Hamilton Watches quality, precision, style and durability
The SSIH (the former name of Swatch Group), the world’s largest watch manufacturer, acquired Hamilton on May 16, 1974
Since 2003 Hamilton watches are fully Swiss Made making the Hamilton brand vertically integrated within the
SWATCH Company
Hamilton only uses movements of the Swiss manufacturer ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
ETA is a manufacturing company of the Swatch Group
It has been developing and producing calibres for the watch industry since 1793.
It uses unique expertise as a foundation for the ongoing development of new industrialisation technologies to create “Swiss Made” movements.
Precision, reliability and level of performance are the key features of ETA movements.
SWISS PRECISION
80% Mechanical 20% Quartz 15 Exclusive Hamilton Caibres
Day Date Movements
Power reserve increased up to 80 hours
Better accuracy
Worldtimer
Electronic caibre with the capacity to switch between Worldtimer functionality, embracing 24 time zones and automatic adjustment of summer-winter time
Pilot oriented chronograph mode
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Chronometer grade
Must meet strict standards prescribed by the COSC. Each movement is tested for 360 hours, in five positions and across with different temperature ranges and in eight different tests
Skeleton Movements
Skeletonized caliber with 80 hour power reserve
Luxury decoration: luminous snail and pearled finishes, Cotes de Genève detail
Regulator Movement
Several different hand positions are possible
Hamilton currently has 3 different versions
Small Second Movement
Off center positioning of the small second counter at 8 o'clock/rotor largely skeletonized