Hamilton Khaki Navy Pioner Limited Edition

War effort. During World War II, the Hamilton Watch Company suspended production of consumer watches and all watches it manufactured were being shipped for the Allied military forces. More than one million watches were manufactured as part of the war time effort, with the most successful creation being marine chronometers and deck watches for the United States Navy, and other Allied navies as well. 

With this year being the 120th Anniversary of the Hamilton Watch Company, the company has released a watch to commemorate its World War II Marine Chronometers, the Khaki Navy Pioner Limited Edition.

Hamilton Khaki Navy Pioner Limited Edition. The Hamilton Khaki Navy Pioneer is a large watch with a 46.5 mm stainless steel case. The watch has a dial which mimics the design of marine chronometers. The case is water resistant to 100 meters. The dial is protected by sapphire crystal and the watch is supplied with a light brown leather strap.

Inside the case is a hand-wound ETA Unitas 6498 movement. The Unitas 6498 movement beats at a slow 18,000 vibrations per hour. This is a nice tough for a watch designed to mimic World War II marine chronometers. Only1,892 units of this watch will be produced, that number signifying the year 1892. 

The watch comes in Hevea wood presentation box which doubles as a desktop clock.  

All in all, it makes for a nice watch to add to your collection this 2012.

The Hamilton Watch Company was established in 1892. In 1966, the Hamilton Watch Company acquired the Buren Watch Company in Switzerland. From 1966 to 1969, Hamilton and Buren were operated as a joint concern. In 1969, the Hamilton Watch Company completely ceased its American manufacturing operations  and shifted to the Buren factory in Switzerland. In 1971, i (SSIH) purchased the Hamilton brand. Through the enforced merger of SSIH and ASUAG Groups in 1984, Hamilton has become a subsidiary of the now denominated The Swatch Group Ltd.