Hamiltonx Wind News Today

Hamilton CEO Vivian Stauffer has racked up two decades at the watchmaker. He’s seen the brand move from the US to Switzerland.

“X-Wind” means crosswind and refers to a special function of the Hamilton Khaki X-Wind Day Date pilots’ watch. We accompanied an Air Zermatt helicopter pilot on flights around the Matterhorn and tested the watch to see how it performs in action. (Original photos by Marcus Krüger.) The Khaki X-Wind helps a pilot calculate how to compensate for crosswind. Shortly after sunrise, we glide in our helicopter close to rocky ridges, snow-covered peaks and mighty glaciers. Above these towers the...