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Hamilton was founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Far away from the city of Biel where its headquarters is located today.

Hamilton became a well-known watch brand because of its railroad watches. In the early days of the American railroads, Hamilton supplied very accurate watches to help reduce accidents that happened because of timing issues.

Hamilton has a long list of iconic watches, worn by iconic people. The oddly shaped Ventura was favored by Elvis Presley while their Pulsar LED watch was worn by astronaut Jim Lovell (Apollo 13) and fictional character James Bond (Roger Moore) in Live and Let Die.

Today, Hamilton is especially known for its affordable watches of high quality. Besides offering new versions of the iconic watches mentioned above, they also have their Jazzmaster collection, and military and aviation-inspired watches in the Khaki collection. Among the most popular Hamilton watches are the Murph and the Intra-Matic Chrono.

Below, you will find an overview of all Fratello articles published on Hamilton watches.

Highlights

1892
Hamilton is established in Pennsylvania, Lancaster
1918
Hamilton supports the U.S. Airmail service with their watches
1932
The first time Hamilton appears on the big screen in the Marlene Dietrich movie ‘Shanghai Express’
1957
The Ventura became the world’s first electrical watch powered by a battery
1967
The Ventura appeared on the wrist of megastar Elvis Presley in his musical comedy, ‘Blue Hawaii’
1970
Pulsar, the world’s first LED digital watch, is introduced in 1970
1974
Hamilton joins Swatch Group.
2003
Hamilton moved its HQ and production to the center of watchmaking country in Biel, Switzerland.
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Jorg Weppelink
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Hands-On With The New White-Dial Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38mm
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Hands-On With The New And Fun Hamilton Khaki Field Quartz In 33mm And 38mm Sizes
Daan de Groot
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Fratello On Air: Servicing A Large Watch Collection
Fratello On Air: Servicing A Large Watch Collection
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Hands-On With Two New Colorways Of The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm
Hands-On With Two New Colorways Of The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm
Thomas Van Straaten
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Fratello Favorites: The Best Summer Watches At Three Different Price Points — RJ’s Picks From Swatch, Rolex, And Blancpain
Fratello Favorites: The Best Summer Watches At Three Different Price Points — RJ’s Picks From Swatch, Rolex, And Blancpain
Robert-Jan Broer
22
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A Monday Morning With A Hollywood Movie Star — The Hamilton Khaki Navy BeLOWZERO Auto Titanium
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Fratello’s Top 5 Affordable Watches In Movies — Featuring Seiko, Hamilton, Citizen, And More
Jorg Weppelink
27
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Hands-On With A Trio Of Colorful Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Watches
Lex Stolk
18
Introducing: The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical In Three New Colorways
Introducing: The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical In Three New Colorways
Jorg Weppelink
16
best watches under €2,500 Baltic Tricompax Panda
Fratello Favorites: The Best Watches Under €2,500 — Nacho’s Picks From Aquastar, Baltic, And Hamilton
Nacho Conde Garzón
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Revisiting The Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition
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Fratello Favorites: The Best Watches Under €1,000 — RJ’s Picks From Seiko, Hamilton, And Christopher Ward
Robert-Jan Broer
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Hands-On With The Futuristic Hamilton Ventura Edge Dune And Ventura XXL Bright Dune Limited Editions
Jorg Weppelink
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Fratello On Air: Starting Our Collections Over With A Pot Of Money
Michael & Balazs
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Brandon’s 2024 New Year’s Watch Resolutions — Getting Off My Butt To Sell Some Watches, Visiting HQ, And More
Brandon Baines
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Introducing: The Hamilton Khaki Aviation Pilot Series
Watch of the Week
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Fratello’s Top 5 Current Watches Under €1,000 — Featuring Tissot, Christopher Ward, Seiko, And More
Jorg Weppelink
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Exploring Evergreens: The Hamilton Khaki Field Auto
Exploring Evergreens: The Hamilton Khaki Field Auto
Nacho Conde Garzón
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Fratello On Air: Balazs Talks With Bosko About The Zenith 143-6
Balazs Ferenczi
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The Best Field Watches Of 2023 — Fratello’s Top 10 Picks From Hamilton, Baltic, Praesidus, And More…
Jorg Weppelink
39
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Hamilton Watches For The Festive Season — Jazzmaster, Khaki Field, PSR, And More
Sky Sit
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#TBT Three Electrifying Dial Designs Of Early Electric Vintage Watches — Featuring Wittnauer, Nivada, And Hamilton
#TBT Three Electrifying Dial Designs Of Early Electric Vintage Watches — Featuring Wittnauer, Nivada, And Hamilton
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Fratello On Air: Case Back Engravings
Fratello On Air: Case Back Engravings
Michael & Balazs
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Fratello On Air: Stand-Ins For The Submariner, Speedmaster, And Calatrava
Fratello On Air: Stand-Ins For The Submariner, Speedmaster, And Calatrava
Michael & Balazs
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Introducing: The New Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition
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Fratello Talks: Don’t Baby Your Watches!
Fratello Talks: Don’t Baby Your Watches!
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