I love the way this watch looks too. I get so many comments on the watch that it’s almost silly. In fact, I get more comments about my great looking watch in a month then I got in 5 years on my $6000 Rolex Datejust!!!

I certainly understand your comments and concerns about quality. I researched Timex and this specific watch before purchasing and decide that it was worth the risk to try it out. In the end the only real way to know is if I’m still wearing the watch 9 years from now. In the meantime, I continue to enjoy wearing it each day. In fact, I like it so much I’m considering buying a 500!

I agree with the many people commenting on the fantastic aesthetics of this watch, but paying a half-a-grand for nice packaging with a built-in compass is a fool’s perception of value if the heart of the watch is not built to last. I think I will wait a little longer to see how this watch survives the test of time before spending my money.

I researched the possibility of carrying this line in my stores, but ultimately decided against it. I had a few major concerns and I would like to get some feedback from those who have owned one for more than a few days. Here are my concerns:

1) They have a proprietary movement with 4 independant rotors. This isnt necessarily a negative in and of itself. It concerns me that Timex does not have a track record for producing quality movements.

2) When I pull out the crown to set the time the crown actually “wobbles”. This is big red flag for me. It tells me that the watch movement is NOT as solid as it first appears.

3) They do use 316L stainless steel, but it feel extremely light in the holding it. This goes for both the bracelet as well as the watch case. It appears that they cheaped out in manufacturing by using a low index steel.

4) The watch is completely assembled in the Philipines. This is a HUGE red flag for me. Does this concern anyone else?

5) Similar to the previous posting, I also noticed that the bezel is not securely attached to the case.

After a lot of consideration I think there are a TON of other watches out there that are much better values. A few that come to my mind immediately are: Swiss Army Victorinox, Zodiac, Tissot, and even fashion watches like Burberry.

I am looking forward to reading your responses.

If the 730(old-style) is a worthy extension of Timex’s ability I will be moved. Think I’ll go black face/stainless case and immediately put a good, padded orange or yellow band on the ride so everybody get jealous.

1. This is not the case for me at all. I find the watch to be very easy to read, and I love the skeletonized hands.

2. Not sure how they are “lean” in that they are not thin at all in my opinion. I find the hand design a strength of the watch (for me).

3. The lume seems fine to me, although I will grant it is not the same caliber as my Sinn 103, but I find it lasts much longer than 120 seconds. much.

4. I will agree with the reviewer above. I had not even thought to try this, but he is right.

Overall, I am personally very pleased with this watch. I like to look and feel (it’s solid an heavy), I am finding it to keep excellent time, and I love the retro dials and also the compass.

The only gripe I might have is when you press the chrono or compass buttons, there is no “click”. They just go in, and the function starts. I would have preferred some tactile feedback when pressing a button. Oh, and I would have preferred something other than battery power. Kinetic or Solar would have been perfect, but as this is my only watch needing a battery, it was worth it to me based on the looks and functions.

I expected a pretty nice watch, and feel like I got one a little better than I expected.

Would love to hear other owners comments.

I purchased the tx 730, as in the one displayed above. here are some items that need mentioning, besides my incredible disappointment..

1-watch is unreadable in daylight hours unless you hold your wrist in a certain direction. as in the photo above.

2-the hands are also a little too lean to clearly read the time. I found I had to work at reading it.

3-for $549, I expect more from a watch. they used indiglo on the watch. which in translation means that as soon as you go indoors or the dark… so does the watch. after about 120 seconds… it goes dark and does not retain the glow. At this price point, super luminova should be used. I have a luminox ultimate seal…well that is a whole other category.

4-the bezel does not sit firmly onto the case. there was a click sound that emitted whenever you pressed the bezel at certain points.

needless to say.. this is a fantastic looking watch , that fails as far as usability is concerned. they have skimmed on the items that should not have been. it was a challenge to use this watch for what it is intended for. telling time and also doing it in the dark. the fact that there is the compass on the watch and it is not a digital one is an incredible selling point. but $500+ is a steep price for a compass.

so, i returned the watch and even checked the other ones and guess what? same result. No disrespect to the reviewer, though my experience was quite different.
Respectfully