The new Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 36 is now available at WatchNation. Inspired by the FAPD 5101 navigator’s watch issued to U.S. Air Force crews around 1970, it brings genuine military-watch character into a compact 36mm format that feels especially right today.
LIMITED RELEASE
The watch is available exclusively in 2026, which gives this edition a little more weight for collectors while still keeping the appeal broad for anyone who simply wants a well-sized, honest field watch. If you have been waiting for a smaller Khaki Field Mechanical, this is the one to move on.
Inside is Hamilton’s hand-wound H-50 calibre, offering an 80-hour power reserve, 17 jewels and a Nivachron balance spring for greater resistance to magnetic fields, shocks and temperature variation. Despite its historical accuracy, the Khaki Field Mechanical 36mm makes a very modern case for itself as an everyday field watch.