LOVE IT!

Ah only 50m submersible, definitely not a daily. I mean who doesn’t get up in the morning go at least 80m underwater to start off their day?

I don't think you understand the meaning of the expression .." sucks"

Confusing title. Everything great about it except lume and wr.? Wear a Seiko swimming and wear this at other times. It looks great and how often do you wear it in water anyway? If it’s ok to wear when washing hands or rains that’s good enough. It’s not a dive watch and why would you wear it in a shower. Just got this and after 80hrs of sitting in the box on its first full wind it’s still running at -3/4sec/day. My Rolex’s aren’t that accurate. I would title this video “Why the Khaki King is Almost Great!”

I love this watch, it quickly took over my daily wearer. The wr isn't a big deal to me as I don't wear my watch in the shower/doing dishes/swimming. If I head out fishing or something I'll take a dive watch anyways. The lume is definitely mediocre, but I've never not been able to tell the time in the dark. It's just not as bright as most of my other ones. I'm sure for some people these things can definitely be issues, but if you nitpick about things you can tear apart basically any watch you'd like haha.

A descendent of the Hamilton Military watch from WWII.

Enjoy all your videos! I guess for better lume and more water resistance you have to go with the Seiko 5!

I own that watch on a leather strap.I love it.Can be worn daily or dressed up for dinner at a restaurant.Hamilton quality at a reasonable price.

I loved your video , I have a khaki king :it’s running at zero plus or minus seconds per day. Kicked my Rolex rear. I agree the lume sucks . Seiko or Tudor have great lume . Rolex and Tudor date day have th day at 12 o’clock. Swatch group and Hamilton are world class watchmakers

I have this watch. I basically agree with you. It is very nice, better lume, ar, and 100m we would be nice.

I test drove this piece earlier this year for about 3 weeks and really liked it. I actually wish it was a bit thicker. For some reason that bothered me. In fact that's about the only ting I didn't like about it. I will probably own one someday but there are quite a few watches I plan on buying before I get to it. I really wish I had checked it out before I purchased the H70555923 because I like it better overall. Nice review as always but the title seems not to jive with the review.

Beatiful watch best in that range.

The content of a video directly contradicting the incendiary title is a cheap trick. Pound sand.

These new 80 power reserve movements without a regulating screw do not have to be sent to Swatch group for service. Any capable watchmaker will be able to regulate and service. I have an early Tissot Powermatic 80 that started to lose time. My watchmaker who is Eta certified overhauled the watch and it’s like new and crazy accurate gaining 2 secs day .

I had the same complaints. Those are fair criticisms. The title is total clickbait though.

U didn't mention the accuracy u r getting.

I dont get the fuss about the 80h power reserve on a automatic. Unless you dont wear it in the weekend it doesnt matter. And even then you only need 50h to cover 2 days

50M water resistance??? You'd be better off buying a Citizen Promaster 200m Automatic. They've great LUME Water resistance ( used by the Italian NAVY dive team)

I am kinda confused with the title. It doesn’t seem all that bad to me. Maybe a Meh?

The only thing I like about these and all their versions is the day date at 12. Not sure if that is patented but would love to see more of that out there.

Liked the honesty, real talk aspect of the comments. If this watch can't be regulated by others than Hamilton, it's definitely a drawback to consider.

1. Rolex don't have AR coatings either 2. It's a filed watch, don't expect fantastic lume 3. It's a field watch, why do you want more water resistance? Fantastic watch, better with the Champaign dial

with the 50m resistant , is it still good if i wear it in shower , hand/dish washings ?

I love mine . Only had it a month but I love it .

New Sub here. Tree Fiddy? Not bad. I used to have a Jazzmaster - I think it was a 7750 based movement. I remembered you are a Feather and Astra man, so I figured you had good taste. I need a sporty 24mm strap in a wild colorway - got anything?

Love the watch, but my biggest gripe about the piece has always been the 0 AR coating on the crystal and how damn reflective it is during the day.

Terrible watch. Had 2 of them. Poor accuracy and needed repair within a year. Save your money. Get a Seiko

50 meters is literally 164 feet of water !!!

I think that u might get it wrong there but as far as i remember that watch does not have a modified 2824 but rather a modified 2834

I’m thinking about getting one.

Great video! Devil's Advocate time! The Khaki Field Automatic has 100m water resistance and if you get a used one (like I did), you can get a variant with an ETA 2824 that you CAN actually regulate. I practically stole mine at $200 which gave me plenty of money to have a precautionary service. Not that this service was not required, I wanted it regulated as well anyways since I prefer my autos gaining vs. losing time and it was losing 5 seconds a day LOL..

I have the silver/Champaign version on a leather strap and enjoy it.

Why is 50atm bad for an everyday watch?

50 meters not good ? When was the last time you went 50 meters ?

50 meters is 160 feet sounds ok to me

Hamilton has never been known for lume or for their AR coating. Who would buy a watch without knowing the WR, and yes 50 is plenty for daily wear. Also this can very much be regulated, it has a free sprung balance so it just doesn't have a normal regulater arm, there are screwson the balance wheel itself for that, doesnt mean you can't, plenty of videos here on youtube. As long as your local watchmakers knows what hes actually doing, it should be fine. There are also huge benefits to having a free sprung balance, likely why companies like Rolex do it very similarly.

hamilton khaki field watch is way overhyped by many watch channels on you tube. it don't have proper water resistance (100M at least), no screw down crown to be an everyday / all rounder watch , too expensive (just because it is swiss??) and the design and looks are way too boring

I love the watch look and size but the WR is a deal breaker for me. I’ve heard a lot of problems with it when immersed for any period of time in swimming pools, etc.

I guess they've cut some corners to keep the price low... at the end of the day its a great watch ! Enjoy :)

Miss your amazing straps and products Terry. There is no replacement for the value and excellent customer service you provided to so many of us over the years. I hope you are doing well. Agree with the points you brought up in this video. All of those things you mentioned wouldn’t be all that difficult or costly for Hamilton to sort out. Love Hamilton as a brand along with their great history.

Plz pound sand…….lol nah man just messin, review was great I’m looking to pull the trigger on this watch tomorrow

Awful to say anything bad about the Khaki king or the field, they are great watches!

This is a love it or hate it Watch . I’m not loving it lol 😂 but not saying it’s a bad watch either just not my cup of tea .

Pound sand

Nice watch but when compared to the Citizen Ray Mears remake which has the same look and design as this watch which has 300m WR, screw down crown, Antimag 4800 and in a nicely sized 39mm titanium case this watch can only be seen as a dress watch.

oof your audio. not good.

I agree. This watch is not great