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Why I think the Timex Marlin is the perfect entry-level manual-winding watch

Opinion

16.03.24

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Why I think the Timex Marlin is the perfect entry-level manual-winding watch

There are few manual winding watches for under $500. Thankfully, Timex has you covered.

Pop Culture

14.11.23

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NFL YouTube video reveals favourite watches among head coaches – one brand stands out

While athletes regularly flex their choice of wristwear on and off the field, we found their coaches to be a tad more reserved.

The Timex x seconde/seconde/ Episodes 3 & 4 ask if you can take a hint

Introducing

27.10.23

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The Timex x seconde/seconde/ Episodes 3 & 4 ask if you can take a hint

After releases inspired by a popular fizzy drink and a flying mammal superhero, Timex and seconde/seconde/ return with two new episodes.

Recycle your broken watch for free, while getting cash off a new Timex

News

02.10.23

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Recycle your broken watch for free, while getting cash off a new Timex

Going green is all the rage when it comes to corporate happy-speak, but my salt shaker is always within arm’s reach whenever I read about…

Buying Guides

04.09.23

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5 of the best analogue watches for kids

I haven’t thought much about kids’ watches since… Well, when I was a kid. My first watch was a blue-dialled Timex with a manual movement,…

Buying Guides

20.08.23

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5 of the best survival watches

With the growing popularity of shows like Alone and an increasing desire to escape the normalities of life, the art of survival is more popular…

Buying Guides

16.07.23

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5 best watches under $50

In a recent pitch meeting, Zach our editor was slightly (OK, quite) dubious when I proposed the idea that a legit timepiece could be had…

Friday Wind Down

10.03.23

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: MoonSwatch, plus entry-level heats up with new Tissot PRX and updated Timex Marlin

With Zach out and about, I thought I’d jump in and cover this week’s Friday Wind Down with your regularly scheduled content – memes, wrist…

From bank robber to worm picker, the best watches for the weirdest jobs

Watch Culture

19.02.23

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From bank robber to worm picker, the best watches for the weirdest jobs

Before buying a watch it’s important to consider how it will fit into your life, as different watches may benefit some lifestyles over others. The…

The world’s most inspiring watch costs $150 and belongs to former Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink

Pop Culture

22.01.23

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The world’s most inspiring watch costs $150 and belongs to former Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink

There’s a watch out there that could genuinely change your life. It could make you happier, healthier and more successful. It could help you regain…

The Immortals

28.12.22

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The Immortals – At $179, the Timex Q is a watch for the Budget Baller Hall of Fame

Editor’s note: The Immortals is a new series that examines a watch that we believe deserves recognition as a bona fide modern classic. You’ll already…

CHEAP BASTARD: The Timex Marlin Automatic 40mm affordably scratches the green itch

Watch Reviews

03.12.22

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CHEAP BASTARD: The Timex Marlin Automatic 40mm affordably scratches the green itch

EDITOR’S NOTE: Whether David is a bastard is still up for debate, but the fact he is cheap is irrefutable. Kidding aside, David loves solid watches…

So you can’t get a MoonSwatch. Here are 5 alternatives…

Lists

25.10.22

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So you can’t get a MoonSwatch. Here are 5 alternatives…

I do have to start this segment by admitting that no other watch out there quite matches what the MoonSwatch can offer. It’s a truly…

The Indian watch market: Switzerland’s next big target

News

04.08.22

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The Indian watch market: Switzerland’s next big target

For years, Swiss brands have heavily invested in the Chinese market. Which has made sense, as year after year, the watch market there continues to…

A fantastic five of value proposition GMT watches

Lists

14.07.22

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A fantastic five of value proposition GMT watches

Prompted by Seiko’s bombshell release of the SKX Sports Style GMT – 5KX GMT for short – we sought to find other watches with GMT…

Timex jumps onto the Stranger Things’ 1980s bandwagon with new capsule collection

Pop Culture

07.06.22

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Timex jumps onto the Stranger Things’ 1980s bandwagon with new capsule collection

Given that nostalgia often feels like the dominant mode of inspiration for modern watchmaking – heritage reissue, anyone? – Timex’s collaboration with Stranger Things makes…

News

22.01.22

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The world’s most inspiring watch costs $150 and belongs to former Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink

There’s a watch out there that could genuinely change your life. It could make you happier, healthier and more successful. It could help you regain…

Who To Follow

21.01.22

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WHO TO FOLLOW: See what happens when music and watches collide with @vinylsanddials

It’s been nearly a decade since this bug of collecting watches bit me. In that time, I wish I could tell you that was the…

EDITOR’S PICK: How I bonded with Paul Newman over a Timex Ironman

Pop Culture

18.09.21

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EDITOR’S PICK: How I bonded with Paul Newman over a Timex Ironman

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ever since his Rolex Daytona (reference 6239) sold for $17.8 million USD in 2017, Paul Newman’s name has been spoken of in hushed…

Kapow! Zap! Whammo! The cartoon characters brightening up your wristwear from Popeye to Snoopy

Lists

22.05.21

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Kapow! Zap! Whammo! The cartoon characters brightening up your wristwear from Popeye to Snoopy

Are cartoon-themed watches the same as the joker in the office with the cringe-worthy Marvin the Martian silk tie on a Tuesday? I think not.…

Hiding in plain sight – 6 sleeper hit watches you might have missed

Lists

14.03.21

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Hiding in plain sight – 6 sleeper hit watches you might have missed

You don’t always have to look to the usual suspects or pay a hefty price to get a quality watch. There is a wide spectrum…

Prepare to be shocked, bamboozled and charmed by the weirdest watches of 2020

Lists

29.12.20

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Prepare to be shocked, bamboozled and charmed by the weirdest watches of 2020

Every year, the Time+Tide team publishes NOW, our annual print extravaganza. As it says on the cover, essentially it’s a watch buying guide that rounds…

Introducing

20.12.20

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INTRODUCING: The Timex Marlin Automatic California brings a Cali dial to a new price point

Great design for a great price. That’s why the Timex Marlin is an understandable darling of the watch community, with clear historical connection to a…

Do your friends think watch collecting is strange? These are the best watches to get your friends into watches

Pop Culture

25.11.20

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Do your friends think watch collecting is strange? These are the best watches to get your friends into watches

If you, like many others, stumbled across the watch collecting hobby entirely by yourself, you know that feeling of loneliness. You may spend hours perfecting…

6 fabulous rainbow watches released in 2020, from $180 – $5000+

Lists

16.10.20

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6 fabulous rainbow watches released in 2020, from $180 – $5000+

When you hear about rainbow watches, you are typically presented with very high-cost luxury pieces that incorporate lustrous coloured gemstones that impose a very high…

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Jean-Claude Biver tells the full Hublot story and WatchFest fires!

News

16.10.20

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Jean-Claude Biver tells the full Hublot story and WatchFest fires!

I don’t know if it’s advancing age, the sentimentality of the occasion (Hublot’s 40th Anniversary), or just our European Editor Mike’s interviewing technique, but the…

8 affordable watches under $1000 that get the nod from watch snobs: 2020 Edition

Lists

13.10.20

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8 affordable watches under $1000 that get the nod from watch snobs: 2020 Edition

At first glance, many assume that in order to get your feet wet in the horology hobby you have to shell out thousands and thousands…

6 of the best smart watches released in 2020, including Timex, Hublot and Bausele

Lists

02.08.20

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6 of the best smart watches released in 2020, including Timex, Hublot and Bausele

Most watch enthusiasts are guilty of – at one point or another – scoffing at the advent of the smart watch, confident that they would…

Lists

01.08.20

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5 watches that look good on any strap

It’s no secret that watches are expensive items. Whether it’s a $100 quartz Seiko or a $10,000 Rolex, you’re always trying to get the most…

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Brace yourself for virtual Baselworld, and get your mojo back with Navy SEAL Jocko Willinck’s inspirational watch

News

29.05.20

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Brace yourself for virtual Baselworld, and get your mojo back with Navy SEAL Jocko Willinck’s inspirational watch

OK, this legit feels like a Friday. It’s 3:30, and as we say in Australia, I’m absolutely stinging for a tin. Translation: a cold beer…

This is the world’s most inspiring watch. It costs $150 and belongs to “the scariest Navy SEAL imaginable”

Pop Culture

25.05.20

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This is the world’s most inspiring watch. It costs $150 and belongs to “the scariest Navy SEAL imaginable”

There’s a watch out there that could genuinely change your life. It could make you happier, healthier and more successful. It could help you regain…

The new guard of action heroes and their watches, from Hobbs & Shaw to John Wick to Triple Frontier

Pop Culture

21.04.20

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The new guard of action heroes and their watches, from Hobbs & Shaw to John Wick to Triple Frontier

It’s a hard life being the watch of an action hero. For starters, you’re forced to put up with all the endless gunfights, speedboat chases…

ISO-FIX: Depressed? Here are 15 fun, guilt-free watches you can buy right now for under $1000

Lists

21.04.20

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ISO-FIX: Depressed? Here are 15 fun, guilt-free watches you can buy right now for under $1000

There have been several strange side effects of the rubbish situation we currently find ourselves in. Pushbikes, for example, are now more valuable than palladium. And because…

A month in iso with the Timex Q, a watch that reconnected me with the fun in collecting

Opinion

17.04.20

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A month in iso with the Timex Q, a watch that reconnected me with the fun in collecting

Watch collecting is fun. At least it should be, which means that from time to time, you have to get back to basics and enjoy…

The pointy end of the Timex revival, a short history of the breakout Marlin collection

Watch Reviews

05.04.20

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The pointy end of the Timex revival, a short history of the breakout Marlin collection

When it comes to celebrity endorsements, Patrick Swayze’s sixth cousin once removed John Cameron Swayze is simply not modern watch brand ambassador material. A news…

13 of the best watches under $500 that get watch snobs’ approval

Opinion

17.03.20

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13 of the best watches under $500 that get watch snobs’ approval

With all the uncertainty in the world right now, spending several months’ salary on a watch might seem like an idea that can wait a…

These are the five best watches in India, by popularity

Lists

28.02.20

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These are the five best watches in India, by popularity

According to many, many news stories over the last 12 months, India is expected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country within the…

Alfred would approve: 5 of the best Batman bezel watches

Lists

16.02.20

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Alfred would approve: 5 of the best Batman bezel watches

Few other bezel designs in recent memory have conjured more furore and admiration in the horological community than the so-called Batman bezel. Yes, the black…

Introducing

06.02.20

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INTRODUCING: The Timex M79 Automatic, the Batman of the people?

Timex have kicked off their 2020 novelty releases with an exciting – for those with no signs of Batman fatigue – but fairly unadventurous move.…

11 of the best affordable watches that are still seriously cool

Lists

27.01.20

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11 of the best affordable watches that are still seriously cool

If you’re just getting in to watches, you don’t have to spend a lot to have a diverse and interesting collection to choose from. Here…

4 banging weekend watches for under $500

Lists

07.10.19

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4 banging weekend watches for under $500

It’s all very well and good having a mainstay, go-to timepiece that you can rely on for daily duties Monday to Friday, but what happens…

RECOMMENDED READING: Timex’s new watches are Made in America … sort of

News

19.04.19

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Timex

Why I think the Timex Marlin is the perfect entry-level manual-winding watch

NFL YouTube video reveals favourite watches among head coaches – one brand stands out

The Timex x seconde/seconde/ Episodes 3 & 4 ask if you can take a hint

Recycle your broken watch for free, while getting cash off a new Timex

5 of the best analogue watches for kids

5 of the best survival watches

5 best watches under $50

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: MoonSwatch, plus entry-level heats up with new Tissot PRX and updated Timex Marlin

From bank robber to worm picker, the best watches for the weirdest jobs

The world’s most inspiring watch costs $150 and belongs to former Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink

The Immortals – At $179, the Timex Q is a watch for the Budget Baller Hall of Fame

CHEAP BASTARD: The Timex Marlin Automatic 40mm affordably scratches the green itch

So you can’t get a MoonSwatch. Here are 5 alternatives…

The Indian watch market: Switzerland’s next big target

A fantastic five of value proposition GMT watches

Timex jumps onto the Stranger Things’ 1980s bandwagon with new capsule collection

The world’s most inspiring watch costs $150 and belongs to former Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink

WHO TO FOLLOW: See what happens when music and watches collide with @vinylsanddials

EDITOR’S PICK: How I bonded with Paul Newman over a Timex Ironman

Kapow! Zap! Whammo! The cartoon characters brightening up your wristwear from Popeye to Snoopy

Hiding in plain sight – 6 sleeper hit watches you might have missed

Prepare to be shocked, bamboozled and charmed by the weirdest watches of 2020

INTRODUCING: The Timex Marlin Automatic California brings a Cali dial to a new price point

Do your friends think watch collecting is strange? These are the best watches to get your friends into watches

6 fabulous rainbow watches released in 2020, from $180 – $5000+

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Jean-Claude Biver tells the full Hublot story and WatchFest fires!

8 affordable watches under $1000 that get the nod from watch snobs: 2020 Edition

6 of the best smart watches released in 2020, including Timex, Hublot and Bausele

5 watches that look good on any strap

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Brace yourself for virtual Baselworld, and get your mojo back with Navy SEAL Jocko Willinck’s inspirational watch

This is the world’s most inspiring watch. It costs $150 and belongs to “the scariest Navy SEAL imaginable”

The new guard of action heroes and their watches, from Hobbs & Shaw to John Wick to Triple Frontier

ISO-FIX: Depressed? Here are 15 fun, guilt-free watches you can buy right now for under $1000

A month in iso with the Timex Q, a watch that reconnected me with the fun in collecting

The pointy end of the Timex revival, a short history of the breakout Marlin collection

13 of the best watches under $500 that get watch snobs’ approval

These are the five best watches in India, by popularity

Alfred would approve: 5 of the best Batman bezel watches

INTRODUCING: The Timex M79 Automatic, the Batman of the people?

11 of the best affordable watches that are still seriously cool

4 banging weekend watches for under $500

RECOMMENDED READING: Timex’s new watches are Made in America … sort of