Hamilton and Air Zermatt Team Up for a New Limited Edition Chronograph
Hamilton is marking the tenth year of their partnership with Air Zermatt, Switzerland?s famed air rescue operation, with a new limited edition chronograph that can be viewed as both a legitimate hardcore flight instrument, and a proper tribute piece. Air Zermatt has been around since the late 1960s, and has pioneered medical rescue by helicopter, which is a serious business in the Swiss Alps. While you likely don?t want to see them for yourself in any real world scenarios (because if you do, something has gone horribly wrong), Air Zermatt?s red helicopters have become iconic in their own right, and serve as inspiration for this new version of the Khaki Aviation Converter Auto Chrono.Â
At its core, the Khaki Aviation Converter is a serious tool watch, and employs a slide rule bezel, similar to what you?ll find on Breitling?s Navitimer, that is a bit intimidating at first, but uses principles of basic arithmetic to calculate things like airspeed, distance traveled, fuel consumption, and total flight time. These calculations will be of little use to most, unless you happen to be a pilot, or math, for you, is a hobby, and not something you struggled through in your high school years. That said, you can use these bezels for common, everyday math problems, like calculating the tip on a restaurant bill. Let?s be honest, though. For most people, wearing a watch like this is less about functionality, and more about the way it makes you feel, and there?s nothing wrong with...
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