My first 34mm watch... I love it!
I found this hand-wound Timex Marlin 34mm on Ashford.com. It was on sell for a exceptional price of around $80. I knew that- as a value prospect- it was going to be a good buy. But now that it's on-wrist I actually love it.
On my 6.5 inch wrist, it feels near perfect. I'm sure there is some equation that calculates visual symmetry, but even without it I can say that the proportions just feels right.
I won't get into any review details, being that I just got it, but I can say the vibe are real. If you like vintage style watches this one hits. The acrylic crystal just screams vintage. And, cool thing about the glass is that I can use PolyWatch for any future scratches.
The California dial is... different, and I didn't know how I would feel about it, but honestly I dig it!
Ultimately, I got a crazy deal on a very cool watch. It's not going to be for everyone, but it definitely works for me.
*Don't be scared of small watches. If you haven't tried them, do it. You won't know whether or not you'd like them until it's on your wrist. Trust me.
Newbie on a mission to get all I can out of this beautiful watch journey. My philosophy is that life is too short to not pay attention to the passing of time.
You got a hell of a deal on that Marlin! Great watch and a true classic. Wear it in good health!
I like this variant a lot. Great catch. Are the hands lumed?
I like this variant a lot. Great catch. Are the hands lumed?
They are...not.
That's got style 😉 Timex seems to be knocking it out the park at the moment with the Marlin series of watches . I love em .
34mm is a perfect size, and white dials are the way to go. Some people shy away from the California dial but I think it's a great way to add a little interest to an otherwise plain watch, not that that is a bad thing. Note how a slightly rugged band makes a "dress watch" a bit more everyday.
It came in!! Looks amazing! I love mine a lot. Thanks for the original link!
You've got a small-ish wrist, and you've bought a watch that's mostly dial. It's not surprising it works OK on you. But please, don't join this chorus that such watches work for everyone and everyone should try them. They don't. It would look like a child's watch on me, for example. And if it was a watch design that wasn't mostly dial, it wouldn't look as good on you either, let alone a bigger wrist. I'm not trying to be mean; this is just the reality.
It's fabulous that you've found a watch you like, but please don't get carried away and suggest everyone gets into 34mm. The size really doesn't work for a lot of people.
34mm worked for everyone in the 50's and 60's. My grandfather was a big man and a war hero and he wore a 34mm watch. It's just slaves to fashion that like showing off their big watch that looks like they've borrowed their dad's...... 😉
When I collected vintage watches in the 70s and 80s, there were so many lovely watches that I could not wear because they were just too small, reflecting back that was the main reason that I sold off my massive pile of older watches, started buying modern contemporary timepieces that better fitted my wrist. My first Rolex Datejust measured 36mm but with the bracelet and chunky oyster case fitted differently from the older watches that I used to collect. There was a period that watches grew larger, having to do with fashion, presently there is a reaction against those larger watches which aligns with fashion history, a time will arrive when the trend will move the other way again. Your wrist is definitely not thick the Timex suits you well, you would be arrogant and in fact just wrong to suggest it is suitable to all. I did and rejected the size years ago.
34mm worked for everyone in the 50's and 60's. My grandfather was a big man and a war hero and he wore a 34mm watch. It's just slaves to fashion that like showing off their big watch that looks like they've borrowed their dad's...... 😉
34mm was the main offering in the 50s and 60s. If there was more on offer, who's to say what would have went down? It's all about proportion, anyway, rather than "one size fits all". You put a 42mm watch on a weedy little guy with a small wrist and it looks nothing like the same watch on a big, beefy bloke. Indeed, it looks like what a smaller watch would look like on the little guy... which begs the question, why does that look so good, but the same look (achieved with a bigger watch, on the bigger guy), is the devil? That's where the whole, "tiny watches are fabulous and suit everyone" argument nosedives into the ground in a flaming wreck. Which is where it should be left. It's sheer madness, with a dash of bloody mindedness, to suggest watches look equally as good on everyone. They don't.
When I collected vintage watches in the 70s and 80s, there were so many lovely watches that I could not wear because they were just too small, reflecting back that was the main reason that I sold off my massive pile of older watches, started buying modern contemporary timepieces that better fitted my wrist. My first Rolex Datejust measured 36mm but with the bracelet and chunky oyster case fitted differently from the older watches that I used to collect. There was a period that watches grew larger, having to do with fashion, presently there is a reaction against those larger watches which aligns with fashion history, a time will arrive when the trend will move the other way again. Your wrist is definitely not thick the Timex suits you well, you would be arrogant and in fact just wrong to suggest it is suitable to all. I did and rejected the size years ago.
What looks good is completely subjective. Anyone can say what they like and prefer and not be wrong. To my eye a smaller watch 34mm to 36mm will often look understated and cool. Large watches will often look brash and unsophisticated. Less is more IMO.
What looks good is completely subjective. Anyone can say what they like and prefer and not be wrong. To my eye a smaller watch 34mm to 36mm will often look understated and cool. Large watches will often look brash and unsophisticated. Less is more IMO.
I agree have no issues with smaller timepieces, very tired of this on going discussion of smaller or bigger, wear what you are most comfortable with!
Welcome to the 34mm and below club! That Marlin looks great. Quite entertaining how praising a small watch generates such outrage on here.
The Marlins are magnificent - all the charm of vintage dress watches but more robust due to steel cases and modern water resistance. I have the silver, black and rose gold versions with Arabic numerals and I love them.
You've got a small-ish wrist, and you've bought a watch that's mostly dial. It's not surprising it works OK on you. But please, don't join this chorus that such watches work for everyone and everyone should try them. They don't. It would look like a child's watch on me, for example. And if it was a watch design that wasn't mostly dial, it wouldn't look as good on you either, let alone a bigger wrist. I'm not trying to be mean; this is just the reality.
It's fabulous that you've found a watch you like, but please don't get carried away and suggest everyone gets into 34mm. The size really doesn't work for a lot of people.
Not exactly known for his small wrists or fists...
I too have been rocking the smaller sized watches. I have a 7.5 wrist and feel like 32-34 is a perfect size though I now have some tanks that are even smaller. As for the Timex, what a great looking watch! I will probably start spending room much time trying to find one now. And wow what a great deal you got. I'm envious.
It came in!! Looks amazing! I love mine a lot. Thanks for the original link!
Of coarse! Glad I can help.
Already have the 34mm reissue and love the look and wearing experience. Tempted to get the cali at some point as well. Great deal you got! Enjoy.
I also ordered on this deal! There was an extra coupon on the page to save another $5.25. So the watch was $81 with tax and shipping. Thank you for posting the deal last week, can’t wait to gift it!
What a deal, right! I wish the caseback was screwed in, but not a big deal. This one def won't be swimming.
That’s a great looking watch. Timex has stepped up its game.
You've got a small-ish wrist, and you've bought a watch that's mostly dial. It's not surprising it works OK on you. But please, don't join this chorus that such watches work for everyone and everyone should try them. They don't. It would look like a child's watch on me, for example. And if it was a watch design that wasn't mostly dial, it wouldn't look as good on you either, let alone a bigger wrist. I'm not trying to be mean; this is just the reality.
It's fabulous that you've found a watch you like, but please don't get carried away and suggest everyone gets into 34mm. The size really doesn't work for a lot of people.
Look here Bud, it was your choice to read and engage with my post. To feel the need to denigrate a statement that- apparently- didn't pertain to you, baffles me. Regardless, I'm gonna post what I want. Your gonna keep doing... whatever this is. Thanks for the comment tho!
Look here Bud, it was your choice to read and engage with my post. To feel the need to denigrate a statement that- apparently- didn't pertain to you, baffles me. Regardless, I'm gonna post what I want. Your gonna keep doing... whatever this is. Thanks for the comment tho!
Interesting reply. I'll simply point out that you're encouraging 'everyone' to do something. And, spoilers, that includes me as part of the forum reading that message. But parking that, my post simply suggested it's not as easy as that. I get that you're excited about your 34mm watch and want to share it with the world. That's good. But my comment is on the, 'everyone should be doing this' vibe of the post specifically. If your comment was something like, "If you have a small wrist like me, 34mm might work for you..." then you wouldn't hear a peep from me. It's a fair comment. That size watch might appeal to someone with a small wrist. Totally. But this forum is so full of posts and even entire threads where the assumption is made that just because a watch works on the poster, then it will work on everyone else, that sometimes I can't resist dropping a reality check on them.
It's like a guy coming on here and saying his 32 inch jeans look awesome on him so everyone should buy a pair in the same size. Or a woman declaring her new maroon blazer suits her complexion, so everyone should buy a maroon blazer. Things like size, colour, style, etc, are all highly personal things when purchasing things. One size doesn't fit all.
Really nice, like these dials! But what about the Nomos Club? 95% in house manufacturing of any used pieces! 👌🏻
Interesting reply. I'll simply point out that you're encouraging 'everyone' to do something. And, spoilers, that includes me as part of the forum reading that message. But parking that, my post simply suggested it's not as easy as that. I get that you're excited about your 34mm watch and want to share it with the world. That's good. But my comment is on the, 'everyone should be doing this' vibe of the post specifically. If your comment was something like, "If you have a small wrist like me, 34mm might work for you..." then you wouldn't hear a peep from me. It's a fair comment. That size watch might appeal to someone with a small wrist. Totally. But this forum is so full of posts and even entire threads where the assumption is made that just because a watch works on the poster, then it will work on everyone else, that sometimes I can't resist dropping a reality check on them.
It's like a guy coming on here and saying his 32 inch jeans look awesome on him so everyone should buy a pair in the same size. Or a woman declaring her new maroon blazer suits her complexion, so everyone should buy a maroon blazer. Things like size, colour, style, etc, are all highly personal things when purchasing things. One size doesn't fit all.
All I suggested was that everyone should try them out for themselves before regarding them as being "too small". As a young person I was someone that fell victim to the negative stigma of men wearing petite/smaller watches. I believe today many men still have that mindset and won't even try them on. My point was, If you haven't tried on a smaller case size due to some preconceptions and not experience, I believe you should. Some will try it on and immediately decide it's not his thing. Others will try it on, pause and say, "Wow, that actually looks dope!". And that person wouldn't know what they did or didn't like until they saw it on-wrist. That's my point.
All I suggested was that everyone should try them out for themselves before regarding them as being "too small". As a young person I was someone that fell victim to the negative stigma of men wearing petite/smaller watches. I believe today many men still have that mindset and won't even try them on. My point was, If you haven't tried on a smaller case size due to some preconceptions and not experience, I believe you should. Some will try it on and immediately decide it's not his thing. Others will try it on, pause and say, "Wow, that actually looks dope!". And that person wouldn't know what they did or didn't like until they saw it on-wrist. That's my point.
Nicely said, Kevin.
PS: I'm sympathetic to how smaller watches can wear on larger wrists, particularly if they have a style that makes them look larger than they are, and demonstrated it recently with the last Urban Gentry watch. See:
https://www.watchcrunch.com/complication/posts/rangemaster-mechanical-doesn-t-wear-as-small-as-you-think-237731
Nicely said, Kevin.
Sorry if I was rude. Out of character for me, my bad.
Really nice, like these dials! But what about the Nomos Club? 95% in house manufacturing of any used pieces! 👌🏻
I love this! With just the 8 and 4... super cool.
Sorry if I was rude. Out of character for me, my bad.
Don't think twice about it. Conversation here can be robust. I welcome it. People should defend their corner if they believe in something, or something they've said. Maybe it's the Aussie in me, but as long as we're cracking beer at the end of the day it's all good :)
Interesting reply. I'll simply point out that you're encouraging 'everyone' to do something. And, spoilers, that includes me as part of the forum reading that message. But parking that, my post simply suggested it's not as easy as that. I get that you're excited about your 34mm watch and want to share it with the world. That's good. But my comment is on the, 'everyone should be doing this' vibe of the post specifically. If your comment was something like, "If you have a small wrist like me, 34mm might work for you..." then you wouldn't hear a peep from me. It's a fair comment. That size watch might appeal to someone with a small wrist. Totally. But this forum is so full of posts and even entire threads where the assumption is made that just because a watch works on the poster, then it will work on everyone else, that sometimes I can't resist dropping a reality check on them.
It's like a guy coming on here and saying his 32 inch jeans look awesome on him so everyone should buy a pair in the same size. Or a woman declaring her new maroon blazer suits her complexion, so everyone should buy a maroon blazer. Things like size, colour, style, etc, are all highly personal things when purchasing things. One size doesn't fit all.
I’m not trying defend anyone’s comments, but using the analogy that 32 inch jeans will look good on everyone is not the same thing. The OP didn’t say his 6.5 inch sized watch will fit an 8 inch wrist. That would be ridiculous. I get what you’re saying though. I think a more parallel analogy might be to use the inseam of a pair of shorts because that’s independent of waist size. Some people like a 4 inch inseam and some like 10 inch. A 4 inch inseam on a smaller person might look classy, but on a larger person it could look very inappropriate! For a larger person, a 6 inch inseam could give the same effect as the smaller person’s 4 inch inseam much like a larger diameter watch. In the 70s though, men wore very short shorts because they thought it looked good. And now shorts inseams are trending shorter much like smaller watch diameter.
My copy should arrive Thursday! For decades I’ve been wanting a California dial watch. I also purchased a matching mesh bracelet for it. I’ve been curious about mesh for probably just as long. On top of all that, an acrylic crystal? The acrylic crystal bug has hit me hard lately. Don’t you love when little things can get a person so excited?
As far as sizing goes, I think it’s just a state of mind. What I thought looked good 10 years ago is very different from what I think looks good now.
These little clocks really do bring the kid out of us, huh? 😁