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Timex Group Museum Closing
Timex Group Museum Closing Timexpo: The Timex Group Museum in Waterbury, Conn., is a fascinating place for fanciers of watches and their history, but alas, there aren’t enough of them to keep the facility going. After just 14 years, the museum will be closing its doors on September 30. The museum’s rather unassuming location between a strip mall and a highway gives no hint of the treas...
Timex Launches Metropolitan+ Smartwatch
Timex Launches Metropolitan+ Smartwatch If you’ve been considering the purchase of an activity tracker but would prefer that the device not look so much like an activity tracker, you may want to check out the stylish new Metropolitan+ smartwatch from Timex. The first product in the brand’s new Connected Style Collection was introduced at this week’s Qualcomm 3G/LTE Summit in Hong...
Three Timex Watches with Vibrating Alarms
My regular readers know that I love four features in watches: solar, atomic, countdown timers, and vibrating alarms. The first three are relatively easy to get these days, but a vibrating alarm is a far less common feature, and often means ordering a watch from Japan, and/or spending a fair...
The Timex Ironman OVA (Optimal Viewing Angle)
I always say that you should pick the right watch for the job. And if the job at hand is running or speeding walking, the Timex OVA (Optimal Viewing Angle) looks like it could be the right watch. First of all, if you're looking for a heart rate monitor, you...
Putin Wears a Patek Philippe, Bush Sports a Timex
According to this article by the Russian publication Pravda, Russian President Vladimir Putin wears a $60,000 Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar watch while our own President Bush sports a $50 Timex Indiglo. What's even more interesting is that Putin's annual salary is only $60,000 while Bush's salary, according to Wikipedia, is...
Timex Introduces the Perpetual Calendar Collection
Timex has just introduced a new collection of watches with perpetual calendars. Timex Perpetual Calendar watches do not have to be reset after months with fewer than 31 days. They work by keeping track of not just the date, but also the day, month, and the year so that the...