Tag Timex Chronograph Watches

The earliest Timex Chronograph watch was the Southampton. Created in 1958/9, the Southampton was more of a chronostop than a chronograph watch.  Advances in quartz technology meant that the next chronograph made by Timex wouldn’t appear until the late 1970s.

Kelton Chronograph / Chronostop 1950s

kelton southampton chronostop chronograph

Brand: KeltonModel: TBC (Southampton?)Type: Chronostop / ChronographReference: TBCCaliber: M22 (Modified Manual Wind)Year: TBC (1950’s)Case: Chrome plated This is a mystery watch made by Kelton in the 1950’s. Its a chronostop chronograph watch, but unlike the Timex Southampton, uses push buttons…

Timex Southampton 1237 2258 [1958]

Year: 1958Reference: 1237 2258Model: Timex SouthamptonType: Chronostop (Marketed as a chronograph)Movement: m22 variantComplication: Manual wind movement.Case: Chrome plated base metal Advertised as a chronograph but in actual fact a Chronostop, the Timex Southampton replaces the sweeping seconds hand with a…

Timex Southampton 1237 2259 [1959]

Timex Southampton 1237-2259 1959

For repair Brand: TimexModel: Timex SouthamptonType: Chronograph / ChronostopReference: 1237Caliber: Modified M22 (Manual Wind)Year: 1959Case: Chrome platedDial Markings: Telemeter (Spiral Measurement), Made in U.S.A., Outer minute track.Manufactured: USACrystal: Acrylic Advertised as a chronograph but in actual fact a Chronostop, the…