Men's Easy Reader Watch

I'm far-sighted and I need to remove my glasses to see up close. With a typical digital watch checking the time was a two handed maneuver. This watch is EZ to read on the fly, with a big face and bold numbers. And lemme tell you about the backlight! Bright as heck, you could use it to flag down a jumbo jet (almost). I appreciate that it's thin, and most of the face is used for the watch, not for some slidey compass gizmo that makes you look like Chuck Yeager or Indiana Jones. Loud ticking? BFD. It's a watch. If it keeps you up at night you have bigger problems than a loud watch. On the nightstand it's gonna be loud, so put it on top of something soft, you'll be surprised at the difference. Thank me later. The thing about analog: I'm not a runner or an aviator, so I don't need precision chronometrics. If I really need an alarm, I use my phone. I bet my phone has a stopwatch if I really need one. When I check the time, I don't need to know that it's 7:56:48, I just need to know that it's almost eight. Loosey goosey. Analog vs. digital: My kids have trouble reading an analog clock, and they're almost teenagers. If I walk into the TV room and say, "It's time for bed, it's ten o'clock," they'll say, no, it's nine-fifty-eight!" The main thing is, Analog shows the time in a relative way, Digital in an absolute way. The idea of "a quarter past one" doesn't exist in digital time; it's 1:15. The hour is shown in an elapsing, progressing, way, quarters, thirds, halves, VISUALLY, like a sundial. You don't need to know if it's precisely noon, just that it's lunchtime. Digital reduces time to a technical statistic, like cholesterol. Your brain has to interpret it into Time-time: "It's 11:26, um, let's see, thirty four minutes to lunch," too much mental energy. A glance at an analog watch and you know it's time to start those gastric juices a bubbling. A digital watch is useful only on New Year's Eve and at the birth of a baby. I wear a watch 24/7, sleeping, making whoopie, showering, changing the oil in my car. I like to be able to check the time in the middle of the night. "Thank God, it's only 3:30. Back to sleep." My main worry is about getting a tan line in the summer. But my life is relatively worry-free. I hope yours will be, and this watch will help. Update: This watch works with the Men's Rubbertech (TM) Silicone Rubber Watchband Stainless Steel Deployment Buckle Black 18mm available on Amazon. Outstanding product. Update June 2019-- After wearing this watch nearly 24/7 for 8and a half years, including bedtime, shower time, executive time, construction work, swimming, everything except when I got an MRI, it finally showed some age. First the light dimmed out, then it started slowing down. I reckoned that a replacement battery would nearly match a new watch, if I were to go to a jeweler. BUT NO, and new battery was 4.65, and i prized off the back with a Swiss Army knife can opener blade and replaced it. Good to go. Now all I need is to polish the bezel, due to the construction work effects.

Nothing but good to say about this watch. I am a seasoned watch collector and just had to have a Timex watch. The watch is flawless in workmanship. The IndiGlo works really well in the night. Everything works nicely and even though I do not like a small 38 mm watch, I like them bigger it looks almost like a 40 mm wristwatch because of the white watch face. For the price you will not get a better watch for under $200. I am going to start to collect other Timex watches really great quality for the money. Bravo!!

I have bought this watch several times over the years and have never had a problem with it. I give them as gifts as well as use daily myself. I love the easy-to-read face, the date inset and the 'night light' feature. I wear mine around the clock and get it wet, bang it on items and generally abuse and use it. It still works great and keeps perfect time. I love that I can check the time at night in dark light or pitch black. It's a great value for the price and can be dressed up or down according to the watch band. I personally use a silicone one for daily use and a dressier one for church and other dress up activities. I really like this one's off-white face that makes it look more elegant. My white face is my everyday watch since it has a cracked crystal but still keeps fantastic time. I get it wet all the time and even with the crack it keeps going month after month, year after year. You can't get much more durable than that. I am a small woman under 5'5" and it doesn't overwhelm my wrist, and the one I got for my 6'1" husband looks great on him as well. I'll keep buying these watches for myself and others as long as they make them.

I got it for my 75 yr old dad who thinks my obsession with watches is weird, but I love finding high value per dollar in ultra affordable watches too. My dad is frugal and likes that in his gifts, but low price doesn't have to mean junk. Also, he finds digitals tacky (so all the good low-end Casios were a no go). I found this Timex, "scratch & dent" on Amazon for just shy of $20, it arrived with the box all beat up, the leather strap was not attached, and there were no spring bars. Still, the watch and strap were in brand new shape. I keep spare spring bars and it was easy to pop the strap on. Strap is on the short side, if you have larger than a 7.5" wrist, you'll probably need a different one (a NATO would work well on it, imo). Also, watch is old school size, 35mm, so it may seem small by today's standards. Highly legible day or night, it's got indiglo back light, even though that can wear on the battery if used a lot, it does look sharp in the dark, especially for this price point. Water resistant enough you don't have to worry about getting it wet, but I wouldn't go swimming or shower with it. Watch hit everything my dad likes, Timex has quality choices for a budget watch, and it was still fun for me to find. Timex is not a brand I normally look at, but dad loves it and seeing it in hand, I feel good about the purchase. I rate 4 stars because it is a lot of watch for $20-30 bucks. Though buyer beware with scratch & dent, if I didn't already have spare spring bars, I would have been irritated.

I've been looking for a casual watch for these past few months and this beauty is the one. I was lucky to come across this watch as I was just about to buy a $500 Citizen I had my eyes on from the last visit to the store. The saved money is real handy for a kid still in school. And I'm sure you've assumed already, I ended up buying the Timex Reader and I don't regret it. I already had an idea(a petty one) about what kind of watch I wanted. One with a leather strap, red second hand, simple ~40mm white face w/date, silver case. So it was awesome to find the Timex Reader. But after scrolling down the page and reading a few negative reviews about the absurd noise, pesky date setting and also the cheap price I was skeptical about the purchase. Whatever, I decided to just order it and see for myself. Here's my some information about the watch if you're considering buying it, The face: It's white, just like the picture. I only say this because other watches by Timex advertise online a white face but are actually a yellow-creamy hue. The Indiglo: It's the colour teal and it also doesn't entirely light up the face of the watch. There's about half a centimeter of unlit area at the top of the watch. Think of it like a nearly-filled fish tank. It's a feature I won't see myself using much, so I care little about the defect. The Band: It's not as brown as the picture would make you think. Some reviewers agree that it's a Maroon Red. When you actually zoom in on the image, you can see the red that I'm talking about. Just assume that it's reddish and not brown for expectations. The noise: I'm a student with a PC and a fan always running. So obviously this small watch won't over power the noise. With the watch up to my ear, of course I hear ticking but I personally find the repetitive sound soothing. Just a tip, apparently if you put the watch FACE down it some-what mutes the sound from what I read from some reviews. The time/date: What do you do when you get a watch? You set it's time. Right away, I was super frustrated with setting time and date with this watch like other reviewers. A little side story, I kept pulling and pulling the crown to get a certain time setting and the ENTIRE CROWN came out! It looked like a metal toothpick. I was confused about what the hell just happened and sorta like when you drop a vase and sweep it under the carpet, I immediately shoved the little guy back in the hole without much thought. I'm not very technical when it comes it watches which would explain why I'm sounding like a stooge. Anyways, the watch still worked and I did end up figuring out how to set the time and it was a lot easier than I first thought. Throw away the instructions from the box and follow mine instructions below. How to set time: 1. Set Day of Week (Thursday, Friday, etc.) Pull crown out and move it clockwise. If the time is being adjusted, you're doing it right. Keep turning it to get the right day of the week. For me I had to keep turning 3 full days, essentially 6 full 12 hour rotations. 2. Set Date (1st, 4th, 29th, etc.) Pull crown out A LITTLE BIT. So little that there's barely a gap between it and the watch case. Then move the crown and you can set the date. 3. Set Time (12:39, 1:04, etc.) Pull crown out normally just like when you set Day of Week and just set time as you would any other watch. By the way, when I say pull crown out, I don't mean entirely out of the watch like I did earlier. Once you pull out the crown and it seems it doesn't want to come out a centimeter more, then that's as far as it should go. Overall, great watch, great price, great buy.

This is just a classic well priced watch. It looks good and it functions just as it should. The leather band is nice and comfortable to wear. The watch is quiet and has Indigo lighting to light the dial. There is nothing negative to say about this watch! It looks classic.

Watch stopped working around after 1 month and return window was closed so I reached out to Timex customer service to help. Here is their response. Be Watch-ful. 😂 Please take note that your watch needs to be shipped to our manufacturing plant located offshore for the said service, and the process may take 2-3 months at the most. If you'd like to proceed, please follow the instructions below. 1. We would need you to complete the watch repair form by clicking this link, and don't forget to include this form in your shipment. 2. Kindly complete the prepaid shipping label through this link and take note of the tracking number on the prepaid label, as we cannot be held responsible for items we do not receive. Also, please be sure to provide a physical shipping address, as Timex cannot return the package to a PO Box. 3. Fees for repairs are dependent on the type of repair and whether the watch is in or out of warranty. Fees for various services are visible on the repair form; however, the final fee for your repair is determined by our team once the watch has been received and evaluated. For warranty repairs, we will need you to send a copy of the receipt along with your watch. We will email you an update on the status of your repair and the invoice for service. The repair turn-around time is 2-4 weeks after payment is made. Please also be advised that the payment options we receive for repairs are only through credit/debit cards and PayPal. 4. Never include a special or altered watchband or any other article of personal value in your shipment. Kindly be informed that watches sent in their original packaging will not receive their boxes back. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Warm Regards,

The Easy Reader feels like the starter gear you never replace because it just works. No RGB, no skill tree, no microtransactions—just clean readability and that classic INDIGLO glow that hits like a blue rare drop in a dark dungeon. • Legibility = S‑Tier Huge Arabic numerals and a clean dial mean you can glance mid‑match or mid‑mission without losing focus. • Durability = “Takes a licking” Passive Buff Timex’s long‑running durability rep is real. It’s not G‑Shock tanky, but it’s built to survive daily wear like a reliable common‑tier item that refuses to break. • INDIGLO = Night‑Mode Perk The backlight is basically the watch equivalent of toggling night vision—clean, bright, and instantly readable. • Comfort = Casual‑Mode Friendly Leather or expansion bands keep it lightweight and wearable for long sessions—no sweaty wrist debuffs. • Price = Budget Build Approved Usually in the $40–$60 range, it’s the perfect “why not?” pickup that performs way above its rarity tier.