TimexMen's Expedition North Titanium Automatic 41mm Watch - Black Strap Black Dial Titanium Case

Unbelievable value buy (sold here $100 off MSRP). Titanium, saphire crystal, automatic movement is basically unheard of in a budget (sub $300) watch market. Maybe with some boutique direct to consumer brands, but that's a lot more of a gamble than Timex. Looks great, sized perfect (for men's watch), lightweight, shock proof, 200m water proof. What else do you need? A replacement band! The cheap/recycled leather is awful. Just awful. I wish you had an option to save money and purchase the watch without the strap altogether. You can find a nice comfortable silicone replacement here for around $20 (sport-minded) Or go all out and get fancy leather or bracelet quality for dress attire. You chose.Side note: I see other reviewers comment on time accuracy (or lack their of). This is not what this watch is for. Let's be real. This is a budget analogue watch with durability to boot. You want accuracy? Get a smartwatch! I wear both. Problem solved.

It's been said numerous times in many reviews, but this is 100% the best bang for your buck when it comes to this field watch. Keeps solid time, the build quality and materials used are fantastic, if you look for a higher end watch brand for something that is equal to what this watch has, you will be spending WELL over $1K+. I own a Hamilton Khaki field watch (manual wind), which I do love, but I wanted something that was mechanical/automatic, durable, keeps decent time, and has great water resistance (versus the Hamilton's measly "50M" water resistance and doesn't even have a anti-reflective layer on the glass). This watch hits all 4 on the head. I own a great variety of watches, from Hamilton, Seiko, Citizen, to G-Shock's and a few retro mechanical watches, and now my first Timex. G-Shock has been my go to for a daily beater/work watch (currently in the military) and something I can wear in wet environments or even swim in as there was not many field watch options (minus the expensive ones) I would feel comfortable wearing in a lake, river or ocean, let alone wear in heavy rain or have on in the shower. Again, the titanium case, sapphire glass with an anti-reflective layer, movement that has hacking, lume, watch strap, all are worth every penny in this price point. I changed the strap right away as I have always been a fan of NATO straps so that is what I have on it now but the one that came with it was comfortable. I have heard and kept an eye on Timex but there really wasn't anything that stuck out to me so I never bought into the brand, but once this came out and finally got it in my hands, I am glad I kept tabs on them as this is everything I have been looking for in a field watch. Some review's I have read say the rotor is loud, which compared to higher end movements, yes it is but it doesn't bother me any. The other issues I read were about quality control and time keeping issues. I hope that those have been worked out as I have not had any of those issues and as far as time keeping goes, after 7-8 days go by I usually gain between roughly 10-20+ seconds, which, again at this price point is fine and totally manageable. I adjust my watch weekly anyway with the online atomic clock or with one of my multi band 6 G-shocks. I will drop an update 6ish months down the road or sooner if something catastrophic happens to where I would remove my recommendation for this time piece. All in all, if you're looking for a do it all solid field watch, just buy it, you are definitely getting more for what you're paying (I paid $220).

I read a lot of other reviews first, and this watch is nicer than I thought it would be. For 220 bucks, it's a STEAL.Some things to note: the auto-wind is no louder than my Seiko 5. I do hear it, but the strap is actually noisier - the leather creaks a bit where the strap loops are. This doesn't bother me and is no different than any other background noise.It's lightweight - a little lighter than the Seiko in the photo but not by much.Lume is good - a little better than the Seiko.BPM is a little less than the Seiko, so the sweep is not quite as smooth, but it's close enough.Aesthetically I like it a lot. The textured dial and raised hour markers look nice and are easy to read, and the grey Ti is sweet.Power reserve is meh - not great; not terrible. Seems like 36 hours or so.Lastly this watch with the stock strap will fit a huge range of wrist sizes. 6in (or maybe less) up to about 8, based on my measurement.

The good - Great value for an automatic, titanium case, sapphire crystal, 200m water resistant, and handsome field watch.... all for less than $300. Wow. Very light and wears easily. On balance the online reviews are pretty accurate. Pricing on this watch does vary up and down for some reason, but it does seem to be available for around $265 fairly frequently. Seems like a great value given the features and specifications. Plus it's a Timex, maybe kinda cool depending on your perspective?The bad - Quality control seems lacking, went through four to find one without visible blemishes (scratches) or flaws (pits/denting) with the titanium casework. Would rate 5 stars if not for the variable quality control. Wish it was a bit thinner overall. Self winding rotor movement is noisy, not bothersome but noticeable. The lume is OK, good on the hands, a little weak on the dial numerals and markings. It does seem to run about 15s fast each day, and power reserve is only like 42-43 hours. Plus, it's a Timex, maybe kinda lame depending on your perspective? The Miyota 8215 movement is regarded as solid, short of stellar, but does at least offer hacking. Given the balance of price and features, it seems unfair to be too critical.The ugly - Despite the high value proposition this watch represents I seriously contemplated returning it. Running 15s fast each day and the 42-43 hour power reserve limits the usefulness, especially when already wearing an Apple Watch 24/7/365. And it feels strange wearing two watches at once. I ultimately decided to keep it given the price to value balance and the fact that I don't own another fully mechanical watch. But it remains to be seen how much use I'll actually get out of it.