When you look at the ongoing Timex renaissance, a couple of models stand out as the most representative of the American legacy brand’s reborn popularity. There’s the ’70s-inspired Q, which embraced Timex’s history with affordable quartz technology and packaged it in an attractive retro package that proved to be catnip for enthusiasts. Then there’s the Giorgio Galli line: stunning, modern, higher-quality automatics named for and designed by the brand’s Italian creative director.
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But the new Timex’s story really began with the reissue of the Marlin back in 2017. A faithful recreation of a 1960s Timex, the handsome and stylish watch rode the wave of vintage nostalgia that has had an iron grip on the watch industry for the past decade while also featuring Timex’s first mechanical movement in decades. Since then, Timex has continued to build out the Marlin collection with hand-crankers and automatics — including a number of popular Snoopy variants. Today, the brand returns to the Marlin’s roots — sort of — with a new interpretation of 1960s style via the space age-inspired Marlin Jet.
TimexTimex Marlin Jet Automatic
Specs
| Case | 38mm |
| Movement | Miyota automatic |
| Water Resistance | 50m |
Pros
- Crystal construction is highly unique
- Space-age design is timeless and attractive
Cons
- Sells out very quickly
- Why a perlon strap? Imagine this on leather
1960s Style Through a 2024 Lens
Unlike the original Marlin reissue, the Marlin Jet is not a modern version of a vintage Timex watch. It’s actually a brand-new design, but one created using the design ethos of the mid-century. These retro design cues include a compact and streamlined case measuring 38mm across, a concave crosshair dial, applied onyx-filled baton indices that cut into the dial with matching baton hands and a repeating pattern of concentric circles repeating throughout the watch that recalls mid-century modernism.
