Exploring Timex Watches with Street Names
Timex has a long and storied history stretching back to 1854 when they were founded as the Waterbury Clock Company. From their start as a clock company, they evolved into Ingersoll Watch Company, Waterbury Watch Company, United States Time Corporation, Timex Corporation, and now Timex Group USA.
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The Former Waterbury Clock Factory Complex (Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) |
Along the way, they've been an integral part of the history of many communities--particularly Waterbury, Connecticut, and Middlebury, Connecticut. It's probably not surprising that they've named many watch models after streets in those communities. Here are some of the current Timex Models with streets for names:
- South Street
- Charles Street
- Highland Street
- Fieldstone Way
- Essex Avenue
- Woodcrest Drive
- Briarwood Dive
- Main Street
- Easton Avenue
It makes me wonder if they are trying to draw us a map. Naturally, I got into google maps to take a tour and see what I could find out. Maybe we'll reveal a grand design like something from the movie "National Treasure?" Let's take a look at South Street and Charles Street.
South Street
The Timex South Street is a straight forward economical watch with a quartz movement, a day date window, a smallish 36mm metal case, an expansion bracelet, and with current specials on Amazon a sub-$50 price tag. You can find the Timex South Street watch here on Amazon.
A Timex South Street Watch (Amazon Photo) |
Only 6/10 of a mile from the former site of the Waterbury Clock Company factory complex, South Street in Waterbury, Connecticut, seems to be a working class street with a mixture of homes and apartment buildings. Checking via Grok AI and internet searches, there doesn't seem to be direct connection to Timex. But, it's an old neighborhood and it could well have been populated back when Timex was just getting started.
South Street, Waterbury, CT, (Google Street view) |
Charles Street
The Timex Charles Street is another straight forward watch from Timex. It strikes and classy note with gold and silver tones. It also sticks to a simple date window. It has a 35mm diameter case with a stainless streel expansion band and caseback and a brass bezel. As of mid-July 2025, this watch is 37% off on Amazon and also comes in under $50.
Timex Charles Street Watch (Amazon photo) |
Our tour of Waterbury finds us driving about 1.4 miles to Charles Street. It's an urban residential street running along side Connecticut State Route 8. The road leads through another northern working class neighborhood. However, it is home to a rather impressive church: St. Patrick's Church.
St. Patrick's Church in Waterbury, CT (Google Streetview) |
I have to wonder if this exploration will lead to some important revelation about Timex or some hidden treasure. Time will tell. I explore more of these Timex models in the coming weeks.