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Hamilton Navy Frogman Auto Chrono

tommy_boy

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The Hamilton Frogman has been my desired gen for months. The price tag was getting close to $800 and so it seemed affordable. Then came the Bing 50% promotion on top of Ashford's discount. I had to pull the trigger!

There are eight models of the Hamilton Navy Frogman. You'll find different movements, straps and features such as a cyclops. I chose the H77746133 for its Valjoux movement, brushed titanium case and very comfortable rubber strap with a brushed buckle that has a double tang. Other specs include 200M water resistance, sapphire glass front and back, 22mm strap and 43mm case.

We'll start with a wrist shot. Notice the one arc subdial (hours):

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A dial closeup:

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The crown guards:

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The cool part is the captive o-rings; hard to see here:

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The tricky pushers, since I wondered now I'd operate the chronos with just one:

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The exhibition caseback to see the Valjoux 7750:

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And finally, my lame attempt at the Art Shot, having no props at all:

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The bandwidth alarm has probably gone off. I love this watch, but will sign off now. Thanks for looking.
 
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d4m.test

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WOW... that is a great watch! I love the pushers!
Congrats!
CBR
 

phillycheez

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nice pick up tom! i will definitely pick a hamilton in the near future. thinking of getting one in their field category.
 

phillycheez

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currently i am in reno! i havent been able to get my rwi time in for awhile now but in about 30 minutes im going down to the poker room.

i go back to lakeview on sunday. so far, i am pretty happy with my room and my giant flat screen to go along with it. 8)

time to start working... :x

i guess the up side is more money to spend on this damn hobby!
 

CBR

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There are some great deals out there on this and other Hamiltons right now. I saw this exact watch last week at a small shop in Carlsbad Mall. The guy offered it to me at 50% off. It was going to be just under $600 out the door.
 

yt

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Thanks for sharing, that is cool and what a price!
 

ThinkBachs

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Did you mean Bing? or Bling? Sorry I missed out on this deal, very nice watch with great style...
 

trailboss99

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He meens Bing. M$ had a promo deal a while back where they gave a 50% cashback ob a whole range of stuff including a lot of high end watches.


Col.
 

tommy_boy

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Wow, this thread got revived.

Yeah, Bill Gates funded 50% discounts (max value $1,250) on two watch sites for ten days. Sure got my attention. Fortunately I was in a position to pull the trigger on this Hammie.

Bing still offers additional discounts if you follow the procedure. A bit tedious, but hey, a discount's a discount. :>)