Brand file
The everyday American brand, now reissuing its designs from the 1960s and 70s.
Case closed
Anyone who buys a style and a price before a movement.
Anyone who wants an automatic movement: most are quartz.
Rising prices on the reissues, for quartz movements.
Investigation
Timex descends from the Waterbury Clock Company, founded in Connecticut in 1854. The Timex name appeared in 1950, on inexpensive watches sold for their toughness.
The brand introduced Indiglo dial lighting in 1992. Its current collections, Marlin and Q, revive models from the archives.
Most of these reissues run on quartz. You are mainly paying for the design, which is often very successful.
Selection
Photo: Tempus Shop
Quartz · 40 mm · chronograph · ref. TW2W10100
A vintage-looking chronograph with a tachymeter scale, powered by quartz.
Photo: Tempus Shop
Quartz · 40 mm · chronograph · ref. TW2Y36200
Timex’s Q line, inspired by its quartz watches of the 1970s, here as a chronograph.
Comparison
| Model | Movement | Diameter | Crystal | Water resistance | Best price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlin Chronograph | Quartz, chronograph | 40 mm | – | – | €199 |
| Q Chronograph | Quartz, chronograph | 40 mm | – | – | €249 |
Catalogue
Every Timex in stock at Tempus, with today’s price.
TimexTimex Femme Easy Reader® 25mm T2H351€59
TimexTimex Legacy Addison 23mm TW2Y23800€119
TimexTimex Q Chronograph 40mm TW2Y36100€183.20
TimexTimex Q Reissue 38mm TW2W22500€189
TimexTimex Marlin Chronograph Tachymeter 40mm TW2W10200€199
TimexTimex World Time Reissue 39mm TW2V69500€199
TimexTimex Marlin Chronograph Tachymeter 40mm TW2W10100€199
TimexTimex Q 1971 Velocity 36mm TW2Y44400€209Questions
Yes. It was born in Connecticut as the Waterbury Clock Company, in 1854.
A few are, but most models, including the Marlin and Q chronographs, are quartz.
Timex bets on design and metal cases; Casio on accuracy and price. The choice depends on what you expect from a watch.
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