Hamilton’s relationship with cinema has rarely been passive, and its latest Christopher Nolan collaboration takes a different route from the usual screen-worn watch story.
The Khaki Field Auto The Odyssey Limited Edition is a Bronze Age-inspired collector’s piece connected to Nolan’s upcoming Universal Pictures epic, rather than a prop designed to appear on a character’s wrist.
That distinction matters, because the watch leans fully into the mythology of Odysseus while keeping the practical bones of Hamilton’s 42mm field watch intact.
At a glance
- Hamilton has introduced the Khaki Field Auto The Odyssey Limited Edition ahead of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
- The 42mm bronze watch features a black helmet-textured dial, sword-shaped hands, a spear-style seconds hand and an engraved titanium caseback.
- Production is limited to 2,112 pieces, with availability from July 17, 2026 and a price of CHF 1,195.
A bronze field watch for Nolan’s mythic epic
Hamilton has more than 500 film and television appearances behind it, but The Odyssey gives the brand a more unusual brief.
Mechanical watches didn’t exist in the Bronze Age world of Homer’s hero, so this limited edition isn’t trying to pass as a period object on screen.
Instead, it works as an off-screen companion to the film, translating its symbols, materials and visual language into a modern everyday watch.
The case is the immediate shift from the standard Khaki Field formula.
Hamilton has used bronze with a circular brushed finish, a choice that suits the film’s ancient setting and will develop a patina as the watch is worn.
At 42mm wide and 10.9mm thick, the dimensions stay close to the familiar Khaki Field Automatic profile, so the thematic treatment doesn’t turn the watch into a costume piece.
A domed sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating sits up front, while the back is titanium and engraved with Odysseus’ helmet and Christopher Nolan’s signature.
The 100-metre water resistance also keeps the watch in functional field-watch territory rather than limiting it to display-case duty.
Helmet textures, sword hands and field-watch legibility
The black vertically brushed dial carries most of the storytelling.
Its surface reproduces the pattern seen on Odysseus’ helmet, giving the watch a more tactile look than the conventional military dial that usually defines the Khaki Field line.
The bronze-coloured hour and minute hands are shaped like swords, while the central seconds hand takes the form of a spear.
At 12 o’clock, the applied marker echoes a rivet from the hero’s scabbard, a small detail that keeps the dial from feeling like a simple colour change.
A decorative frieze adds another classical note, while Grade X1 Super-LumiNova on the time hands preserves the basic night-time readability expected from a field watch.
It’s a clever balance for Hamilton, because the watch needs to read as part of the Khaki family before it reads as film memorabilia.
The H-10 movement and a symbolic edition size
Inside is Hamilton’s H-10 automatic calibre, a widely used movement known for its long power reserve and practical reliability.
The calibre uses ETA C07.611 architecture and runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour, with an 80-hour power reserve that makes it easy to put down for a weekend and pick up again without resetting.
A Nivachron balance spring adds resistance to magnetic fields and temperature variation, which is a useful technical detail in a watch otherwise defined by visual storytelling.
The watch is paired with a brown grained leather strap with prominent central stitching and a titanium pin buckle.
Each example is delivered with a replica of Athena’s pin, a talisman connected to Penelope and Odysseus in the film, inside a specially designed presentation box.
The edition is limited to 2,112 pieces, with the number chosen for its link to the recurring use of 12 in Homer’s epic.
For Hamilton collectors, Nolan followers and film-watch enthusiasts, that production figure gives the release a more specific narrative hook than a conventional numbered tie-in.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Model | Khaki Field Auto The Odyssey Limited Edition |
| Reference | H70675530 |
| Case size | 42mm diameter, 10.9mm thickness |
| Case material | Bronze with circular brushed finish |
| Crystal | Domed sapphire with double anti-reflective coating |
| Caseback | Titanium, engraved with Odysseus’ helmet and Christopher Nolan’s signature |
| Water resistance | 100 metres |
| Dial | Black vertically brushed dial with helmet-inspired texture and themed 12 o’clock marker |
| Hands | Bronze-coloured sword-shaped hour and minute hands with Grade X1 Super-LumiNova, spear-shaped central seconds hand |
| Movement | Hamilton H-10 automatic calibre, ETA C07.611 architecture |
| Frequency | 21,600 vibrations per hour |
| Power reserve | 80 hours |
| Balance spring | Nivachron |
| Strap | Brown grained leather with central stitching |
| Buckle | Titanium pin buckle |
| Lug width | 22mm |
| Edition size | 2,112 pieces |
| Availability | From July 17, 2026 |
| Price | CHF 1,195 |
The Khaki Field Auto The Odyssey Limited Edition works best because it doesn’t try to pretend ancient Greece had wristwatches.
It takes Hamilton’s most durable design language and lets Nolan’s mythic world leave marks on the case, dial and packaging, which is exactly the kind of restrained film collaboration collectors tend to remember.
