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Timex is the brand that holds the most nostalgia for me as I’m sure it does for many here. I was under ten years old when I got my first watch, a Timex dive watch. I loved it. I didn’t know it was a dive watch at the time, I just knew that I loved it. I also remember desperately wanting a calculator Timex watch. I saved my pocket money (I’d had a raise from 50p to 75p a week) until I got the £10 I needed to buy one.
I got the bus into Newcastle with my Grandad and walked from Haymarket bus station and along Percy Street to Tik Tok watch shop. I was so excited, I couldn’t get there fast enough. That feeling, that experience of being in the watch shop, trying it on and buying it with my own money is one of my favourite memories. You just can’t beat those memories!
That was obviously the beginning of the obsession.
I’ve always kept an eye on the brand offerings but lost a lot of interest for several decades. However now I believe there’s a real resurgence with some pretty iconic and retro inspired re-releases such as the Q and Snoopy ranges. I can see myself getting back into the brand now at the ripe old age of almost 53.
The Snoopy watches are brilliant fun. Cheap and cheerful and always smile-inducing. The Q range has some wonderfully retro pieces, one of which I’ve picked up recently and I think they’ve absolutely nailed it. I give you the Q Timex Re-issue 1971 Velocity 36mm. Retro race themed dial, 36mm case and domed plexi make this little thing so cool. The more I wear it, the cooler it gets. On my future purchase list is the Q Chronograph x Peanuts Snoopy 40mm aka the Timex Snoopy Moon Watch. So that’s my trip down memory lane.
I can’t wait to see your Timex watches. Over to you.
