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Summer 2021: three economic field watches

In the previous article, we saw three gods field watch luxury most appreciated by enthusiasts. Never field watch they were born as military watches, to be mistreated, scratched, worn on the wrist in the most dynamic activities. Wearing a watch worth several thousand euros in such situations could influence the wearer to take care not to scratch it, rather than to make the most of its potential: this is why today we also propose three field watch cheap: all the watches you see on this page are in fact available at less than 500 euros.

Seiko 5

This Seiko it goes a bit outside the canon of the field watch, because it has a window with the date and day of the month. But the compact dimensions - even more so in the 37 mm version, which went out of production a few years ago and can still be easily found on the internet -, the sandblasted case that hides scratches and the excellent compatibility with NATO straps of each color make the Seiko 5 an ideal adventure companion. 

Bulova Military Vintage Hack Watch

Bulova, although best known for the Accutron electronic watch, it was also the manufacturer of field watch During the Second World War. The watches supplied by the US company to the Allied military were simple only time with manual winding, of great robustness. Bulova takes a cue from its past production and proposes with the Military Hack Watch un field watch per charge automatic, with a sturdy movement mechanical Miyota, equipped with a machine stop: ready to "synchronize the clocks"?

Hamilton Khaki Field

Il Khaki field di Hamilton perhaps represents the field watch more faithful to the original concept of this type of watch. L'Hamilton Khaki Field features an ETA-derived movement – ​​made available to the brand thanks to its membership of the Swatch Group – with power reserve of 80 hours, to compensate for the relative inconvenience of charging manual. An inconvenience which, however, becomes a historical merit when one considers that the real ones field watch they were all, without exception, hand-wound…

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