Hamilton‘s appearance in cinema is massive, and the brand’s watches often play an essential role. Films like Interstellar brought the Khaki Murph to global fame and proved how high is a Hamilton watch’s reputation. Can you remember the Morse-based conversation between daughter and father via the Murph‘s second hand in Interstellar?
With the international launch of Tenet, expected later this month, the American-founded Swiss-adopted brand has reinforced its partnership with director Christopher Nolan. There’s no doubt Nolan is currently amongst the best directors; films like Dunkirk and the Batman trilogy proved his style to be attractive and engaging.
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Science fiction is Hamilton‘s preferred territory, ever since one of its timepieces first appeared in “2001 – A Space Odyssey”; with the Khaki Navy BeLOWZERO Auto Limited Edition, Hamilton confirms once again how relevant is film-making in the communication strategy. This time around, Hamilton‘s technicians worked alongside the production team for 18 months.
They conceived a timepiece which, judging by the short teaser, is a not-to-be-missed accessory to the leading characters. The Khaki Navy BeLOWZERO plays halfway between sci-fi and international spy story, where time can elapse both forward and backward. The official movie’s props are analog-digital wristwatches, whereas the products Hamilton has just marketed are fully analog instead.
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Regarding the product details, the Hamilton Khaki Navy BeLOWZERO Auto Limited Edition is a professional diving watch engineered for saturation diving. It showcases a 46mm Grade 2 titanium case, boasting a black PVD treatment on top; the dial features large Arabic numerals filled with dark-gray Super–LumiNova®, like the hands.
The brand has created two product codes that differ from each other for second hand’s end tip; it is either red or blue, the official colors of the movie. Hamilton will produce 888 pieces of each color option since the number 888 is a palindrome; hence it can be read in different directions.
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The case construction features four big Allen screws, a protected crown, a total black look, and a collector’s package designed by producer Nathan Crowley himself. The H–10 caliber, ensuring 80 hours of maximum power reserve, is a welcome addition, from a technical standpoint.
Nonetheless, I admit I would have opted for an analog-digital sibling of the film’s prop. The Hamilton Khaki Navy BeLOWZERO Auto Limited Edition retails for 1,945 Euros. For more information, please visit www.hamiltonwatch.com.
(Photo credit: Hamilton Watch)
Gaetano C @Horbiter®