![]() If the 43mm diameter and the hand-wound movement of the Khaki Pilot Pioneer described above isn’t your thing, no worries, as Hamilton has you covered, with this second edition of the watch. Quick Facts: 43mm diameter x 13mm height – stainless steel or bronze with titanium back, brushed, 100m water-resistant – bi-directional bezel with mineral glass insert – AR sapphire crystal on top, see-through caseback – matte grained black dial with small seconds, old-radium luminous markers and hands – ETA Unitas 6498-1, hand-wound, 2.5Hz, 50h power reserve – 20/18mm leather strap with pin buckle – reference H76719530 (steel) and H76709530 (bronze) – CHF 1,195, EUR 1,095 or USD 1,295 in steel – CHF 1,450, EUR 1,345 or USD 1,545 in bronze The Khaki Pilot Pioneer 38mm Automatic All indications are executed in old-radium coloured luminous material. Under the anti-reflective sapphire crystal is a dial that pays tribute to the past, with a matte grained surface and a display that is an ode to the Model 23, with simple yet legible Arabic numerals, a clean railroad track, a well-positioned small seconds indicator and, star of the show, luminous cathedral hands. The most notable feature of this new collection is the bezel, which is bi-directional and fitted with a scratch-resistant mineral glass insert with a 60-minute countdown scale. The case is entirely brushed with simple, instrumental design. And even though it doesn’t screw down, the case is 100m water-resistant. The case bears all the classic cues of aviation-oriented watches, such as an oversized onion-shaped crown, large enough to be used with gloves. Built around this large engine is an equally large pilot’s watch, with respectable dimensions of 43mm in diameter and 13mm in height. The Steel or Bronze Khaki Pilot Pioneer 43mm Hand-Woundįirst and foremost is the largest edition, which brings back a big hand-wound movement that was once the apanage of pocket watches, the all-classic ETA Unitas. And if the relevance of the inspiration and how it has been transposed into a wristwatch is somehow debatable, it’s hard not to admit that the result is visually attractive. And Hamilton being Hamilton, these watches are once again offered at very fair prices. Now, in 2021, Hamilton is using the codes of these Model 23 pocket watches and their elegant dial aesthetic to create the new members of the Khaki Pilot Pioneer collection, wristwatches with a no-nonsense, utilitarian and retro-looking pilot style, offered in two versions, one in a 38mm case with an automatic movement, and one in a 43mm case with a hand-wound calibre – knowing that the later is available either in steel or in bronze. And today, it’s about bringing the flair of one of the brand’s most important pocket watches into a modernized, wrist-sized model. But there’s more, such as the Khaki AviationPilot Pioneer Chrono (a Quartz watch, unfortunately), inspired by 1970s military chronographs. Take for instance the handsome Khaki Pilot Pioneer Mechanical, a watch that is almost identical to the W10 wristwatches once delivered to the British Ministry of Defense – basically, the aviation equivalent of the military-inspired Khaki Field Mechanical. Most of them are watches that pay tribute to an old existing model and are revived with a certain (fluctuant, depending on the model) level of faithfulness. The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Collectionīehind the name Khaki Pilot Pioneer lies a collection of watches inspired by the brand’s rich past in the field of pilot’s instruments. Here are the new Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer 38mm Automatic and 43mm Hand-Wound. Today, the brand has decided to enlarge this range of retro-styled watches with a new series of models paying tribute to an emblematic pocket watch, the Model 23. Since 1918, countless aviation-oriented models have been created and the current collection still pays tribute to this rich heritage, with modern models such as the X-Wind or the Aviation Converter, but also with vintage-inspired models such as the Khaki Pilot Pioneer Mechanical. Hamilton, once an American watchmaker (now owned by the Swatch Group) has a long tradition of military and pilot’s watches.
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