Timex Puts an Affordable Spin on a Unique Vintage Watch Style

Somewhat frustratingly, Timex already has the technology to make both of those changes with what I assume would be minimal effort. Its Snoopy Tennis Marlin is a hand-cranker with a floating tennis ball seconds hand. It’s cool as hell and costs just 30 bucks more than the Enigma Reissue at $229.

Of course, if Timex were to make those changes to the Q Timex 1975 Enigma Reissue, we would have a different watch. It wouldn’t be entirely faithful to the original, it wouldn’t be part of the Q line (since Q Timex watches are quartz-powered by definition) and it would cost a little more than its current $199 SRP.

I’d like to see Timex create a traditional mystery watch using the same technology in its Snoopy Tennis Marlin.

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But I think that’s all fine. I am less interested in seeing Timex perfectly recreate every watch it made 50 years ago. It’s much more interesting when the brand simply makes really cool, fun, great-looking watches that are super-affordable. If they’re faithful vintage reissues, great, but I don’t think the brand needs to always be such a captive of its own history.

Now, all that’s not to say the Q Timex 1975 Enigma Reissue is a bad watch. It’s not, at all. I still think it’s a fun and compelling watch with buckets of retro style and good sizing. And it doesn’t really look like anything else on the market. Finally, for only $199, it’s pretty hard to argue with the watch — or expect perfection.