Category: Timex
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Timex Archive Acadia
The Plastic Case Alternative Time to get writing again as well as back on the topic of Timex. Its been a busy summer, particularly August, so I have not been starting enough new posts! I have been thinking a lot about Timex watches recently as you might have noticed in my last post, but also…
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Why Timex and other Miscellaneous Ramblings
What is a Cheap Watch? In the pursuit of stocking my eclectic watch collections I keep trying to categorize the watch universe and figure out where I place myself in it. Why do I collect the watches that I collect? Also, because our society is so politically charged now, I wonder where watches line up…
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30 Year of Eddie Bauer Watches Part 3
The Interesting Finds Keep Coming Here we go again. Since my last nerdy post on Eddie Bauer watches a while back, Part 2, more have found their way to me. I am trying to reduce the rate of of watch purchases and number of watches coming in. But as an afflicted collector, there is always…
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Timex Allied: Part 2
The Chronographs I’ve been avoiding this topic. The Timex Allied collection has had me confused. When I first tackled the topic in Part 1, I did not want to include chronographs as the three-handers were trouble enough to sort out. Since then I have analyzed the Mk 1 collection I have noticed some ways that…
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Trials of Cheap Watch Repair
Repairable or Disposable Like everything we own, if used, watches eventually need some kind of repair. But not all watches are created equal. Some watches are created to potentially last a life time and your progeny’s life time too. On the other hand, some watches are made to be discarded instead of repaired. Some may…
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Timex x J. Crew Andros
Time flies when you’re having fun & Its all in the dial It has been almost 13 years since this J. Crew-distributed watch hit the street. Following the successful launch of the J. Crew Military watch a few years earlier, the Andros brought a more nautical feel to the outfits of J. Crew customers. It…
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Timex Mk1 Collections Part 3
A Unique Set of MK1s: Archive Pioneers With this post I want to complete the final part of my attempt to outline the various 40mm and 42mm MK1 types that Timex released from roughly 2017 to 2019. In Part 1, I covered the Aluminum MK1s. In Part 2, the Steel Mk1s. There are some other…
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Timex Mk1 Collections Part 2
Full Steel Ahead In Part 1 of My Timex MK1 posts I covered the origins of the MK1 and covered the various styles of Aluminum case Mk1s. Here I will try to get my arms around the 40mm 3-hand and 42mm chronographs that make up the Steel collection. As I mentioned in the earlier post,…
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Timex Mk1 Collections Part 1
With Such a Wide Variety, There is a Mk1 for Everybody Besides the unisex Weekender, I can’t think of another Timex style within the Archive era that is as popular as the Mk1? There is a huge variety of colors, straps and materials in both three-hand and chronograph models. With so many different looks, I…
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Nigel Cabourn x Timex
Watches I Can’t Resist Collecting watches is relentless. There is always one you want. The more you look , the more you find. Depending on your current situation, you let some get away and you bite on others. Your tastes are always evolving as you get exposed to new watch types. As your tastes change,…