Hamilton Mens H24411732 Ventura Stainless Steel Watch with Black Leather Band

I have been collecting vintage pocket watches for several years, only American vintage, mostly Rockford Pocket Watches but as my collection became complete, I purchased a couple Hamilton Pocket Watches. And in my love of American Made Historic time pieces, I came across the story of THE HAMILTON ELECTRIC WATCH. In 1957 the world’s first electric watch appeared and production continued until 1969 when quartz movements made the movements obsolete. But it is those futuristic case designs that Richard Arbib was responsible for that make them so sought after today. So I started looking for vintage Ventura's and you can shell out nearly a $1,000 for a watch that is project and nearly $10,000 for one that has been made like new. But Hamilton offered over the years to upgrade the old Electrics with new Quartz movements so many vintage watch have newer movements. In my research I found out Hamilton did a reissue of the watch some time ago and with Men in Black movies they brought it back again. So you can get a true Hamilton Ventura.......for under $600 on ebay. BUT YOU CAN ALSO BUY FAKES FOR MUCH LESS ON THE INTERNET. I have chosen to use Amazon Prime to hopefully send me to a retailer, Savvy Watch, which sells authentic watches. BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET THE LOW PRICE FROM THE HAMILTON WEBSITE OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER...THEY ARE NEARLY $900. I went to our local Hamilton Dealer and looked at their Venturas and I am almost positive that I was sold a genuine Hamilton Ventura BUT FOR THE LOWER PRICE YOU SACRIFICE HAMILTONS WARRANTY....which brings me to what made me worry about all this in the first place. HERE IS WHAT THE HAMILTON WEBSITE SAYS.... "The Hamilton Warranty is exclusively for customers who bought their Hamilton watches through an authorized Hamilton retailer or through this official Hamilton e-commerce store. Any Hamilton watch bought from a non-authorized dealer, particularly over the internet, may be counterfeit, stolen, or defective. Therefore Hamilton declines all responsibility." SAVVY DOES GIVE YOU A WARRANTY THOUGH. Now onto the watch....ELVIS WORE ONE, ROD SERLING ....twilight zone fame, JFK.....DID TO......SO IF THESE ICONS OF STYLE WHO COULD AFFORD AND CHOOSE ANY WATCH CHOSE A HAMILTON VENTURA THEN REST ASSURED THAT YOU ARE BUYING A PERSONAL STYLE STATEMENT WHICH WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE. Now it is not a large watch they do sell larger models but this is the original. It is gorgeous and of all my wristwatches, I have about 10 it is my favorite.

Let's get this out of the way; one complaint is the wrist band. Troublesome to release and reclose. But I plan to replace it.Since being a little boy I've been aware of this beautiful, triangular timepiece. I began to shop for one several years ago but found the price prohibitive. Oh, I was tortured, especially by seeing variations, all eye catching. I learned about the brand sale to the Swiss firm. Fascinating, but their products were still well out of reach for me. But repeated searches led me back to Amazon, where I found this one, just what I'd been wishing for, at a deep discount. A slight budget stretch, but I convinced myself it was do-able. And it IS!With a quartz movement, its accuracy is pretty much guaranteed. The design? The most attractive, ever, in my opinion. Stainless steel is always my first choice, from appliances to jewelry.The compliments have been good to hear, and every glance at it gives me a surge of satisfaction.Thanks to Amazon and the seller who made this possible.

The Hamilton Ventura is exactly what I was looking for. The price was $200 less than Macy's price. And yes, it's authentic. Some folks have complained about the band/clasp but that did not present a problem for me as I have other watches with a similar band. I'm very happy with my purchase.

We didn't like the clasp or the band. It is a favorite of ours for many years.

Worn by Elvis blue Hawaii? Rod Serling the twilight zone and seen in men I. Black. Awesome style

I have wanted a Ventura for a long time and finally pulled the trigger on one. While the asymmetrical face shape and retro history of this watch may not be what some are looking for, those are two of the reasons that I like this watch. Although I have only had it a short time, it appears to be very well made. Before purchasing the Ventura, I researched the history of both Hamilton watches and the Ventura model. Very interesting reading, and if you are interested in a Ventura, I suggest reading up on both the company and the watch. I love this watch, it is retro, yet functional. It is very stylish in it's own way, being out of the circular or rectangular watch face box. Oh, yeah, and it keeps accurate time!! If it suits your tastes, I highly recommend this watch.

The watch came well packaged, and arrived on time. The watch is exquisite, and looked even better than the picture. The watch was a gift, and the recipient was thrilled and extremely happy with the watch. The only downside was that the instructions included with the watch were not the correct instructions for the watch received. Additionally, it was necessary to watch a YouTube video to figure out how to work the watch clasp. Having received the appropriate instruction manual would have been helpful. Also, we aren't sure whether the watch is self winding or battery operated. It will be necessary to try to find an online manual for the watch.

The watch is very cool looking but the band is very difficult to maneuver. In addition, I returned the watch in the same condition in which it was received with all of the packaging and tags but was charged a restocking fee anyway in contradiction to the return instructions.

I remember seeing this watch when I was a child and thinking how futuristic it looks and have wanted one ever since. My wife recently bought one for me for our anniversary it certainly has exceeded my expectations.The watch is gorgeous and screams quality. I didn't think I could wear this watch as I have fairly small wrists but the case is just about as large as I could wear without being clunky yet does not appear be too small for a man with larger wrists. The band clasp mechanism is ingenious and speaks to the thought that went into this watch. In the few weeks that I have owned it my Ventura has kept time to within one second of the synchronized network time on my mobile devices.

Bought as a birthday present for my husband who said he'd always admired it. He changed the strap as he likes a more flexible less bulky one. He wears the watch often and loves it!

Perfect. Watch is real quality and an eye catcher. Many comments and compliments on it. Strap clasp is different, and takes a bit of getting used to. But once you do, it is comfortable, secure, and very cool.

Exactly what I wanted & ecpected ...2 day delivery . Everything was A1 perfect!!!

The watch is amazing however my fiancé got the wrong manual with it. A bit disappointed.