Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba

[@NickNick-id8sb]

For a diver in the 1000 USD price point this watch is almost unbeatable. In the future I'd love to see this watch in Titanium.

[@toddcrago]

Just got mine yesterday, purchased based on unboxing video. I love this watch. I have large wrists so I like the size. The strap is great.

[@PierreLarquey]

But why did they put “khaki” on the bracelet for god sake! Would have been better without. Is the strap interchangeable?

[@jodyclaborn]

Ceramic finally!!! I love Hamilton watches, but I will not get a diver without sapphire and ceramic anymore.

[@Visitor555]

This at 40mm case 46-47 lug to lug with 20 lugs and lower price and it will be one of the best dive watches out there.

[@jackfpv8904]

Keep price, just size it down. Good specs.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Fine just the way it is for me. Sounds like you are looking for a different watch.

[@jasondiennis6087]

You would like it it if it was a different watch?

[@RadYOacTVe]

I have the original batman Khaki Navy Scuba with the metal bracelet, bought the rubber strap so I could change up the look but found the rubber strap to be too stiff and ended up going back to the bracelet. This is one of my favorite watches compared to my similar Seiko and Citizen watches.

[@mitchmatic8029]

Love this watch. Just bought the new white dial on bracelet from Saltzman’s. Mimo’s has all the others. This 10 months post-review.

[@adaml8661]

Hopefully Hamilton will release this in 40nm and quartz like the old one, cant wear this 43mm nicely on my 7 inch wrist

[@jackfpv8904]

Hamilton has 38mm quartz Navi Scuba.

[@VersedNJ]

Watch looks nice, looks great no date, since it's the same company as eta, I'm sure it's a no date movement. Oddly wearing my white CW you reviewed earlier. Even reminds of my black CW and even Tissot Seastar (sister brand).

[@mariorossi4043]

I bought new white and blue 2022. Great watch.

[@LocoD829]

Love this watch without the date!

[@thetruth495]

This is a great looking watch - I prefer it to the Tissot Seastar.

[@peters2717]

The lumed hands are amazing

[@Brajin1]

I would definitely buy a DLC coated version of this watch.

[@stevefox8605]

Hurrah, no date 👍🏻👍🏻

[@tancreddehauteville764]

I love this watch. Much better than the Tissot divers - the Hamilton version of the Powermatic movement is invariably more accurate than the Tissot and Certina versions.

[@panorama4526]

That really doesn‘t say much. The dial of the Hamilton does not give you any orientation, and the hands have a strange shape. There are so many better divers out there...

[@zapfatte]

@@panorama4526 Could you suggest one? I'm searching for the best diver around $1,000 for a couple of months already.

[@coltoneatherly5897]

a big difference between this and the previous edition; the lume on the pointer of the bezel. there is no lume on the older model

[@keith.loves.lasagna]

May be an unpopular opinion but I would love a date window. Though that'll mess w/ the symmetry. Also, 42mm would be a better "bigger" size IMO. Nice design though! Thanks for the review

[@richard-mai]

I have a small wrist, there needs to be a 40mm version, with the circle markers like this one.

[@christopherjohnson4276]

You had me until 52mm... next. 😆

[@jasonbarnwell4680]

Rob how many holes were left on the strap on your wrist? mines 7 1/2 and hoping it’s a long enough strap.

[@scottlalonde2878]

Nice review, Rob, thank you. Watch is good looking, like it's no date, wish it had blue lume. Definately can compete with Prospex in that range, you think?

[@antidot556]

Design wise and given the specs it can easily beat any Prospex in the same price range. That's true.

[@watchalot919]

I wish Hamilton would revert back to a 28,800 bph movement. The extra power reserve is at the cost of a smoother sweep. I have two Hamilton watches and love them, but $995 for a diver with a rubber strap just seams a little steep.

[@xpusostomos]

Are you really going to be looking at it thinking this second hand isn't smooth enough?

[@darrellreddinger9240]

I don't need the massive power reserve either. I never mind winding and setting the time when cycling through my collection. Hamilton doesn't charge anything extra for the steel bracelet on this model. When possible, I always purchase the factory bracelet. The rubber is my choice for water sports or diving. I usually buy both. ;)

[@edwardpetersii6276]

I owned an Omega, Seamaster, 300M diver, 8800 caliber and now I own this Hamilton Khaki Navy Diver, with a blue bezel, Silver/white dial. The Omega has a ‘noisier’ ‘ticking’ sound when you put the watch to your ear, compared to ‘barely’ anything with the Hamilton. As a matter of fact, I couldn’t detect ‘any’ noise when I placed my ear to the Hamilton watch! So, the movement is pretty ‘smooth!’ The finish is a little more ‘elaborate’ on the Omega of course but I honestly really like this Hamilton watch! It’s ‘simpler’ and easier to appreciate! $995.00 versus $5200.00 Sure, you cannot compare and I will most likely buy the Omega again because I am partial to the Seamaster. Still, I love this Hamilton watch!

[@Lucian0623]

so Hamilton did a Glycine Combat Sub at 13mm thick vs 11mm thick

[@RandomRobReviews]

Hamilton made a new navy diver. Has nothing to do with Glycine, that’s a different company.

[@mrbacchus6127]

I rather look at it as a huge improvement over the old model

[@kdkd4233]

Love the humour mate

[@redletterl78]

Lucian - I agree, there is a resemblance between this a a couple of Combat Sub models (or vice versa). I think the H is pretty classy though, and at a reasonable price for the specs. Glycine make way too many versions of their watches.

[@rickygonzalez8246]

Arent all dive watches just copies of the king itself with minor tweaks here and there. Also, Hamilton Navy Khaki has been out for quite some time, they just added a ceramic bezel.

[@aidena9240]

Does it wear smaller with the way that case is setup.

[@jodysilvia2]

The more I see this watch the more I like it. I'll gladly pay the increase for the lume and AR coating. Mimos is sold out already i just tried to buy one.

[@JaxWatchesandEDC]

I am selling the watch that is in the video

[@jodysilvia2]

@@JaxWatchesandEDC i don't know you therefore I'm not really buying a watch from you no offense but I'd rather buy from a store new with everything

[@sean550]

@@JaxWatchesandEDC how much you selling for....

[@RandomRobReviews]

FYI. Jack is a friend and 100% trusted. I would back him completely

[@jodysilvia2]

@@RandomRobReviews ok thanks, I didn't know but now I do so ill take your word on it.

[@larryfishkind5387]

The only thing stopping me from buying it is the fact it does not have an open case back I don’t understand why watch companies make these beautiful automatic watches without an open case back it drives me nuts lol so many really nice watches out there that I don’t buy for that reason

[@CraigG21]

Some nice improvements there. Good looking watch. 👌

[@terrydaigle8356]

Bought one in May yet to take it off gains 4 seconds every day best 900 watch i have

[@xpusostomos]

I don't mind 24hr markers when there are 12hr markers, but 24hr markers alone I think is dumb.

[@juniorjohnson5961]

Good review nice looking watch Thanks Rob 👍

[@triniboy05]

Ah definitely does resemble the Duro.

[@MyAlan999]

Vey nice from Hamilton , not really a fan of there field watches but this is cool

[@Helix5370]

The issue I have with this diver is the indices at 12, 3, 6, 9 cover the minute track making it difficult to distinguish between 14, 15, 16 minutes easily. Other divers don't have this problem.

[@slayerfan545]

Why doesnt it have a date 😭😭😭. Lile they say there is no perfect watch

[@floydmorrison2025]

This watch vs. the Christopher Ward C60 Trident? Seems like a good comparison, any thoughts out there?

[@JaxWatchesandEDC]

I owned the CW. and own this particular Hamilton. I prefer the Hamilton personally. I think it all comes down to preference

[@allrightknight]

Nice! I’d feel more comfortable with a 42mm and this is nit picking but the font on the numerals should fit the rest of the styling on the watch. More retro and unique they look generic to me, they got lazy with the numbers ✌🏼🇺🇸

[@carlobighouse5434]

The bigger issue I have is those 52mm length lugs. I have an oversized jazzmaster with 54mm lugs and other than that, I loved it. But the overhang on those lugs (close to 7" wrist) kills it for me

[@paulbonaventura4969]

the gap from a factory rubber band to the case is killing me!

[@--RSL--]

Wish it had a date

[@davidcoleman2796]

I like Hamilton watches . I have one but this is just to big .

[@awc723]

43mm is to big? .....smh

[@jakdrpr2106]

Great thing about it as with the previous, a solid steel black and not a sapphire which is a real boner killer with a lot of otherwise cool watches.

[@markjohn1910]

Just bought the doxa sub 200 at same price , buttt I adore this watch and will buy it soon

[@TheMasonator777]

I like a 60 click best.

[@scatterbrain9490]

Nice

[@rabbibacongrease88]

It's unfortunate they used the disposable movement.

[@ajh5407]

What do you mean disposable?

[@rabbibacongrease88]

@@ajh5407 It's a throwaway movement because nobody works on them. When it quits working, you replace it with a new movement. That defeats the whole purpose of purchasing a Swiss movement.

[@ajh5407]

@@rabbibacongrease88 Hamilton has a service option on their site. Why wouldn’t they be able to service it?

[@rabbibacongrease88]

@@ajh5407 since they built it they probably could service it. Nobody in your area is capable of servicing it forcing you to ship it back to Hamilton. If it was a standard ETA movement, anybody could service it while you wait without having to ship it.

[@jamiemcneil9462]

Nice watch if you are an offensive lineman for an NFL football team, or perhaps the Jolly Green Giant himself.

[@motaz1975]

i'd buy a glycine combat sub over this, and have some money left over for a rainy day.

[@Panzerfaust9161]

I’m selling one on Mercari.

[@the_one_named_harris]

Too big

[@awc723]

lol