Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 Review & Complete Guide

Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 Review & Complete Guide

Hamilton is most known for its military-inspired field, and military watches. The brand has a long and interesting history of making watches for the US military, and this further adds to the ”coolness appeal” when Hamilton also makes field and pilot watches in modern times.

Hamilton’s field and pilot’s watches are widely appreciated by watch enthusiasts and collectors for offering great value for money but also finding the perfect balance between vintage inspiration and modern design traits. Of course, it is finished off with modern technology and performance.

Since Hamilton has a close history with military watches, the Khaki Pilot and Khaki Field collections have become the most popular from the brand.

Specifically, the Khaki Pilot is the line of the watch we are going to look closer at in this article. In this article, we are reviewing and looking closer at the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date h64615135.

Hamilton as a brand leverages its American history (the brand was founded in the US) and combines that with the value proposition of its Swiss craftsmanship (the brand is owned by the Swatch group). With that said, the Swatch group has big resources, skills, and know-how on how to develop watches.

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Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 case

The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 has a stainless steel case with a diameter of 42mm. I really enjoy the case design, not to mention the way this case has been finished. The case has a lug-to-lug measurement of 48mm and a lug width of 20mm. The thickness is about 11mm.

Having said that, the case is not huge, but it is definitely on the bigger side of watches bear in mind that this is a sporty pilot’s watch, and these are notoriously known for being large (for obvious legibility reasons). This is a watch that will look great on medium to large-size men’s wrists.

Hamilton has done a really good job with the finishing of the case and combining polished and brushed elements, which really enhances the impression of quality. The bezel is very thin and sits far out on the case which puts all focus on the dial. The case has a polished bezel, and the top of the case is satin-brushed. The lugs/case has large polished bevels. As a contrast between the polished bevels is that the sides are satin-brushed. This also gives it more of a tool-like look.

Extending from the lugs, the watch has crown guards that are seamlessly integrated into the case and provides protection for the botched crown. The crown has an ”H” logo on it. The crown is 6 x 3mm.

Sitting on top of the case is a sapphire crystal that is slightly domed. It’s a great value proposition from Hamilton to use a sapphire crystal for a watch in this price range when so many other competitors use mineral glass.

If you turn the watch around, You’ll be able to see the automatic movement beating inside through the see-through case back. And this brings us to the next point.

The watch offers a water resistance of 100 m/330 feet. This makes it suitable for swimming and snorkeling with, but not diving. But after all, this is a pilot’s watch, so you probably aren’t even going to consider going diving with this watch anyways.

Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 movement

The movement is not the most well-finished and decorated movement out there. In fact, it barely has any decoration apart from the Hamilton logo which is cut out from the rotor. At first thought, it may seem like a downside, but let me tell you why it’s really not.

The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 is a robust and durable tool watch. With that said, the least you expect is a nicely decorated and finished movement. Instead, what you need from a sports watch is that it is robust, durable, and reliable. And that is exactly what the h64615135 is.

The movement looks good, but that is about it. The most important thing, however, is its performance. The movement beating inside this watch is the automatic mechanical ETA 2834-2. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since the Swatch Group owns Hamilton.

The good news is that this movement is durable, reliable, and easy to maintain. It has good accuracy and precision. The movement had a power reserve of 40 hours but Hamilton lowered the beat rate on this model to 21,600 from 28,800 which gives about 80 hours of power reserve which is extremely good. The movement also has 25 jewels.

The movement beats with a frequency of 28,800 bph.

Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 dial

The dial of the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date h64615135 is black and has a sunburst effect. It, as you would expect, carries all the

A detail I love is that the hands and their metal frame have a brushed finish. This adds to the sporty tool-like look of this watch and gives the impression that Hamilton has really paid attention to the details. The watch has very wide arrow-shaped skeleton hands with a generous amount of superluminova applied to them. The wide hands against the black dial create a really good contrast, which obviously means great legibility. Bear in mind legibility is one of the most important parts of a pilot watch. What is interesting about the hands is that the body of the minute hand is skeletonized and the tip has luminous mass. On the contrary, the hour hand has a luminous mass on the body and a skeletonized tip. The seconds hand has an arrow tip and is made of full metal.

The black sunburst dial reflects the light beautifully and gives it a really lovely look. Around the outer edge of the dial, the watch has wide seconds markers printed in white. As the name reveals, it has a day window positioned at 12 o’clock. It also has a date window positioned at 6 o’clock. The day and date are really well integrated into the case and obviously, help make this watch a whole lot more practical.

As an ”outer” ring of Arabic numerals, Hamilton has opted for applied metal markers with a ”striped” finish. It’s good to see some applied markers on this watch as it helps enhance its premium feel. This is since the rest of the watch uses printed markers and numerals.

Inside of the Arabic numerals, Hamilton has a small yet distinct ”circle” from 1 to 12, which are meant to work as the hours. The outer Arabic numerals are meant to display the minutes. With that said, as you can expect a pilot’s watch to be, the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date h64615135 does not disappoint in that area.

Because of the generous amount of lume applied to the hands, the lume glows long and bright.

Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 bracelet

The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 is presented on a sporty stainless steel bracelet.

I actually like the way the bracelet is finished, because it is different from most others. It has a simple three-link layout, but the edges of each middle link have polished bevels and are slightly raised. This really helps give a more premium impression.

In terms of quality, the bracelet is relatively robust and feels comfortable on the wrist. It also sits well and goes great with the overall design of the watch.

Specifications

• Diameter: 42mm
• Lug width: 20mm
• Thickness: 11.85mm
• Power reserve: 80 hours
• Jewels: 25
• Frequency: 21,600 bph, lowered from 28,800

Conclusion

To conclude the review of the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date h64615135, this watch offers great value for money. 

In terms of finish, the watch really punches above its own weight. It has an exceptional combination of polished and brushed elements and most importantly, is equipped with a robust and durable automatic movement that is easy to maintain.

If you are looking for a great automatic mechanical timepiece with great legibility, the Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 could be the watch for you. The watch has design elements that are classic for pilot watches. 

The watch is big, at 42mm, but it is not huge. In terms of finish, build quality, and reliability, there are a few better alternatives for pilot’s watches on the market.

The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day Date H64615135 is available to order on Amazon.