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1969 Mens Electric
Hi, Welcome to The TimeXperience, a website dedicated to the cool, smooth, stylings of vintage Timex wristwatches.
I hope you'll enjoy the soundtrack I've arranged. You'll have to hum it yourself because I have no clue how to set one up on the web. I would suggest a little Wes Montgomery or Kenny Burrell. Stan Getz, Chet Baker, or Claire Martin will do just fine, too. If you want to mix it up, throw in a little Belphegor, Nunslaughter, Darkthrone, Pig Destroyer, or Last Days of Humanity and you'll be set.
All the watches you'll find here are in my personal collection, and I love them each and every one.
I think that Timex has gotten an undeserved bad rap over the past quarter century. I can't even begin to count how many times I've seen Timexes referred to as "throwaway" watches. Maybe some of them are. The same can be said of almost any quartz watch. To fix a watch with quartz movement is almost always going to cost more than the watch is worth.
So, why is Timex denigrated so regularly?
Well, the obvious answer is that when Timex introduced the inexpensive, yet still stylish, quartz watch onto the world market, a lot of bigger companies took it on the chin. So, jealousy is the main reason for the bad rap.
Another reason has a lot to do with watch snobbery. You know the Watch-Snob type. They're found in any group of hobbyists or collectors, not just those who enjoy watches. These are the guys -and they're almost always guys- that always have something better than you do. If you have a vintage Omega Seamaster, they look at it like you just pulled it out of your butt because they have same watch with the 'rare' spring-loaded wankspanker. If you admit you really dig watches like Timex and Caravelle, they scoff derisively and explain why you are stupid and they are superior because they know better than to enjoy 'popular' watches. Even more irritating is the tone of voice they use; the affected, not-quite-British accent with long, drawn out pronunciation. They say "Ohhmaaaygaah" like they're giving it head. Not to mention the little poo-eating smile that makes you have to really struggle not to grab the nearest Baby Ben and shove it down their not inconsiderable gullet. Ultimately, you resist, because you know that while you'll be going back to your girlfriend and nice life, they'll be returning to mom's basement -or 'bachelor pad' as they call it- and the new copy of Hustler or pay-per-view oil wrasslin' to work on building up their wrist muscles on one arm only.
Anyhoo, I like Timex watches. A whole lot. It's my opinion - which you should adopt because it is the correct one - that just about any pre 1979 era Timex is worth owning. You won't be able to turn it for a tidy profit, but you'll have a really cool watch that is fun to wear and looks great. And, Timex watches really can 'take a licking and keep on ticking.' I know, because I lick mine all the time and they still work.
Seriously, folks, I've gotten Timex watches that are 40+ years old and look like they circumnavigated the globe stuck to the bottom of some dude's shoe and then fell off when he dangled his legs over a hot air balloon gondola at 40,000 feet. I mean, these watches are so mangled you can't even see the face through the crystal - if it still has a crystal. Nine times out of ten, you pick it up, give the crown a few turns and the watch a little shake and presto! It starts to run and keeps running. In your face all you 'high-end, ridiculously priced, pompous piece of crap' brands!
All this has been to say that I like Timex, and I have a few and here they are. And that's that.
I hope you'll enjoy the soundtrack I've arranged. You'll have to hum it yourself because I have no clue how to set one up on the web. I would suggest a little Wes Montgomery or Kenny Burrell. Stan Getz, Chet Baker, or Claire Martin will do just fine, too. If you want to mix it up, throw in a little Belphegor, Nunslaughter, Darkthrone, Pig Destroyer, or Last Days of Humanity and you'll be set.
All the watches you'll find here are in my personal collection, and I love them each and every one.
I think that Timex has gotten an undeserved bad rap over the past quarter century. I can't even begin to count how many times I've seen Timexes referred to as "throwaway" watches. Maybe some of them are. The same can be said of almost any quartz watch. To fix a watch with quartz movement is almost always going to cost more than the watch is worth.
So, why is Timex denigrated so regularly?
Well, the obvious answer is that when Timex introduced the inexpensive, yet still stylish, quartz watch onto the world market, a lot of bigger companies took it on the chin. So, jealousy is the main reason for the bad rap.
Another reason has a lot to do with watch snobbery. You know the Watch-Snob type. They're found in any group of hobbyists or collectors, not just those who enjoy watches. These are the guys -and they're almost always guys- that always have something better than you do. If you have a vintage Omega Seamaster, they look at it like you just pulled it out of your butt because they have same watch with the 'rare' spring-loaded wankspanker. If you admit you really dig watches like Timex and Caravelle, they scoff derisively and explain why you are stupid and they are superior because they know better than to enjoy 'popular' watches. Even more irritating is the tone of voice they use; the affected, not-quite-British accent with long, drawn out pronunciation. They say "Ohhmaaaygaah" like they're giving it head. Not to mention the little poo-eating smile that makes you have to really struggle not to grab the nearest Baby Ben and shove it down their not inconsiderable gullet. Ultimately, you resist, because you know that while you'll be going back to your girlfriend and nice life, they'll be returning to mom's basement -or 'bachelor pad' as they call it- and the new copy of Hustler or pay-per-view oil wrasslin' to work on building up their wrist muscles on one arm only.
Anyhoo, I like Timex watches. A whole lot. It's my opinion - which you should adopt because it is the correct one - that just about any pre 1979 era Timex is worth owning. You won't be able to turn it for a tidy profit, but you'll have a really cool watch that is fun to wear and looks great. And, Timex watches really can 'take a licking and keep on ticking.' I know, because I lick mine all the time and they still work.
Seriously, folks, I've gotten Timex watches that are 40+ years old and look like they circumnavigated the globe stuck to the bottom of some dude's shoe and then fell off when he dangled his legs over a hot air balloon gondola at 40,000 feet. I mean, these watches are so mangled you can't even see the face through the crystal - if it still has a crystal. Nine times out of ten, you pick it up, give the crown a few turns and the watch a little shake and presto! It starts to run and keeps running. In your face all you 'high-end, ridiculously priced, pompous piece of crap' brands!
All this has been to say that I like Timex, and I have a few and here they are. And that's that.