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Post by russtmurray on Feb 14, 2020 15:56:44 GMT -8
Well, the drugs have definitely kicked in. This guy arrived this afternoon. It's the Hamilton Intra-Matic Chronograph in 40mm. For the most part I've avoided chronos because their dials often seem a tad busy to me. This one seems nicely balanced and also has a bit of that vintage vibe to it. It sits fairly tall on the wrist given its 14.6mm thickness. Be that as it may, I love it. Will probably get a rally strap for it before too long.   |
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Post by donciccio on Feb 14, 2020 15:59:36 GMT -8
Well, the drugs have definitely kicked in. This guy arrived this afternoon. It's the Hamilton Intra-Matic Chronograph in 40mm. For the most part I've avoided chronos because their dials often seem a tad busy to me. This one seems nicely balanced and also has a bit of that vintage vibe to it. It sits fairly tall on the wrist given its 14.6mm thickness. Be that as it may, I love it. Will probably get a rally strap for it before too long. Fantastic!
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Post by russtmurray on Feb 14, 2020 18:34:09 GMT -8
Thanks Chris!
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Post by suntzu on Feb 14, 2020 19:50:41 GMT -8
I have the same one! And I put a black rally strap on it too! Got my strap from Holbens. Great watch, amazingly accurate, buttery rotor. Give it a flick and it spins and spins. Enjoy it. I know I do.   |
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Post by HiBeat on Feb 14, 2020 19:57:11 GMT -8
What's not to love about this one Russ ? Simply gorgeous.
Congratulations !
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2020 20:04:27 GMT -8
Well, the drugs have definitely kicked in. This guy arrived this afternoon. It's the Hamilton Intra-Matic Chronograph in 40mm. For the most part I've avoided chronos because their dials often seem a tad busy to me. This one seems nicely balanced and also has a bit of that vintage vibe to it. It sits fairly tall on the wrist given its 14.6mm thickness. Be that as it may, I love it. Will probably get a rally strap for it before too long. Gorgeous watch!I always get a kick out of the BC Hydro logo...   |
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Post by russtmurray on Feb 14, 2020 21:40:37 GMT -8
I have the same one! And I put a black rally strap on it too! Got my strap from Holbens. Great watch, amazingly accurate, buttery rotor. Give it a flick and it spins and spins. Enjoy it. I know I do. That strap really works with the watch. I have since swapped out the original and swapped on a black Horween one. It should do for now but will probably go with the rally style. Thanks for the tip and you're right about the rotor.....it really torques along! |
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Post by tritto on Feb 14, 2020 22:42:22 GMT -8
Fantastic. I've long thought that model was one of Hamilton's best.
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Post by nordlys on Feb 14, 2020 22:56:32 GMT -8
Beautiful chrono. I too dislike busy dials, but this dial is incredibly clean.
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Post by russtmurray on Feb 15, 2020 8:02:16 GMT -8
Well, the drugs have definitely kicked in. This guy arrived this afternoon. It's the Hamilton Intra-Matic Chronograph in 40mm. For the most part I've avoided chronos because their dials often seem a tad busy to me. This one seems nicely balanced and also has a bit of that vintage vibe to it. It sits fairly tall on the wrist given its 14.6mm thickness. Be that as it may, I love it. Will probably get a rally strap for it before too long. Gorgeous watch!I always get a kick out of the BC Hydro logo... Funny thing. The logo reminded my of the Pittsburgh Steelers for some reason. You're right on about BC Hydro who I believe operate under a different name these days? |
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Post by donciccio on Feb 15, 2020 8:57:02 GMT -8
I have the vintage manual wind version. That automatic tickles my pickle though.
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Post by russtmurray on Feb 15, 2020 9:52:52 GMT -8
I have the vintage manual wind version. That automatic tickles my pickle though.
Hold on to that pickle! With the automatic movement, I would imagine the watch sits much taller on the wrist than yer Handaufzug. |
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Post by russtmurray on Feb 15, 2020 10:00:58 GMT -8
Funny thing. The logo reminded my of the Pittsburgh Steelers for some reason. You're right on about BC Hydro who I believe operate under a different name these days? What the H ? One peculiar feature of this watch is the date change function. Beside advancing the date through rotating the hands, the only way to quick date change is by depressing a button on the side of the case. Thankfully, Hamilton provided a "branded" tool for depressing the button....  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2020 14:10:13 GMT -8
Funny thing. The logo reminded my of the Pittsburgh Steelers for some reason. You're right on about BC Hydro who I believe operate under a different name these days? Generally speaking, BC Hydro supplies electricity and is a crown corporation while Fortis(formerly Terasin and before that BC Gas) supplies natural gas and is a public corporation. In some limited areas of BC, Fortis also supplies electricity.
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Post by Groundhog66 on Feb 17, 2020 9:58:15 GMT -8
I really like that one, nice choice for sure.
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Post by russtmurray on Feb 17, 2020 14:45:11 GMT -8
I really like that one, nice choice for sure. Thanks Tim! |
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