Built for the pure enjoyment of the sport, the Analog Timex yacht racer is as functional as it is beautiful. The unique bi-direction center hand provides a countdown to start and a perfect date you'll never have to set. Timex Group B.V. is one of the best-known American watch companies. Timex's U.S. headquarters are located in Middlebury Connecticut and it has substantial operations in China, the Philippines and India and full scale sales companies in Canada, the UK, France and Mexico.The company began in 1854 as Waterbury Clock in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley, known during the nineteenth century as the "Switzerland of America." Sister company Waterbury Watch manufactured the first inexpensive mechanical pocket watch in 1880. During World War I, Waterbury began making wristwatches, which had only just become popular, and in 1933 it made history by creating the first Mickey Mouse clock under license from Walt Disney, with Mickey's hands pointing the time.During World War II, Waterbury renamed itself U.S. Time Company. In 1950 the company introduced a wristwatch called the Timex. Over the next three decades, Timex was sold through a series of advertisements which emphasized its durability by putting the watch through "torture tests," such as falling over the Grand Coulee Dam or being strapped to the propeller of an outboard motor, with the slogan "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking." With the help of former Olympic broadcaster, spokesman John Cameron Swayze, sales took off. The company later became Timex Corporation, then Timex Group and, to date, has sold over one billion watches.The company has remained very competitive and the Timex brand continues its dominance through present day. Its primary market remains the United States and Canada, although the Timex brand is sold worldwide due to its ability to capitalize on its strong brand image and reputation for quality.One of the most successful and important features available on many Timex watches is the Indiglo backlight system. Indiglo is a brand name of Indiglo Corporation, solely owned by Timex for licensing purposes. Timex electroluminescent lamps, branded Indiglo, were introduced in 1992 in the Ironman watch line. They were an immediate success. The Indiglo lamp uniformly lights the surface of the Timex’s watch dials in a manner that makes the dial read very easily in many different light settings. In some newer watches the Indiglo backlight only lights up the numbers, rather than the entire LCD display, which is achieved by means of a specialized film that inverts the LCD transmissivity.Today, Timex Group products are manufactured in the Far East and in Switzerland often based on technology that continues to be developed in the United States and in Germany. With a large and varied line of watches, Timex has the style for everyone. From the locker room to the board room, there is a great Timex style time-piece for you. P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Built for the pure enjoyment of the sport, the Analog Timex yacht racer is as functional as it is beautiful. The unique bi-direction center hand provides a countdown to start and a perfect date you'll never have to set. See more
W**N
Yacht Racing Mode - Love it!
I got this as my birthday gift. This watch is absolutely beautiful and much better than I've imagined. It is a big watch with a 47mm case; but even when it's that big it is extremely comfortable.2 really good features that I love about this watch. The perfect date feature, once set it does not have to be adjusted until 2060. The second feature and the reason I bought this watch is the Yacht Racing Mode; which has 3 countdowns 5min, 3min or 1min. Once the countdown finishes, it starts the chronometer automatically and can measure up to 1 hour.The hour and the minute hands have a luminous hands. The only missing thing that I would expect of any Timex is the Indiglo feature.[...]Overall very satisfied with my purchase and it is highly recommended.Update 4/19/16: After 4 months of using this watch I still think this is a great time piece. It does not feel like a Timex at all. The built and quality has surpassed my own expectations coming from a Timex watch. My favorite feature is the 5 minute countdown. The perfect date complication has also not skip a beat and working as intended without adjustment. Another nice enhancement previously not noticed is the crown has the TX embossed usually found in higher priced pieces. The back case is also has good information about the complications and model / name. Uploaded much better pictures to really appreciate its beauty. Only area of improvement for Timex; add the Indiglo feature or make the hour markers and hands with better luminosity. Last picture shows only the hour and minute hand has luminosity but makes it a bit complicated to read the time without any other reference.Update 09/19The marker price for this watch has come down and stays around $100. For that price this watch is a true Gem and a bargain. I recently started checking and testing the accuracy of this piece. I am very surprised to say that both my Timex watches Timex Intelligent Quartz 3-GMT Watch keep almost perfect sync'd with the atomic clock. Deviation of only .01 per day.
J**D
Great watch! Very complicated not for Casual User
First, you need to know I am a watch collector. I love a complicated watch. I had to read the manual and watch a couple of YouTube videos to get it setup.Second, this watch is not for the casual watch user. It's not easy to read even, let alone set. There are a lot of really cool watches in the world that are much easier to read and use.As a watch guy, I love it. It looks great! Very stylist. I got compliments on it the first day.The only thing I am a little skeptical about is the perpetual date function. Timex recommends that you send the watch to their service center to get the battery replaced. I did a little research on the Internet and couldn't find how to manually set this feature.In conclusion, I really like this watch. If you like a really complicated watch or you race yachts, this one is for you. If you are casual watch person, keep looking.
U**I
No customer service
After 1 year the crown broke.Tried to buy a new crown - no crown is available, no costume support. . Had to improvise....Wonder how such a company treats her clients....
K**R
I have been wearing this watch everyday since receiving it ...
I have been wearing this watch everyday since receiving it five and a half weeks ago. Three times in the last two weeks I have looked at the watch and discovered it is 15 - 20 minutes slow. Coincidentally in each case, it was also set for timer mode, without my having set it to timer mode. I have found that the date button can sometimes be pushed inadvertently when my wrist is bent back 90 degrees, but there is no way for the timer button to be pushed accidentally in that manner. Unfortunately, I am 10 days past the return date.
E**V
and for the money this is a nice watch, with a few flaws that make it ...
I got the pro version with indiglo, and for the money this is a nice watch, with a few flaws that make it a less than perfect regatta timer. I like the idea of an analog regatta timer, so was attracted to this watch right away. I didn't buy the first versions because I thought the faces were too busy, and no indiglo, but the new Orange faced pro (not a political comment) looked much better, so I took the bait. Since I plan to use the watch in regattas, the race timing functionality is the most important thing to me. On this count, the watch does pretty well with one significant flaw. It's good that you can select starts at either 5, 3, or 1 minutes. Would be better if it also had a 10 minute start, but I can live with 5. Where a lot of analog automatic regatta timers rely on subdials for seconds, the Timex rightly uses a large second sweep hand running in reverse for the countdown, which is critical since it's the final seconds that really count. Would be better in this model if the second hand was yellow or a different color from the other hands, but it's reasonably easy to see. The major flaw in the timer is that there is no catch up function. Most digital regatta timers allow a one button catch-up to the next minute when you miss the horn. With this Timex, you have to stop the count, reset to the original start, and then change to either 3 or 1. I like the rest of the watch enough that I'll try it out in some races and see if I can live with this, but it seems like something any sailor could have told them was a basic requirement. Guess I'll just have to make sure I start the timer right on the horn every time.As to the rest of the watch, it's a nice package. Solid steel case looks and feels well made, the buttons are smooth and easily reached with gloves, the face, while still a bit busy, is easy to read in the orange version, and the perfect date function is pretty cool to use. The other versions of the watch with the multi-colored faces looked like they would be hard to read in the frenzy of a race start, but the orange pro is quite easy despite the dials being a bit jumbled together.All in all a pretty nice watch, and not a bad deal for the money. If Timex would add a 10 minute start, and more importantly, a one button push catch up function, it would make for a really nice analog timer for those that don't like digital countdowns.
A**A
Five Stars
I am loving it
A**H
Five Stars
Good seller highly recommended...A+++++(
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