re: Gift Board, Watch Board: Hamilton Watches

I don't know about the Sinatra edition, but last year I got a Bulova Grammy edition as an anniversary gift from the wife and I have been very happy with it. It has a subtle look but consistently gets asked about when I wear it.

Hamilton makes a solid watch for the price and that extends to 99.9% of their catalog. The Spirit of Liberty is nice and can be dressed up or down depending on the strap choice.

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The Calibre H-10 is similar to the ETA 2824 in architecture but pretty much a ground-up redesign using more modern production methods. The most salient difference is the H-10 has an 80-hour power reserve compared to the ETA variants in the 38-42 hour range. This is done in part by increasing the efficiency of the going train and the mainspring. The rest is obtained by lowering the beat rate from 28800 down to 21600 vph so the second hand on the H10 will move 6 times a second vs 8 with most of the automatic ETA movements. In essence, the second hand is slightly less "smooth". This doesn't bother me at all since I think different beat rates give watches different characters and I own watches with beat rates lower and higher.

This is at a price point where there are a lot of great watches and while some may argue watch X may reflect a slightly better value, in the end, it is jewelry although functional jewelry and the look is as important as anything else as long as there are no major deficiencies and there are not with this watch.

Hamilton is a great deal with ETA movements seen in brands people pay far more to get. Lack of a screw down crown is typically the diff if that matters to you.

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Not sure that meets the definition of subtle

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Well I meant dark face, band, outside, etc. It's not shiny like a silver band white face watch.

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Duxot Watch

If you want cheaper would make you a deal. It was my watchgang wheel spin. Not my style not sure what to do with it.

Think it is Japanese movement

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Literally bought a hamiltom today.

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Which one

Isn't Hamilton US brand start high use with train conductors

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Not Eco-drive , don't care !

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Wearing my blue angel now

Going to be mad when the stop funding atomic clock radio signal