Khaki Navy Scuba Auto 43 White - Bracelet Ref. H82505150

Hamilton watches are leading-edge, high-performing and renowned for their Swiss precision while embodying the classic American Spirit. With a long-standing track record for its craftsmanship alliances with movies, military, and aviation heritage, Hamilton’s perennial watch collections entail series like the Khaki Field, Khaki Aviation, Khaki Navy, Ventura, and Jazzmaster.

Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto 43 White - Bracelet Ref. H82505150

The Khaki Navy Scuba Auto is back in action again this year with the new cool and brightly-hued  Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto 43 White Ref. H82505150. Hamilton does not reinvent the wheel when it comes to this new dive watch. Instead, the brand leverages upon established design aspects and an appealing set of specifications. Hence this model is relatable, well-assembled, and renders homage to Hamilton where the brand can excel, namely, in its competitiveness, quality materials and specifications. 

As the Khaki Navy Scuba is the brand’s launchpad into the dive watch market, the H82505150 gives Hamilton fans and watch enthusiasts a familiar pat on the back as a predictable classic diver watch. The curved, mostly brushed case with polished accents on the sides of this automatic version is pretty wide with a 43mm diameter. Moreover, its slightly elongated  lug-to-lug of  52mm is compensated by a decent 11.8 thickness. Be supercharged for an underwater adventure with the watch’s 300m water-resistance, owing to a screwed caseback and a screw-down crown. Enjoy your underwater expedition while remaining assured that curved guards safeguard the crown on each side. 

Swiss mechanical dive watch with a value proposition

A unidirectional bezel, with a very solid grip outlines the domed and anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Inside, a polished ceramic insert, with an engraved 60-minute scale reassures the wearer with quality and reliability. The timepiece also  boasts a cheerful, sunny and nautical hue via a silvery-white dial together with a blue ceramic bezel. Furthermore, the hands and applied hour markers have dark blue applied. The framed markets and hands are also dark blue, rendering  the juxtaposition between the dial and its elements all the more striking. 

The dial of this new Khaki Navy Scuba Auto is a carbon copy of prior renditions. It features large hands and indices without a date. All elements have been coated with white Super-LumiNova for quality readability. The second hand is too doused with a luminous marker and flaunts a red tip. The  newly installed 13-24 scale next to the hour markers appears to associate this diver watch with the military editions of the brand. 

SuperLuminova for Superb Glow In Dark

Powered by a well-known movement, the Powermatic 80 or caliber H-10, this timepiece contains a massive power reserve of 80 hours -also due to a reduced 3Hz frequency and updated kinetic chain. Thus this watch is superior in movement vis-a-vis other watches powered by Japanese movements. Additionally, this watch is bedecked with an anti-magnetic Nivachron balance spring.

Worn on a stainless steel 3-link bracelet and closed by a folding clasp with push-button release, this watch completes the summery and optimistic look with its nautical-inspired colorway. It is a definite conversation piece when worn on the wrist.