Whether its a historical period piece, a modern-day thriller, or a sci-fi epic set in the distant future, costume design is one of the most powerful tools in creating the look and feel of a film or television series. With an extensive list of credits that includes Mad Men, Deadwood, and Why Women Kill, costume designer Janie Bryant is one of Hollywoods most sought-after creative voices when creating distinctive and impactful looks, and for her latest project Bryant has turned her attention to the world of watchmaking. Hamiltons nearly 90-year legacy of appearing in over 500 major films and TV series makes the brand a natural partner for this costume design collaboration, which reimagines three beloved Hamilton American Classic womens references for both the modern day and the future. With six stylish references running the gamut from tasteful restraint to vibrant disco-inflected audacity, the new Hamilton x Janie Bryant Capsule Collection, including two models each from the Hamilton Intra-Matic, Hamilton Ardmore, and Hamilton Lady Hamilton series, offers a unique and attractive look for nearly every taste.Without a doubt, the flagships of the new Hamilton x Janie Bryant Capsule Collection are its two reinterpretations of the Intra-Matic chronograph line. Sharing the same 40mm stainless steel cases as the standard models, both the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Intra-Matic Today and the Intra-Matic Tomorrow reinvent this familiar 60s chronograph look with polished PVD finishes. The Today model is the subtler watch of the pair, adorning the familiar blend of narrow lugs, sloping bezel, and oversized piston pushers with a dusty rose-gold tone that helps to soften and feminize the sporty design. On the other hand, the Tomorrow is all bold retro-futuristic optimism in an exaggerated high-impact yellow-gold tone. Given the case size and stance on the wrist, both of these womens-market designs could easily pull double duty as mens watches, particularly the Tomorrow model. Like the standard Intra-Matic, these cases are rated for a solid 100 meters of water resistance. Both the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Intra-Matic Today and the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Intra-Matic Tomorrow truly differentiate themselves from the norm with their dials. The Today piece continues to be the more demure option in images, combining a delicate beige sunburst main dial surface with matching dusty rose gold-tone dial hardware. Janie Bryant brings a new signature handset to each of the Today variants beginning with the Intra-Matic, and here this unique blend of a Breguet hours hand with a tapering pointed baton minutes hand gives the retro sporting design of the Intra-Matic a more luxe character. The Tomorrow variants dial, by contrast, leans into the spirit of disco-era futuristic maximalism started by the case. Rather than the black and white panda dial colorway of the standard Intra-Matic, this version is rendered fully in matte black and gold, with a yellow gold PVD plated outer tachymeter ring and matching subdials. The dial printing is in a retro-sporty gilt effect as well, giving the dial layout a warmer and punchier feel in images. The use of sharp un-lumed obelisk hands here also changes the character of the design substantially, replacing some of the originals purposeful sportiness with a flashier and more ornamental ethos.Like the standard models, both the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Intra-Matic Today and the Intra-Matic Tomorrow use the Valjoux 7753-based H-31 automatic chronograph movement. Built on a familiar and reliable base with a decades-long service history, the H-31 manages to produce impressively modern performance figures for its price range. The H-31s power reserve is a hefty 60 hours at a 28,800 bph beat rate. To complement their reimagined looks, both the Intra-Matic Today and Intra-Matic Tomorrow are fitted with bespoke strap options. The restrained and nuanced colorway of the Today is completed with a leather strap in soft desaturated pink, while the bolder Tomorrow goes for maximum visual impact with a leather strap finished in metallic gold.For its next pair of designs, Hamilton turns to the Ardmore series, an Art Deco-inspired collection with roots stretching back to the 30s. Both the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Ardmore Today and the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Ardmore Tomorrow begin with slender rectangular stainless steel cases measuring in at 18.7mm-wide by 27mm-long. Positioned as more of a refined everyday wear option than the sporty casual Intra-Matic, the Ardmores form is simple and timelessly stylish in images with stepped case sides and a dressy full-polished finish. The Ardmores crown is an immediate focal point in images, with an intricate and eye-catching double coin edge stacked design that arguably detracts slightly from the minimal lines of the rest of the case. The Ardmore Today renders this versatile form with a bright layer of polished PVD yellow gold, while the Admore Tomorrow instead allows the bare polished steel to shine through. Both versions of the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Ardmore offer an underwhelming 30 meters of water resistance. As with the rest of the series, the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Ardmore line follows two distinctive patterns for its dial designs. The Ardmore Today offers a luxe and minimal take on the design in images, with a white opaline dial surface and wide applied yellow gold Roman numerals at 12 oclock, 3 oclock, 6 oclock, and 9 oclock. These clean and upscale elements are paired with the same Breguet-and-needle handset shared across the Janie Bryant Today offerings but coupled with the lack of other numerals or scales around the outer edge of the dial the Ardmore Today may feel barren or difficult to read for some wearers. The undersized 6 oclock running seconds subdial with its intricate chemin-de-fer outer track counterbalances this minimalism with a dose of complexity in initial images. The Ardmore Tomorrow takes a more holistic approach to the dial design, however, with a dynamic silver sunburst surface and long printed gold line indices that nicely fill the dials negative space. The yellow gold PVD obelsique handset interacts well with these slender golden lines in images, while the gold azurage finish of the 6 oclock subdial adds a pop of more outgoing character.Both versions of the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Ardmore are powered by the ETA 980.163 quartz movement for reliable and affordable performance. Hamilton finishes both variants with unique straps to complete the modern and futuristic theming concept. For the Ardmore Today, Hamilton opts for milky matte white alligator pattern leather that complements the opaline dial finish well in images. For the Ardmore Tomorrow, the brand instead fits a metallic silver leather strap that gives the design a more bombastic overall look.The Hamilton x Janie Bryant Lady Hamilton series clearly draws from older aesthetic traditions than its stablemates, with its diminutive proportions and the intricately stamped textures of its square case. With that said, Hamilton makes both versions of this watch feel fresh and contemporary with novel colorways. The Hamilton x Janie Bryant Lady Hamilton Today is arguably the more striking model of the pair, finishing its 15mm-wide by 19mm-long square case in a deep polished plum purple PVD tone. This rich, saturated color maintains the classic early 20th century femininity of the base design, while adding a layer of eye-catching mystique in images. The Lady Hamilton Tomorrow, on the other hand, projects more of a rock-and-roll sensibility in images with the use of a polished black PVD finish. As these are far from sporty designs, the 50 meter water resistance for both variants is to be expected.Hamilton gives both the Janie Bryant Lady Hamilton Today and the Lady Hamilton Tomorrow stylish minimal dials but takes markedly different approaches for each model. The Lady Hamilton Today continues the cases intriguing purple colorway with matching purple PVD Breguet-and-needle hands above a simple black dial surface. Hamilton gives this dark and intriguing color palette a set of sparkling highlights in images, with applied diamonds for indices at 12 oclock, 3 oclock, 6 oclock, and 9 oclock. In keeping with the rest of the series, the Tomorrow variant of the Lady Hamilton offers a brighter and louder style than its counterpart. The dial surface is a heavily grained silver sunburst, contrasted with obelisque hands in vibrant yellow gold PVD. Hamiltons use of hemispherical applied indices adds a dynamic sense of visual depth in images, with a yellow gold PVD finish that should lead to dramatic light play.Both the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Lady Hamilton Today and the Lady Hamilton Tomorrow utilize the ETA 280.002 quartz movement. The look of the Lady Hamilton series is defined in large part by its distinctive chain bracelet, and Hamilton keeps this intact for these new models with case-matching bracelets in purple and black PVD.With strong design choices and a variety of looks to match nearly any style, the new Hamilton x Janie Bryant Capsule Collection delivers a bold and well-rounded new vision for womens watchmaking from the mind of one of Hollywoods top costume designers. All models in the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Capsule Collection are available now through authorized dealers. MSRP for both Hamilton x Janie Bryant Intra-Matic models stands at $2,295 each, while both Hamilton x Janie Bryant Lady Hamilton models are priced at $645 each. Lastly, the Hamilton x Janie Bryant Ardmore Today carries an MSRP of $595 and the Ardmore Tomorrow is available for $495. For more details, please visit the brands website. [...]