This is a review of the Hamilton Khaki Field Officer Mechanical watch (after owning it for over four years).

I’ve owned this little Hamilton watch for almost five years now, and it’s gotten as much wrist time as any other watch in my collection.

It’s a great little Swiss made field watch, and I’m excited to share my thoughts about it. If you’re thinking about buying this watch, this review should help.

Note: this version of the Khaki Field has been discontinued, but it’s still available on the pre-owned and grey market.

Hamilton Khaki Field Officer Mechanical Watch

First of all, this watch has a few different names. I’ve seen it called the Khaki Mechanical, the Officer Mechanical, the Khaki Field watch and other variations of these names.

Since there are other versions of this watch, I’ll just tell you that the reference number is: H69419933

My version has a black dial and comes on a beige canvas strap. It sells for $495 if you buy it directly from Hamilton, but you can usually find it for ~$300-400 on Amazon and Jomashop.

Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Specs

Let’s look at the specifications for this watch:

• Stainless steel case (bead blasted, matte finish)
• 38 mm case diameter
• 9.5 mm case thickness
• 20 mm wide strap
• 47mm lug to lug
• Luminous hands
• Date window at 3 o’clock
• Mechanical, manually wound movement (ETA 2804-2)
• Anti-reflective sapphire crystal (slightly domed)
• 50 meters water resistant

We need to look at one spec in particular…

Hamilton Khaki Lug to Lug

While a 38mm dial is almost universally flattering, we do need to discuss the lug to lug distance on this watch.

The Hamilton Khaki Mechanical has a lug to lug distance of 47mm, which is pretty long for a relatively small watch.

In my opinion, this watch would look better with a slightly shorter lug to lug. This isn’t an issue for most people, but if you have very thin wrists (say, less than 6.25? inches around), you might experience some lug overhang.