Hamilton Ventura
Introduced in the late 1950s as one of the first electric watches, later famous for its Elvis Presley association.
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“Differs” marks a spec with different recorded values. — means not recorded.
| Spec | 500 original electric Ventura | XXL chronograph (Men in Black) | Elvis80 Automatic | H24625330 Ventura XXL Skeleton Automatic | H24525332 Ventura Elvis80 Skeleton "Year of the Dragon" (rose gold PVD) | H24535332 Ventura Elvis80 Skeleton "Year of the Dragon" (black PVD) | H24635330 Ventura Edge Skeleton Automatic (stainless steel) | H24645330 Ventura Edge Skeleton Automatic (black PVD) | H24551331 Ventura Elvis80 Quartz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case size Differs | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | 45.5 mm | 42.5 mm | 42.5 mm | 51 mm | 51 mm | 44.6 mm |
| Lug to lug Differs | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | 46 mm | 44.6 mm | 44.6 mm | 47.1 mm | 47.1 mm | 42.5 mm |
| Thickness Differs | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | 11.5 mm | 12.3 mm | 12.3 mm | 13.8 mm | 13.8 mm | 11 mm |
| Lug width | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | 23 mm | 23 mm | Not recorded |
| Case Differs | 10k gold-filled, asymmetric shield/triangular | black PVD-coated stainless steel, asymmetric shield/triangular | stainless steel, asymmetric shield/triangular | stainless steel, triangular/asymmetric | rose-gold-toned PVD-coated stainless steel, triangular/asymmetric | black PVD-coated stainless steel, triangular/asymmetric | stainless steel, asymmetric | sandblasted stainless steel, black PVD-coated, asymmetric | stainless steel, triangular/asymmetric |
| Bezel | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | stainless steel fixed | stainless steel fixed | stainless steel fixed | stainless steel fixed | stainless steel fixed | stainless steel fixed |
| Crystal Differs | acrylic | Not recorded | Not recorded | sapphire, triangular, double AR coating | sapphire, AR-coated, exhibition caseback | sapphire, AR-coated, exhibition caseback | sapphire, hexagonal box-shaped, AR-coated | sapphire, hexagonal box-shaped, AR-coated | sapphire |
| Water resistance | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | 50 m | 50 m | 50 m | 50 m | 50 m | Not recorded |
| Caliber Differs | 500 | ETA 2824-2 | H-10 | ETA C07.901 (Powermatic 80 base) | H-10 (Powermatic 80 base) | H-10 (Powermatic 80 base) | H-10-S | H-10-S | ETA F06.111 |
| Movement maker Differs | Hamilton | Not recorded | Hamilton | ETA (Swatch Group) | ETA (Swatch Group) | ETA (Swatch Group) | ETA (Swatch Group) | ETA (Swatch Group) | ETA (Swatch Group) |
| Movement type Differs | Other | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Quartz |
| Jewels Differs | 22 | Not recorded | 25 | Not recorded | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | Not recorded |
| Frequency | Not recorded | Not recorded | 21600 vph | 21600 vph | 21600 vph | 21600 vph | 21600 vph | 21600 vph | Not recorded |
| Power reserve | Not recorded | Not recorded | 80 h | 80 h | 80 h | 80 h | 80 h | 80 h | Not recorded |
| Complications Differs | Not recorded | chronograph | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | date |
| Dial Differs | silver | black | black | black, skeletonized | black, cutaway dragon-head motif / green | black, cutaway dragon-head motif / red | black, openworked/skeletonized / green | black, openworked/skeletonized / green | black |
| Indices Differs | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | none (openworked, no printed hour indices) | none (openworked, no printed hour indices) | stick |
| Lume | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Super-LumiNova | Super-LumiNova | Super-LumiNova | Super-LumiNova | Super-LumiNova | Not recorded |
| Hands Differs | dagger | Not recorded | Not recorded | nickel-plated; red-tipped seconds hand | golden lume hands; golden seconds hand | black lume hands; red seconds hand | skeletonized, green lume; red-tipped seconds hand | skeletonized, green lume; red-tipped seconds hand | silver |
| Bracelet Differs | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | black rubber integrated strap, 23.5mm at case/20mm at buckle | black rubber strap embossed with dragon scales, pin buckle | black rubber strap embossed with dragon scales, pin buckle | embossed black rubber strap, steel pin buckle | embossed black rubber strap, steel pin buckle | black rubber strap, tang buckle |
| Produced Differs | 1957–1963 | 2012 | 2015 | 2022 | 2023–2023 | 2023–2023 | 2025 | 2025 | Not recorded |
| Limited edition Differs | Not recorded | 999 pieces | Released to mark the 80th anniversary of Elvis Presley's birth | Not recorded | 2023 Lunar New Year release; production time-limited rather than a numbered edition per Monochrome Watches | 2023 Lunar New Year release; Monochrome Watches describes production as time-limited rather than a numbered limited edition | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |