Hamilton Ventura
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Hamilton Ventura
Photo: Hamiltonwatch
BrandHamilton
ModelVentura
Introduced1957
MovementElectric (originals); quartz and automatic reissues
ProductionIn production
The Hamilton Ventura is the electric wristwatch Hamilton launched in 1957, the first to drive its balance from a battery instead of a mainspring: the calibre 500 kept the balance swinging through electrical contacts, leaving a watch that was mechanical in everything but its power source and a step short of the quartz movements that followed a decade later. Richard Arbib drew the asymmetric shield case, a wedge of gold that carries 1950s American futurism more plainly than any dial could. The shape outlasted the movement, and Hamilton builds the Ventura today on conventional calibres. (Hamilton)
Appearances
11 cataloged appearances
| Title | Year | Type | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hawaii (1961) | 1961 | Film | Elvis Presley | Chad Gates |
| Blue Velvet (1986) | 1986 | Film | Kyle MacLachlan | Jeffrey Beaumont |
| Family Matters (1989) | 1989 | TV Series | Reginald VelJohnson | Carl Winslow |
| High Explosive (2001) | 2001 | Film | Patrick Bergin | Jack Randall |
| Where the Truth Lies (2005) | 2005 | Film | Kevin Bacon | Lanny Morris |
| Dexter (2006) | 2006 | TV Series | David Zayas | Angel Batista |
| La Croisière (2011) | 2011 | Film | Marilou Berry | Alix |
| A Burning Desire (2011) | 2011 | Film | Olivia Bonamy | |
| The Green Hornet (2011) | 2011 | Film | Christoph Waltz | Chudnofsky |
| Men In Black 3 (2012) | 2012 | Film | Alice Eve | Agent O |
| Dexter: Original Sin (2024) | 2024 | TV Series | James Martinez | Angel Batista |