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Swapped the green nato strap for a steel bracelet from StrapsCo. What do you guys think? Does a steel bracelet suit it?

TIMEX Waterbury fly back chrono with an aftermarket single pass NATO.

The case is definitely in the right price tier, but the dial and complication punch well above their weight. The fly back is fun, I dig the “hidden” GMT function, and the way the hands move from chrono to regular mode is mesmerizing. All for less than $300!

If anyone knows of a similar layout at a higher level of finishing please let me know in the comments. I’m now wanting a more refined chrono but this is gonna be a fun one to knockabout with!

I remember i used wear this watch in the early 2000s and completely forgot about it. Found it inside my mom's closet. Changed the battery and started working again. Numbers on the bezel are worn out though. Any idea whats the model name?

This is almost never available in my country, and as soon as I find one I can’t resist getting it.

My latest purchase and this Timex Midget absolutely impresses me by how different it is from the current Timex watches.

I saw a couple of recent posts in the sub featuring Red Dot Divers. Figured I’d join the trend. Here are a few iterations of Red Dots. The mid-‘80s Divers run on M105 movements (the original version on the rubber strap is a 24563-10586A. The other one came to me with no date wheel - so I modded in a gold date wheel evoking a skin diver vibe). The Electronic has a backset crown and the ‘jump seconds’ complication (M87, I think). The ‘91 Quartz has had a bezel replaced along the way, and the Titanium one was a Korean assembled edition.

Both of these watches are so damn nice but i’m torn between these two sizes, the 36mm looks nice but i’m not used to having a smaller watch, my daily is a gshock 5600 and an apple watch for workouts. they both look and feel great so i’m asking for reddits opinion

The 41mm looks and feels great but it's ok the thicker side.

this watch will be a daily replacing my 5600. in an ideal world i would keep both but can only pick one

I'm obsessed with these watches. They're so clean, well designed and beautiful. All 3 of these watches are not functioning correctly in one way or another. 2 have no indiglo even with a fresh battery. 1 actually doesn't keep time, even with a fresh battery. My experience with timex over the years has been very different. Fantastic quality and durability in very demanding conditions. Has anyone else had a similar experience with these beauties? They're my favorite of all I've had but they're outliers from a qc standpoint which really bums me out.

By the way did you know this model have an undocumented pushers mute function? Push and hold adjust for three seconds and push mode while still holding down adjust.

Pushers are now muted but alarms and its like stil functioning.

Just picked up these 2 nice vintage Timex mechanicals.. A 1980 Automatic and a 1976 wind up..The automatic works great but the acrylic has some scratches.. And for the 1976..it looks really clean and runs well..Seller told me it was a UFO Dial.. Is that true?

Wanted something different yet simple and vintage for the easyreader so replaced the crystal with a domed one and replaced hands with black dauphine. Removed the second hand altogether so the ticking is barely audible now.

I’ve been a Timex Ironman watch wearer for about 13 years now. In that time, I believe I’ve owned 4 watches and I usually go with roughly the same type/style. I swear the first watch I had lasted me 5-6 years (but that may be wrong). The second one seemed to last about the same. Unfortunately, I’ve had to buy two in the last couple of months because of the same issue (unsure on the cause/root issue, but it appears to start with moisture getting inside the watch then the backlight slowly goes out.)

With this watch (pictured) the backlight went out in 3 “waves.” Wave 1: small circle of backlight out (~1/16 of screen). Wave 2: bigger section of backlight out (~1/3 of screen) Wave 3: full backlight out).

I don’t submerge it below 10 meters of water and I pretty much only take it off when I go to sleep.

I do occasionally rock climb and boulder and sometimes scrape the watch on wall, but I’m pretty sure I’ve done that (or similar things) in the past and didn’t have any issues.

Since I’m now on my second one (pictured) in the last couple of months, I’m wondering if they maybe had a bad batch of watches or if their product has declined in the last few years.

Anyone that has any insight, advice, etc. would be greatly appreciated!

i’ve watched a couple youtube videos, but i cannot figure out how to get the battery cage out. i’ve put my tiny flathead in the little hole on either side and that doesn’t seem to work. it’s almost like the clasp is wrapped all the way around…

any help or point to the right video would be great. it’s a timex ironman triathlon watch ive had for over a decade, so i don’t know the exact model. trying to bring it back into service.

Are these basically the exact same watch with just a slightly different dial/design change, or are they actually completely different watches in terms of build, movement, finishing, quality, case design, etc.?