Building a Beater Collection Pt 1
After years of not having a watch I decided I wanted one. So I went down the reviews rabbit hole and edumacated myself on the market before buying blindly. Which led me to various channels I like and eventually here. But I digress.
Anyway, I decided to buy TWO first watches. One "fancier" and one "beater" - though by most people's standards all my watchers are "beaters." While I have 9 watches as of this writing, I'm going to describe each purchase in order, including the ones that did not end up being kept.
So I started with a very sensible inexpensive Timex Weekender TW2R42500. $40 40mm quartz field watch. Basic but with great reviews, given the price point.
When it arrived, I liked the watch, but the "leather" strap was that cheap stuff made with the lowest grade leather remnants given a thick plastic-like finish. So I ordered this lovely IMO suede vintage strap from Strapsco and it transformed the watch (and now my $40 watch is a $60 watch).
It keeps time very well (I later got a G-Shock 5610 so I know exactly how well my analog watches keep time - but that's a spoiler) and looks great - it does exactly what it says on the tin. I've had it for a bit over 2 months now, no issues at all.
My only "complaint" is it can be quite reflective, but hey, $40.
Now later in my watch-collecting journey, I still often choose this little Timex despite owning many "better" watches.
PS it's 40mm but looks much smaller on my wrist than my other 40mm watches, I guess due to the lack of any real bezel or larger case.
PPS I look forward to this suede strap aging and getting some character - the orginal strap is going in the bin after I press "Publish."
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Hi there, you can't go far wrong with those TIMEX Indiglow weekender watches, they are pretty resilient and the best "see the time in pitch darkness" watches out there,
They do tend to get scratched up easily I have found
Here is my beater Timex on a silicone Archer strap. I wear it when working in the yard, oil changes, woodwork, etc. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking as the old Timex commercial used to say. It has one of the loudest tick-tick-ticking movements I have ever heard.
Will the buckle from the original strap fit your new one? Might be a good idea to transfer it, or at least keep the buckle.
Will the buckle from the original strap fit your new one? Might be a good idea to transfer it, or at least keep the buckle.
I probably could but I don’t want to take the chance of messing up the new strap. The original buckle isn’t all that great and I don’t care about it saying Timex - I’m about the only person who’ll see the buckle. The brushed buckle on the Strapsco looks great against the suede, even if it doesn’t match the polished case of the watch.