The Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 AutoChrono vintage-inspired chronograph watch comes with a number of modern updates – yes, another one. To say that this archetype has been popular over the last few years would be an understatement. With the surge in interest in vintage watches, contemporary manufacturers realized that digging into the past might be the best way to appeal new customers. Besides, for the most part, it’s been rather successful. Replica watches have gotten smaller and less ostentatious, and a few brands that had strayed pretty far from their roots have suddenly found them again.
Hamilton, however, has never really lost sight of its sporty American heritage. The brand has kept on making easy-to-wear replica watches like the Khaki Field, Pan Europ, and Railroad over the years. While some brands have one or two hits in the archive, Hamilton is fortunate to still have a number of perfect options from the past to draw on when designing new models and the Intra-Matic 68 AutoChrono is a typical example.
When I first saw the spec sheet on this one, I was ready to give it a hard pass on those numbers alone. Those dimensions are on the larger side, especially for something with one foot in the 1960s, and I’ve got small wrists. But that would have been a mistake. It’s crucial with watches like this to remember that this is a totally modern watch with some vintage inspiration, not a straight vintage re-issue, and for some modern consumers that size is going to be just right.
Apart from the basic measurements, the replica Hamilton did a really great job nailing the vintage details on the dial. The snailing inside the cream-colored sub-dials is very much subtle, and all the dial markings are as crisp as can be. I prefer the contrast between the tachymeter track, with its black-on-cream colors, and the minutes/seconds track, which is white on black. I thought it might end up disjointed, but it didn’t at all. What’s more, the tonal date window keeps the display at six o’clock from being distracting and the luminous squares at the hours are integrated cleanly with the applied steel markers.
I enjoyed the Intra-Matic 68 on the wrist more than expected. I wished it to be way too thick, and a little too wide for my small wrist, but it was actually rather comfortable once the strap wore in a bit. Yeah, it’s a thick fake watch – there’s no way around that – but the lugs have the right arch to them and I got used to the size quickly. It’s easy to mistake this for an actual vintage watch from a distance, with the muted dial colors and faithful styling going a long way there. The replica rolex watch is bold and extremely legible, just as a real-deal racing chronograph should be. If you’re looking for a vintage-inspired chronograph in a modern size at a fair price, I highly recommend you take a look at this watch.
Month: May 2017
Amazing Replica Rolex Watches For Heroes This Veterans Day 2018
Since 1918, the Veterans Day has been observed in this, celebrating the end of hostilities in World War I. Originally named Armistice Day, the 11th day of the 11th month sees a host of countries around the world pay tribute to their military, with many marking the start of the 11th hour with a traditional minute of silence.
The link between Rolex and the armed forces goes back generations. The rugged tool watches created by the Swiss brand have long been sought for their legendary toughness and unwavering reliability—the two most important attributes for any military equipment. 
A watch born at the top of the world, in the airless subzero temperatures of Everest’s summit, is a watch resilient enough to survive anything. 
Launched in 1953, after the prototype had accompanied Messrs.’ Hillary and Tenzing to the highest peak on earth, the replica Rolex Explorer has gone on to become a favorite of global military forces for the last 60 years.
With its no-nonsense, utilitarian style and with a dial that remains one of the crown’s most legible, all shrouded in a case that has never succumbed to the allure of precious metals, the Explorer does everything you could ever need of it and nothing more.
Although it was originally conceived for Pan Am, as a way to assist their civilian airline crews tell day from night as they crossed time zones, the sheer toughness of the GMT-Master, coupled with its at-a-glance convenience, has seen the watch find an appreciative audience among air force pilots and even NASA astronauts.
The GMT-Master replica watch is perhaps the archetypal reference in a series that can trace its roots back to the mid fifties. Not the first iteration, but the one that brought a number of vital innovations to the fore, important advances that set the GMT on its way to becoming both a beautiful timepiece and a sturdy, workmanlike implement.
There’s a saying shared among Special Forces regiments around the world when it comes to selecting equipment for missions; “If it’s shiny, I’ll have it.”
Whether that extends to the replica watches they place their trust in is unknown, but for a timepiece that gleams brightly enough for any parade ground, the Rolex Submariner is a drill sergeant’s dream.
The yellow gold Sub is much more likely to adorn the wrists of five-star generals than the rank and file, which is released in the late 1960s, a weighty precious metal showpiece edition of the world’s favorite dive watch. However, although it may be too eye-catching to risk in combat, it is still one of the most inherently strong models in the archive and a product of the replica Rolex’s typically relentless improvements.