# Khaki Field Mechanical

> Hamilton's blue-dial Khaki Field Mechanical H69439940 turns an old military-watch formula into a compact daily watch: 38mm of bead-blasted steel, a hand-wound H-50 movement, an 80-hour power reserve and no date window. It is legible, thin and easy to wear, but its 47mm span and 50m water resistance make trying it on and keeping it on land sensible parts of the buying decision.

- **Created by:** Hamilton Watch
- **Launched:** 2024
- **Platforms:** wrist
- **Pricing:** paid - $675 current U.S. list price as of August 2026; the steel blue reference launched at $595 in 2024. Regional prices and retailer discounts vary.
- **Key features:** H-50 hand-wound movement, 38mm steel case, Blue field dial, Sapphire crystal, Nivachron balance spring

## Features

- **H-50 hand-wound movement** — A 17-jewel, 3Hz mechanical caliber with hacking seconds and an 80-hour power reserve.
- **38mm steel case** — A bead-blasted stainless-steel case measuring 9.5mm thick and 47mm lug to lug, with drilled 20mm lugs.
- **Blue field dial** — Matte blue dial with outer 12-hour numerals, an inner 24-hour scale, a minute track and beige Super-LumiNova details.
- **Sapphire crystal** — A gently domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal protects the dial.
- **Nivachron balance spring** — Hamilton specifies a Nivachron balance spring designed to reduce the effects of magnetic fields, temperature changes and shocks.
- **Textile pass-through strap** — A blue NATO-style textile strap helps retain the watch if one spring bar fails.
- **50m water resistance** — Rated to 5 bar, suitable for ordinary daily splashes but not presented as a diving watch.

## Achievements

- The modern 38mm Khaki Field Mechanical design became a widely recommended gateway mechanical watch after its 2018-era introduction.
- Its design draws on Hamilton's military supply history; Hamilton says it produced more than one million timepieces for U.S. forces from 1942 to 1945.
- Hamilton received five Army-Navy 'E' Awards for manufacturing excellence during its military-production era.
- Hamilton supplied almost 40,000 wristwatches to the British military between 1965 and 1976.
- The H-50 extends power reserve to 80 hours while keeping the watch to 9.5mm thick.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Reference H69439940 remains in Hamilton's current collection, listed in stock at $675 in the United States.
- **2026-04** — Hamilton expanded the broader Khaki Field Mechanical family with a separate vintage-proportioned 36mm limited-production model.
- **2024-06** — Hamilton introduced H69439940, the steel 38mm model with a blue dial, alongside a refreshed white-dial steel reference and a white-dial bronze reference.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us/h69439940-khaki-field-mechanical.html
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