An In Depth Hamilton Watches Review
Hello everyone, today we’re doing a Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic review focusing this one specific collection of watches from the brand. We’ll also be finishing off with a look at 7 of the best watches from this collection that are currently available.
Recently I did a Hamilton Khaki watch review where I featured some of the top Hamilton Khaki watches. I enjoyed putting that one together and figured the next step would be the Jazzmaster Viewmatic watches.
Hamilton Watch Brand Review
Hamilton is a very well known Swiss watch company that has been producing beautifully designed highly function timepieces since 1893. They have a huge range of watches available for people who appreciate traditional wristwatch design. Whilst Hamilton tend to specialise in men’s watches they do have some ladies Hamilton watches available.
These days Hamilton is actually part of the huge Swatch Group which is the world’s largest watch manufacturer and marketer. The of Hamilton to The Swatch Group sale went through on May 16th 1973.
Hamilton is a trusted brand that continues to offer high-end Swiss watches that are actually considered an affordable Swiss brand. Their automatic watches have featured a few times in my best mens watches under £1000 list. Head here to learn more about the history of the Hamilton Watch Company.
7 Popular Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic Watches
Below I’ve featured a selection of 7 very popular Hamilton Viewmatic Jazzmaster watches. A key feature of the Hamilton Viewmatic collection is that they all have exhibition style casebacks that allow you to take a look at the inner workings of the watch through the rear of the watch. This is one of my favourite features on a timepiece which is why I was looking forward to putting this list together.
Below is an example of an exhibition caseback, to view more images of any of the watches simply follow through to their more detailed product pages.
1. Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic 44mm Automatic Watch
First up in today’s Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic review is this popular leather strapped edition. It features a nice large 44mm stainless steel casing with a thickness of 10mm. The strap has a contrasting stitch finish and is made of a soft genuine leather in brown. It fastens with a traditional buckle style clasp.
This men’s Hamilton watch features a large black dial with silver coloured applied hour markers and slim silver hands. A useful date function can be found at the 3 o’clock position. The hands and hour markers have small lume strips which make the watch a little easier to read in dim lit conditions.
Powering this Hamilton Jazzmaster is a Swiss made automatic self-winding movement. This is powered by the movement of your arm and never requires a battery. One of my favourite features on this Hamilton timepiece is the exhibition caseback that allows you to view the movement from the rear of the watch. A sapphire crystal glass on the front and rear of the watch give you a very high level of scratch protection which is great to have. This men’s watch also has a 100m water resistance rating.
You can read my full H32715531 Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic review here soon.
2. Men’s Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic Automatic Watch – American Classic
Up next we have this stunning elegant looking men’s Hamilton Viewmatic watch. This model features a 40mm stainless steel casing with a thickness of 11mm. The strap on this model is also made of a soft genuine in leather in brown and fastens with a standard buckle style clasp.
I really like the design of this dial, the guilloche textured finish at the center adds an interesting aspect to the watch. A mixture of index and numeral hour markers has been used along with stick hands that have a coating of lume for better visibility in dim lit conditions. A date function is also found at the 3 o’clock position on the watch.
At the heart of this Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic watch is a Swiss ETA 2824-2 automatic self-winding movement. This is a popular 25 jewel movement that has 28,800 vibrations per hour giving it a really smooth 8 beats per second sweeping seconds hand. It features both hacking and manual winding and has a 38 hour power reserve. The accuracy rating on this movement is +-15 seconds per day. Like the previous model, you can also view the movement of the watch through the exhibition caseback on the rear of the timepiece.
Protecting both the front and rear of this Hamilton automatic watch is a sapphire crystal glass that has a very high level of scratch resistance. The watch also has a 50m water resistance rating which may come in useful to some people.
You can read my full H32515555 Hamilton Jazzmaster watch review here soon.
3. Hamilton Men’s Jazzmaster Viewmatic 44mm Automatic Watch
Here we have another handsome looking gents Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic watch. This model has a stainless steel casing with a large 44mm diameter and a thickness of 12mm. It’s been fitted with a brown vintage leather strap and fastens with a buckle clasp.
It’s another Hamilton viewmatic with a detailed and textured dial design that I’m quite the fan of. Around the outer rim is a combination of applied baton and numeral style hour markers. They’ve used slim stick hands that feature a thin coating of lume for better visibility in dim lit conditions. Again it’s another Hamilton watch with a date function at the 3 o’clock position.
At the heart of this Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic is a Swiss made self-winding automatic movement which is powered by the movement of your arm and never needs a battery. You can view this movement through the exhibition style caseback. Like the previous models, this watch has a high quality sapphire crystal glass for excellent scratch resistance. It also has a 50m water resistance rating.
You can read my full H32755851 Hamilton Jazzmaster review here soon.
4. Hamilton Viewmatic Jazzmaster Automatic Men’s Watch
This is the next gents Viewmatic Hamilton watch to make it into our list today. It’s built with a 40mm stainless steel casing that has a thickness of 11mm. It’s also the first watch in today’s Hamilton watches review to come with a stainless steel strap. This strap fastens with a butterfly style push release clasp which are one of my favourite types.
Again we have another stunning guilloche textured dial which makes the watch stand out a bit more. There’s a combination of both baton style and numeral applied hour markers along with a date function at the 3 o’clock position. Note that the slim silver coloured hands have a coating of lume for extra visibility at night.
Powering this Hamilton Jazzmaster watch is a self-winding automatic Swiss made movement that’s accurate and very reliable. It’s powered by the movement of your arm and never requires a battery. You can also view the movement through the exhibition caseback, a feature found on the whole Hamilton Viewmatic range. As you’d expect from a high-end Swiss watch, it features a sapphire crystal glass on the front and rear of the timepiece for excellent scratch protection. Last but not least is the 50m water resistance rating.
You can read my full H32515155 Hamilton Viewmatic review here soon.
5. Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic Men’s Automatic Swiss Watch
In at number 5 we have this smart looking gents Hamilton Viewmatic automatic watch. This model has a nice large 40mm stainless steel casing that has a thickness of 11mm. The strap is also made of a strong stainless steel and fastens with a double push release butterfly style clasp.
The dial has a rather simplistic yet elegant design to it with a black background and slim silver coloured baton hour markers and thin watch hands that come with a coating of lume for better visibility at night. There’s a handy date function at the 3 o’clock position on the dial too.
The Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic movement is Swiss made and never requires a battery because it’s a self-winding automatic. You can take a look at the movement through the rear exhibition caseback on the watch. Sapphire crystal glass on the front and rear of this Hamilton Jazzmaster give you a very high level of scratch resistance. Like the previous models, this watch also has a 50m water resistance rating.
You can read my full H32665131 Hamilton watch review here soon.
6. Hamilton Skeleton Watch Automatic Jazzmaster Viewmatic
Next up in our list for today’s Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic review is this absolutely stunning luxury skeleton watch. A key feature of this watch is the large PVD gold plated stainless steel casing that has a diameter of 40mm with an 11mm thickness. This has been paired up nicely with a genuine leather strap that fastens with a buckle clasp.
Keep in mind that even though it looks more like a rose gold colour in the image, it is actually more of a yellow gold in real life, here’s a view more pictures from google – pictures of the Hamilton H42545551.
I love the design of this men’s Hamilton Viewmatic watch. For regular readers, it’s no secret that I’m pretty keen when it comes to skeleton watches like this model. With this Hamilton skeleton watch, you can see a large amount of the mechanism on show through the dial. The outer rim features baton style hour markers and the hands feature a small coating of lume too. If you like this style of timepiece you can view more good skeleton watches here.
At the heart of this Skeleton Hamilton watch is a H-20-S calibre self-winding automatic movement. This movement never needs a battery as it is powered up by the movement of your arm. Hamilton are known for their high quality Swiss automatic watches. As with all the Hamilton Viewmatic collection you can view this movement through the rear exhibition caseback.
Protecting the front and rear of the timepiece is a sapphire crystal glass for an excellent level of scratch resistance. This men’s Hamilton watch also has a 50m water resistance rating.
You can read my full H42545551 Hamilton Automatic watch review here soon.
7. Hamilton Jazzmaster Watch Viewmatic Series 44mm Automatic
Last up on our list for today’s Hamilton Jazzmaster watch review is this luxury looking men’s timepiece. This gent’s Hamilton watch has a 44mm stainless steel casing with a thickness of 11mm. It’s been paired up with a soft genuine leather strap that has white contrast stitching and fastens with a triple fold special clasp.
The dial features an interesting patterned design with rose gold coloured hands and hour markers which are a combination of baton and numerals. There’s also a date display at the 3 o’clock position on the dial.
A Swiss made automatic self-winding movement powers this men’s Hamilton Viewmatic watch. It’s an accurate and reliable movement that never needs a battery as it’s powered by the movement of your arm. Like the previous watches you can also see this movement working away through the exhibition caseback. A sapphire crystal glass protects both the front and rear of the watches and has a very high level of scratch resistance. This Jazzmaster Viewmatic has a 50m water resistance rating.
You can read my full H32755551 Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic review here soon.
Conclusion
As always I’d like to say a massive thank you for taking the time to read through today’s Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic watch review. What was your favourite model featured in today’s list? Comment below and let me know.
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