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Hamilton
Boulton
$500
dress · quartz
The rectangular Art Deco Hamilton — Elvis's watch, a curved-case classic.
Case size27mm
Thickness—
Lug-to-lug—
Movementquartz
Originamerican
Water resist.30m
Case materialsteel
Strap / braceletleather
Genderunisex
dress
What people say
Praised
“Best affordable mechanical”
Affordable mechanical watch · sonerwatches.com“The Boulton is an excellent entry into mechanical rectangular watchmaking.”
Excellent entry into mechanical rectangular watchmaking · sonerwatches.com“the Hamilton Boulton, Frederique Constant Carree, and Oris Rectangular all represent genuine Swiss quality.”
Represents genuine Swiss quality · sonerwatches.com“Today's Boulton maintains remarkable fidelity to its original inspiration.”
Maintains fidelity to original 1940s design · sonerwatches.com“hand-wound Art Deco character with an 80-hour power reserve”
Hand-wound Art Deco character with long power reserve · sonerwatches.com
Noted
“The Boulton sits in a softer, more vintage register than the architectural Tank”
Softer, more vintage aesthetic than architectural Tank · sonerwatches.com“A mechanical alternative such as the Hamilton Boulton trades that convenience for the character of a hand-wound movement.”
Manual wind requires daily winding · sonerwatches.com“The Boulton is often overlooked in the Hamilton catalog compared to the popular Khaki Field collection”
Often overlooked in Hamilton catalog · teddybaldassarre.com
Sources: sonerwatches.com · sonerwatches.com · teddybaldassarre.com · sonerwatches.com
