The first vintage watch I ever purchased was a small 1976 Timex Viscount Sportster Skin Diver with an M32 automatic movement. I just love the case shape with its squared off lugs and funky friction bezel–not to mention the lovely acrylic dome. So it was with a wave of nostalgia that I looked upon the recent release of the World Time 1972. Continue reading Off the Cuff: Timex World Time 1972
If you’ve already made your summer travel plans, but haven’t yet decided on your travel watch, be sure to check out the Q Timex Three Time Zone Chronograph. While the name is a mouthful, you get exactly what’s advertised—a vintage-inspired chrono with a peculiar complication that isn’t quite a GMT, but functions like one. Continue reading Off the Cuff: Q Timex Three Time Zone Chronograph
Few of Timex’s mechanical models can claim to have been more successful than the Marlin. The dress watch, first launched in the 60s, is most likely the platonic ideal a baby boomer imagines when you mention the word “watch,” even today. This latest iteration of the famed reference–the Marlin Automatic Sub-Dial–is both an interesting evolution and a notable departure, in many ways. Continue reading Off the Cuff: Timex Marlin Automatic Sub-Dial
