Its a humble brag but i have arguably the most complete collection of mechanical Timex dive watches in the world. This is largely due to a massive amount of support from other collectors (Hi Peter) and the epic skills of @thetimexking in helping me to resurrect them. Timex started producing their dive watch ranges in the late 1960s with the launch of my personal favorites, the Skin Diver which was arguably a homage to the Submariner. Through the 1970s Timex found their own style and designed pieces with incredibly colorful dials. Later migrating to Electric/Electronic and Dynabeat mecha-quartz watches and finally embracing quartz mechanisms.
Vintage Timex dive watch models range from deep 600 feet/180 meter skin divers through to 60 feet/25 meter dive watches. Some models feature these meter depth ratings on the dial and are for markets outside of the US which doesn’t use the metric system.
If you want to keep your focus narrow then vintage Timex dive watch models would be the pieces to collect IMHO.
Year: 1971Reference: 27673 2571Model: Marlin Calendar (Water Resistant)Movement: m25Complication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: Elapsed time bezel. 25m on dial indicates this model was made for the EU markets.
Year: 1971Reference: 27674 2571Model: Marlin Calendar (Waterproof)Movement: m25Complication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: elapsed time bezel. 25m on dial indicates this model was made for the EU markets.
Year: 1974Reference: 27674 02574Model: Marlin Calendar (Water Resistant)Movement: m25Name: Rally (Unofficial)Complication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: elapsed time bezel. 25m on dial indicates this model was made for the EU markets. This was the base model adapted…
Year: 1975Reference: 27675 02575Model: Marlin Calendar (Water Resistant)Movement: m25Manufactured: Great Britain (Dundee)Complication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: 60 second bezel. 25m on dial indicates this model was made for the EU markets.
Year: 1975Reference: 27675 02576Model: Marlin Calendar (Water Resistant)Movement: m25Manufactured: Great Britain (Dundee)Complication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: 60 second bezel. Lack of 25m on dial indicates this model was made for the non-EU markets.
Year: 1977Reference: 27675 02577Model: Marlin Calendar (Water Resistant)Movement: m25Complication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: 60 second bezel. Lack of 25m on dial indicates this model was made for the non-EU markets.
Year: 1975Reference: 27677 02575Model: Marlin Calendar (Water Resistant)Movement: m25Complication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: 60 second bezel. 25m on dial indicates this model was made for the EU market
Year: 1978Reference: 27679 10578Model: Marlin Calendar (Water Resistant)Movement: m105Type: Sports WatchComplication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: 60 second bezel. Hooded lugs.
Year: 1981Reference: 28130 10581Model: Marlin Calendar (Water Resistant)Movement: m25Manufactured: TaiwanComplication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date)Special Features: 60 second bezel. Wave symbol on dial. Hooded lugs
Missing Bezel Year: 1972Reference: 47670 3272 – EU VariantModel: Timex Viscount (Automatic)Movement: M32Type: Dive WatchCase: Chrome plated base metalComplication: Manual/Automatic Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar Elapsed time bezel This vintage Timex Viscount men’s dive watch is often confused for the…
Year: 1972Reference: 47670 3272Model: Timex Viscount (Automatic)Name: Bandit (Unofficial)Movement: M32Type: Dive WatchCase: Chrome plated base metalComplication: Manual/Automatic Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar Special Features: Elapsed time bezel This watch is commonly referred to as the “Bandit” as it was worn…
Year: 1973Reference: 47670 3273Model: Timex Viscount (Automatic)Movement: M32Type: Dive WatchCase: Chrome plated over base metalComplication: Manual/Automatic Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar This vintage Timex Viscount men’s dive watch has a chrome plated case with beveled lugs. The watch features a…
Year: 1974Reference: 47672 03274Model: Timex Viscount (Automatic)Movement: M32Case: Chrome plated base metalComplication: Manual/Automatic Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar This vintage Timex Viscount men’s watch has a chrome plated case with a beveled top and bottom. The watch uses a blue…
Year: 1976Reference: 47970 10978Model: Timex ViscountMovement: M109 (automatic)Complication: Manual/Automatic Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Day-Date It is unclear why Timex produced a Champion Spark Plug promotional watch in 1978. Some speculate that this was because in 1977, Renault’s 2-litre Alpine A442…
Brand: KeltonModel: Kelton Marlin CalendarReference: 24124Caliber: M105 (Manual Wind,, Date)Year: 1984Dial Code: 24124 10584Type: Sports Watch / Dive WatchCase: Chrome plated base metalComplication: Manual Wind, Sweeping Seconds Hand, Calendar (Date) I’m notorious in vintage Timex collecting circles for seeking non…