Last night, on Wednesday the 12th of October, watch pioneer Hamilton hosted a launch event to formally introduce its newest Ventura addition, the Ventura XXL Bright, as well as its 130th-anniversary hero piece Khaki Aviation Pilot Pioneer Mechanical Chronograph. The brand also revealed a few other exciting secrets for the upcoming quarter. The Hamilton launch event displayed the brand’s most notable collections and gave attendees the chance to immerse themselves in the brand’s history.
Amongst the displayed watches were the Syroco Special Edition, the Navy Frogman and the PSR. Great focus was placed on the brand’s history. Historic watches from some of the collections were displayed for viewing. The evening took us on a journey through the brand’s long history.
As one of the most influential watch brands of the 21st century, Hamilton has borne witness to and participated in some of the most impactful historical events in modern history. The brand was instrumental in setting the American railroad time standard. Additionally, as air travel and air postal services developped, the Hamilton name become synonymous with aviation. Later in the 70s, Hamilton became involved with the military producing close to 40,000 field wrist watches for the British Armed Forces. A watch from the original run was displayed in a protective case. Additionally one of the original Pulsar P1 models was also displayed. The Pulsar P1 was the first LED digital watch.
CEO Vivian Stauffer was also in attendance at the Hamilton launch event and presented several of the hero pieces as well as the secret projects the brand’s been working on to celebrate their momentous anniversary.
Hamilton Ventura XXL Bright Quartz Watch H24604330
The evening had several stars, but the brightest, pun intended, was the new Ventura XXL Bright. The watch has the iconic triangular ventura case. The case is stainless steel and black PVD plated. The monochrome design is continued with through the black rubber strap which secures with a pin buckle. Apart from it’s substantial 52 mm case width, the Ventura XXL Bright has another stand out feature. At first glance the black dial features the characteristic Ventura pulse in grey. if you look carefully, however, you’ll be able to spot this watch’s secret. On the left-hand side of the case is a button which sets the dial alight. The Hamilton pulse as well as the indices of the watch light up in red to give the watch its magnificent look.
Though we’re not allowed to reveal any of the secrets from the launch event, we can tell you that you won’t be waiting much longer to find out what other tricks Hamilton has up their sleeve.
