Timex Under $60 - The Timex Essex

Timex offers some surprises in their vast catalog of watch offerings. If you venture away from the Expeditions, Weekenders, and even The Waterbury Collection, you'll find some interesting and affordable watches that you don't see very often. One such watch is the Timex Essex. The watch has a rich looking bezel design and a readable, practical dial with dauphin hands.  With a stainless steel bracelet, it costs nearly $100.  But, with what looks like a leather and fabric strap, it costs just over half that price.  Most importantly, it hits our under $60 price point. It's a big watch with a 46mm diameter silver-tone brass case, 50-meter water resistance, a protected crown, and a nicely etched stainless steel caseback.

The Timex Essex (Amazon Photo)

If you've read my previous post on whether Timex was trying to draw us a map (available here on this blog), you may recognize that this watch is from the Timex Essex Avenue collection.

To me, this watch is an excellent example of the value that Timex can deliver. It looks like a much more expensive watch and it has nice design touches on the crown, buckle, and caseback. If you'd like to check the Timex Essex out, use my Amazon affiliate link here.

To read more Timex Under $60 posts, bang it here!

Ten Dollar Tuesday: Civo Silver Analog Watch with Smooth Bezel

This Ten Dollar Tuesday takes us over to the Amazon Haul site for another watch from Civo.  I had great luck with my recent purchase of a Civo Analog watch with a coin-edged bezel which I just reviewed here on this blog. I found a another similar Civo watch on the Haul site for $10. It also has a simple, easy to read, dial design and a smooth bezel. It also uses the hook clasp mechanism to secure the bracelet.

Since this Civo Analog watch is available in 11 different color combinations, it should be easy to mix into any wardrobe. If you are interested in checking this timepiece out, please feel free to use my Amazon affiliate link here.  

If you are looking for $10 watches, you should really check out Amazon Haul. All of the watches offered there are under $25 and the $10 level is a sweet spot. The selection of men's quartz watches on the site is staggering. You can check them out here via my Amazon affiliate link.

Three Modern Alternatives to Vintage Watches

For most of us, vintage watches are a crapshoot. You buy something old off of a website like Etsy or ebay or you find something at a flea market, estate sale, or thrift shop and you just pray that it works or keeps working. The idea that you'll send it off and pay hundreds of  for servicing seems farfetched for many casual collectors. It also might not make sense for very inexpensive vintage watches. Fortunately, vintage watch looks live on in affordable modern alternatives.

Here are three watch brands to investigate for great vintage looks:

1) Spinnaker. There are plenty of brands that mimic the looks of classic Rolex watches (Invicta and Stuhrling Original) come to mind. But, not many brands provide a modern watch inspired by the vintage classic Blancpain Fifty Fathoms dive watch. The Spinnaker Fleuss Automatic hits the mark for me. It has a Miyota 8215 automatic movement, 150-meter water resistance, and a 43mm diameter stainless steel case.

Spinnaker Fleuss (Amazon Photo)

Of course, it's the bezel look and textured dial that do it for me. If you'd like to check this watch out, you can find it here via my Amazon affiliate link.

2) Corgeut. Another watch brand that uses Japanese automatic movements to create vintage-inspired looks is Corgeut. They have managed to nail the dagger or sharks teeth indices that you might find on some years of a vintage Omega Seamaster. For a dressier look, check out the Corgeut 6010B Stainless Steel Automatic Chronometer.

Corgeut 6010B (Amazon Photo)

To check this one out on Amazon, use my affiliate link here. If you poke around a bit, you'll find Corgeut to be a treasure trove of watches inspired by the classics.

3) Orient. Sometimes a classic watch company can keep on refining classics to make them better and better. That's what you get with Orient. You will find that nearly every watch in the Orient Bambino line is a classic. I've reviewed the Orient Bambino, second generation, version 3, here on this blog.

Orient Bambino

If you'd like to check it out for yourself, here's my Amazon affiliate link. (As of this August 23, 2026 posting, it's 26% off!)

You'll find that vintage watch designs have inspired legions of contemporary watches. On the low price end of the spectrum, you can find classic watch looks from brands like Caribbean Joe and even a few models from Walmart's George.

Watch Deal Alert: Tissot Digital PRX

In the past few months, I've seen quite a bit of interest in old school LCD digital watches on X. There are lots of permutations and even leather strap digital watches. Still I was surprised to stumble across something new: a digital Tissot PRX. I was even more surprised to see that it was an Amazon deal with a 67% discount!

I was a little unsure of what the sole digital watch in the Tissot PRX line up brings=ŕ to the table. But, with the 40mm diameter stainless steel case, you get 100-meter water resistance, dual time zone, chronograph features, and great looks.

If you would like to check this watch out, I have it available here via my Amazon affiliate link. For less than $150, this Tissot is a steal!

TGIF: Can't Afford the Watch? Buy the Company!

A Financial Cure for Watch Envy!

I've finally found a cure for watch envy: many of the high end watches that we can only drool over are actually manufactured and marketed under the auspices of publicly-traded companies. While most of us can't afford the ultra-luxury watch, we may well be able to afford the stock (or in American Depository Receipt (ADR) offerings that signify foreign stocks in US markets). If you can't buy the watch, buy the watchmaker. Once you own a few shares of a luxury watch company, you'll never be jealous or envious of a watch owner again.

Jaeger Le Coultre Ultra Thin Moonphase (photo by Remi Mathis, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

 

What are some of the publicly-traded watchmakers that are represented in the US stock market?

Swatch Group (SWGAY is the ADR). This company includes watch brands like Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashutte Original, Jaquet Droz, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashutte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch, and Flik Flak.

LVMH Moet Hennessy Luis Vuiton (LVMUY is the ADR). This includes watch brands like Bvlgari, Chaumet, DANIEL ROTH, Fred, Gerald Genta, Hublot, L'Epee 1839, Repossi, TAG Heuer, Tiffany & Co., and Zenith.

Companie Financiere Richemont (CFRUY is the ADR). This includes watch brands like Cartier, A. Lange & Sohne, Baume & Mercier, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Panerai, Piaget, Roger Dubuis, Vacheron Constantin, and Montblanc.

Omega De Ville (Amazon Photo)

As a watch company owner, from here on out, if you want an Omega De Ville and you can afford an Omega De Ville, you can get yourself an Omega De Ville! You can even use my Amazon Affiliate link here if you want! You really do deserve an Omega watch!

Owning a stake in a luxury watchmaker means that you can vicariously enjoy a wealthy person's watch flex while actually transferring some tiny portion of their wealth into your brokerage account in the form of dividends or increased share value. 

Now you don't have to be a communist or a mugger to transfer wealth from the rich to the poor and middle class.

Now, I have to be perfectly clear. This IS NOT financial advice. This is just psychological advice. However, in what many are describing as a K-shaped economy where the middle class is being squeezed, there is some financial logic to investing into luxury goods makers.

As asset owners, the rich are getting richer by virtue of their investments. They aren't going to see a decline in their propensity to consume due to job market fluctuations. They'll be able to buy nice things even when the rest of us can't. But, if you own the stock or an ADR representing the stock of a company they patronize, you should be able to benefit in a small way. Of course, for major investment decisions, you'll want to do your own research and make your own decisions.

Rolex isn't publicly-traded, buy from Swatch group

Me. I'll just scroll through X and rejoice in all the beautiful watches that people buy and share on X and pay me for!

 (Pro Tip: Do your own research. I'm buying cheap $10 watches for a reason).

To learn other ways to cure watch envy, read my post here!

Timex Under $60 - Timex Men's Standard 40mm Watch

Sometimes, you'll find an overlooked bargain in the middle of higher priced watches.  For example, this Timex Men's Standard 40mm watch with a green dial and silver-tone case hits our under $60 mark with a price in the mid-$50 range. Most of the other selections under this model on Amazon coming in at $65, $85, or a $100. If you are hunting for a bargain, this watch is flashing a buy signal.

This Timex Standard Men's 40mm Watch has 20mm wide fabric strap, a silver-toned brass case, indiglo backlighting (despite no mention of it on the watch), 50-meter water resistance, and an easy to read dial. I also like the ornate crown. The Standard simply has a classic look.

If you'd like to snag a Timex Standard like this one before prices get out of hand, check it out here using my affiliate link.

Ten Dollar Tuesday: Oulm Three Movement Watch

When I first started this blog, I wanted to focus on watches that were affordable, look cool, and make us happy. I think this unusual three movement watch from NBONAL might do all three! It features 3 separate Citizen Miyota movements in an unusual 3 dial case. Amazingly, all of it  hits our $10 mark as well!

Oulm 1167 Multi-Movement Quartz Watch

The style of this watch is pretty crazy. But, if you collect watches, it's the crazy watches that make a collection memorable.

If you'd like to purchase a watch like this one, you can find it here using my Amazon affiliate link.

To see all the $10 watches that I've highlighted, visit my Amazon affiliate store front here.