Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

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Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by JBZ » Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:17 am

Probably won't be everyone's cup of tea, but the Khaki Field Mechanical is now available on a bracelet. I like it. Even if you prefer the watch on leather or nylon, I think it's good to have a bracelet option. You can always change it out.

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by logan2z » Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:57 am

I prefer it on leather, but that bracelet doesn't look bad at all.

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by Torrid » Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:25 pm

I like that combination more than I thought I would.

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by AtomicTom » Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:47 pm

Yeah, wow, love this Jeff, and if you did want a strap, you can change it
just like you said. :) 8-) I swear too, this finish looks different though,
and almost titanium-like as they said in the article. It's gorgeous imho !
So now you get a super cool new version of the Khaki Field, and just
as you are saying you can take that bracelet off if you want. It's a win
win !!

And we win just getting to know about it. Thank you sir !!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by HapaHapa » Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:50 pm

On bracelet it’s kind of.... blahhh
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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by matt009au » Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:17 pm

They have had this bracelet as an option for years I thought? Somehow I purchased an old hand cranked with date from an AD with the same bracelet in 2014ish. I think it was off one of the auto models. My pet peeve with it was how the end links extend past the lugs just a little bit.

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by toxicavenger » Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:27 pm

kind of weird that it does not taper. it has to be a light bracelet, the watch head is super light. my biggest complaint with the Seiko SPB149 is the bracelet weighed exactly what the watch head did. it felt weird on my wrist due to that.

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by andrema » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:12 am

Those photos look great
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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by JBZ » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:29 am

toxicavenger wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:27 pm
kind of weird that it does not taper. it has to be a light bracelet, the watch head is super light. my biggest complaint with the Seiko SPB149 is the bracelet weighed exactly what the watch head did. it felt weird on my wrist due to that.
I think there's a slight taper (like 20 to 18), but I agree it's not very noticeable if it's there. I've had the 38mm khaki field auto with the bracelet. Assuming the same set-up here, I found that the bracelet balanced well with the watch.
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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by toxicavenger » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:37 pm

JBZ wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:29 am
Assuming the same set-up here, I found that the bracelet balanced well with the watch.
that would rock

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by jimyritz » Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:43 am

It's a nice option to have...

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by Mr_Pacman » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:10 am

I had that bracelet ( or a very similar one) on a Hamilton Khaki Chrono many years ago. Well made but big, heavy, no taper etc.

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Re: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical on Bracelet

Post by Nomadz » Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:15 pm

I have the same but quartz on a bracelet. I got it here from Ben. Mine still lives on the nato .
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