The best Timex watches
Timex traces its roots to a Connecticut clockmaker founded in 1854 and has made affordable watches under several names since. Today it's best known for simple, cheap, legible quartz watches with the Indiglo night light, and for reissues of its own 1960s and 1970s designs.
Most Timexes cost under $300, and many under $100.
Our picks
The Weekender: 38 mm, light and easy to read, with quick-change straps.
- Lug-to-lug
- 45 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.25"–7.5" wrists
- Specs
- 38 mm case · 9 mm thick · 30 m
The Expedition Scout, a 40 mm field watch for under $100.
- Lug-to-lug
- 48 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
- Specs
- 40 mm case · 11 mm thick · 50 m
The Ironman, the classic sports digital, with 100 m water resistance.
- Lug-to-lug
- —
- Fit
- Lug-to-lug not yet measured
- Specs
- 38 mm case · 100 m
The Easy Reader: a 25 mm classic with big, clear numerals.
- Lug-to-lug
- —
- Fit
- Lug-to-lug not yet measured
- Specs
- 25 mm case · 30 m
The Q Timex 1979 reissue, a quartz diver with a 45 mm lug-to-lug.
- Lug-to-lug
- 45 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.25"–7.5" wrists
- Specs
- 38 mm case · 11.5 mm thick · 50 m
A hand-wound 1965 Marlin reissue in a small 34 mm case.
- Lug-to-lug
- 41 mm
- Fit
- Fits 5.75"–6.75" wrists
- Specs
- 34 mm case · 10 mm thick · 30 m
Everything else that qualifies
| Watch | Case | Lug-to-lug | Thick | Fits | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timex 1976 Lexington Reissue | 21 mm | 35 mm | 8 mm | 5.5"–5.75" | $159 |
| Timex Q Timex GMT 38mm | 38 mm | — | 12.5 mm | — | $269 |
| Timex Marlin Automatic 40mm | 40 mm | 48 mm | 13 mm | 6.75"–8" | $299 |
How we picked
We considered every current Timex in the almanac. “Fits” is the range of wrist sizes where the watch grades as an ideal fit on our lug-to-lug model. Prices are US retail and change often.