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I honestly didn't know a thing about the TX brand until I was flipping through the pages of this thread.
Is there truly no love for Timex?
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That reminds me, a friend of mine has a Guess watch that he has ridiculously abused over the years. Including one time as a Little League pitcher. Threw a fast ball that came right back at him. He put up his arms to block the ball, and his Guess watch took the hit from the fast ball dead on. He had to replace the glass over the dial. But other than that, the watch was fine. It kept on working.
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Wow, a lot of great watches here. I've decided to add a Timex Expedition to my collection, and I've narrowed it down to four--which was harder than it sounds, since there's such an amazing variety of them.
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Wel, here's an update on this beauty. After owning it 1 month, wearing it no more than 5 times and keeping it on a winder it went belly up. I noticed one day it had stopped while on the winder. Took it out and it had 40 hours on the reserve retrograde. Shook it and a nausiating sound came from it. Stopped dead. Couldn't believe it. Went to the TIMEX web site where I bought it, followed the service instructions and sent it in. I also followed up with an email. To their credit they replied saying they probably won't get to it for 2 or 3 weeks being just after the holidays. I won't be notified, they'll either repair it or replace it. Here I am 5 weeks later with no word. Not real happy with them to say the least. Too bad for me 'cause I really liked the watch. Usually with a Timex it isn't worth fixing, but I paid 140 bucks for it and barely wore it, should last a little longer than that. They've had it longer than I have now (!) No matter, I have other waatches to wear.
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I think Timex is a great watch for just about anything. I have an old digital expedition that I have had for nearly 20 years, and about 1 year ago I purchased a Helix Okto Chrono. The Helix is an amazing timepiece. I have not looked at many as of late, but seeing some of the watches in this thread, I may have to look into Timex again.
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I'm thinking about a Times SL series chronograph. Just trying to deside on the color, black or silver. In the mean time I bought a Helix (a Timex brand) chronograph diver for $58 on Ebay. New in box. Swiss movement and saphire crystal. List $360. Not a bad value at that price. I have one "good" watch. A Breitling Superocean automatic. While it's a nice watch, it was overpriced and the service is grossly over priced and bad. The $1,500 could have bought lots of interesting watches. I have a mix of automatics and quartz.
You can have fun with watches at any price point. I'm middle class, work in a breakfast cereal factory. There is a limit of high end watches that I should own. I had a lot of fun shopping and researching my new Helix. Not to mention the fun I'm having with it now. Never had a chronograph before. Took the back off. Ronda 5040-D. Looking forward to an Indiglo. Aren't we susposed to have fun with our hobby?
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You can have fun with watches at any price point. I'm middle class, work in a breakfast cereal factory. There is a limit of high end watches that I should own. I had a lot of fun shopping and researching my new Helix. Not to mention the fun I'm having with it now. Never had a chronograph before. Took the back off. Ronda 5040-D. Looking forward to an Indiglo. Aren't we susposed to have fun with our hobby?
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Hi Dan, welcome to WUS
I couldn't agree more, being in the same situation as you ;-)
Btw, your pseudo got my attention, not because of the car, but because of THIS :
It's a CORVAIR watch I wore when I was a student, 20y ago.
The subdial @ 12h is a second hour zone… at that time, I was dreaming about a Breitling, but of course couldn't afford one ; so it was the sort-of-closest-looking watch I could find ! :-d
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Well....ummm.... good luck finding one of these...it was called a Retro Olive Expedition when I bought it 3 years ago at Overstock. Never seen them for sale anyplace else. I think they were long ago discontinued.:think: The model number is 45671....maybe you will be lucky!!
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Hmm, thanks for the heads up--I'm looking for an Expedition as a beater, so I'm not sure I'd want a rare model. Great looking watch, though.
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Hi Reno,
You got my attention. I have heard of Corvair watches, see them on Ebay every now and then. Your Corvair watch is very nice. The few I've seen are very basic. The Corvair was a car with an air cooled flat six in the rear made between 1960 - 1969. I have a 1965. Corvair was a combination of the CORvette and Bel AIR car names. Whan can you tell me about Corvair watches? When did they come out? Did they use the cars name or come up with the name independly?
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Helix diver chronograph (a Timex company)
You got my attention. I have heard of Corvair watches, see them on Ebay every now and then. Your Corvair watch is very nice. The few I've seen are very basic. The Corvair was a car with an air cooled flat six in the rear made between 1960 - 1969. I have a 1965. Corvair was a combination of the CORvette and Bel AIR car names. Whan can you tell me about Corvair watches? When did they come out? Did they use the cars name or come up with the name independly?
Dan
65 Corvair (Car) convertible (hibernating)
Breitling Superocean (in the shop)
Helix diver chronograph (a Timex company)
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That's unusual to say the least -- the three times I've sent watches in to Timex for service they decided to replace rather than repair them, and I got the replacement watches in about 2 weeks. You might want to try calling them to see if they can look up your repair order and tell you what's happened to it; my guess is either it's waiting for parts or they don't have anything comparable to replace it with.Wel, here's an update on this beauty. After owning it 1 month, wearing it no more than 5 times and keeping it on a winder it went belly up. I noticed one day it had stopped while on the winder. Took it out and it had 40 hours on the reserve retrograde. Shook it and a nausiating sound came from it. Stopped dead. Couldn't believe it. Went to the TIMEX web site where I bought it, followed the service instructions and sent it in. I also followed up with an email. To their credit they replied saying they probably won't get to it for 2 or 3 weeks being just after the holidays. I won't be notified, they'll either repair it or replace it. Here I am 5 weeks later with no word. Not real happy with them to say the least. Too bad for me 'cause I really liked the watch. Usually with a Timex it isn't worth fixing, but I paid 140 bucks for it and barely wore it, should last a little longer than that. They've had it longer than I have now (!) No matter, I have other waatches to wear.
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;-) I found it lucky in a local store about 3 years ago. And i really like it some much! I'll post a pict with it's indiglo on later. The strap is weird? Which Ironman did u have actually?
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I have quite a few Timex watches myself. They are just so darn affordable. Not to mention Timex make variations on variations of all their models. If one can't find a Timex that works for them, one isn't looking.
This is an NOS copy of my first watch ever. I picked it up on the bay cheap and have yet to find a band. Metal case, plastic rotating bezel. It's too small for me to wear. Just nostalgia.
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This is an NOS copy of my first watch ever. I picked it up on the bay cheap and have yet to find a band. Metal case, plastic rotating bezel. It's too small for me to wear. Just nostalgia.
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