The date pusher is light but direct with a crispy but quiet click. The GMT control becomes active when the four o'clock crown is pulled out and link there is a tactile click to each position in a manner I find quite similar to the controls on an M11. There are 12 positions link and with a small turn you can feel the mechanism load up like a spring then link softly advance the bezel. And then there is the main crown.
And we cap off with link a watch that brings link a case design as wild as the crown on the left side of the case. The original version of the Monaco was unveiled in this orientation and later link reverted to a more normal, RHD styling. Nowadays, only a couple of modern Monaco models utilize the classic lefty look. If it's an iconic watch you're after that originated as an LHD, give the Monaco a chance.
Caliber: Caliber 52610Functions: Hours, minutes, small link seconds, perpetual calendar with link displays for day, date, month, power-reserve indicator, and yearPower link Reserve: 7 days (168 hours)Winding: AutomaticFrequency: 28,800 vphJewels: 54
It was a Hamilton watch used on the first US postal service flight between Washington and New York, so aviation is nothing new to the brand whose link prestigious aviation heritage dates link back to 1918 and has included the rank of link official supplier to the US Armed Forces since 1914.