{"id":42090,"date":"2022-11-22T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/?p=42090"},"modified":"2022-11-22T13:41:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T12:41:56","slug":"the-hamilton-khaki-field-murph-38-mm-watch-hands-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/the-hamilton-khaki-field-murph-38-mm-watch-hands-on\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38 mm watch hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Interstellar \u2013 that I consider being the most thrilling sci-fi film in ages \u2013 was awarded the Oscar, no one imagined an unexpected new iconic watch to surface soon after that: the Khaki Field Murph<\/strong>. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll praise Christopher Nolan for releasing such a masterpiece and reviving space-and-time travelling since Kubrick\u2019s sibling masterfully did in the \u201970s. Nolan\u2019s film also introduced a timepiece named after Murphy \u201cMurph\u201d Cooper<\/strong> (screen played by Jessica Chastain) which used to help her talk to his father via Morse-coded, cross-dimensional messages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The first-ever Khaki Field Murph is one of the most brilliant \u201cproduct placement\u201d<\/em> strategies ever. The Murph was not a wristwatch spotted on anyone\u2019s wrist but a character and an essential piece of the whole film\u2019s storytelling. Once out of cinemas, enthusiasts eagerly waited for Hamilton to market that watch anytime soon; the Hamilton Khaki Field Murph popped up in the brand\u2019s e-commerce, quickly becoming a hot piece ticking all the boxes thanks to a no-date dial, cathedral hour and minute hands, and vintage cream-coloured Arabic numerals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Was anything wrong with the newcomer? Not at all, if we exclude a piece of that audience who fell in love with the Murph but were somewhat disappointed with the hefty \u2013 according to them \u2013 42 mm large case, despite the substantial 52 mm lug-to-lug distance that was meant to please the largest possible audience. The community asked Hamilton to introduce a 38 mm Murph through a virtual \u201cclass action\u201d as seen across social media. Hamilton has today answered that call. Three years in the making, here is the downsized Khaki Field Murph 38<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The slight redesign and re-industrialization processes take most of the brand\u2019s original traits, which made the 42 mm Murph so admired globally: the bezel preserves its mirror-polished finish paired with a brushed case body, whose thickness is unchanged and has stopped at 11,10 mm.<\/p>\n

The new case size comes with significant updates to lug width, whose gap loses 2 mm (now 20 mm instead of 22), along with a downsized lug-to-lug distance of 44,7 mm instead of 52 mm. Comparing old and new, the lug-to-lug to case-diameter ratio confirms that the 38 mm Murph offers better proportions overall<\/strong>. You\u2019ll rather miss the Interstellar factor, represented by the Morse-engraved \u201cEureka\u201d sentence etched on the 42\u2019s running central seconds hand.<\/p>\n

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The primary takeout is that the new Khaki Murph 38 abandons the \u201cInterstellar factor\u201d. Inside the smaller-sized case, the engineers housed the same H-10 calibre found on the Murph 42 mm. It runs, therefore, for 80 hours when fully wound<\/strong>. The self-winding mechanical movement is displayed through the case back and ranks as the most capable (high-volume) calibre in its product category.<\/p>\n

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What if the designers had gone for a solid case back? We won\u2019t know the answer but be sure I\u2019d give a full 5-star review, and the watch would raise its vintage-inspired pedigree further, capturing the most demanding vintage-watches die-hard fan. \u201cVox populi, vox Dei\u201d<\/em>, as the Latin saying goes, the icing on the cake being you\u2019ll save on the price list too. The new Khaki Field Murph 38 retails for \u20ac945 compared to \u20ac995 you\u2019ll pay for a 42mm Murph<\/strong>. Should we expect the current Khaki Murph 42 to be phased out soon?<\/p>\n

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