TimexMen's Expedition Camper Nylon/Leather Strap Watch

Summary: This is a review for the black "Camper" style Expedition watch with a black Velcro Fast Wrap band. This style is unique from the other Expedition Acadia watches offered by Amazon in that it has water resistance of 100M instead of 50M for the other models. I have seen some non-Amazon reviews showing this same black Timex Expedition watch with 50M water resistance, but mine is 100M. I believe that there is also a white dial version of this watch, too, that is available on Amazon, but it is listed separately from the other Acadia models.A quick rundown of watch details: 38mm resin case, quartz movement, 100M water resistant, Indiglo, push crown at 3 o'clock with modest protectors flanking the crown, date complication, hackable second hand, stainless steel screw down case back, Fast Wrap Velcro band, black dial, white Arabic numerals, small military time designations, flush acrylic face, white lumed minute and hour hands, and red second hand. All in all, a very simple watch design.Pros: Easy to read, durable, light weight, the second hand lines up with the dial markers, accurate, very comfortable band, excellent water resistance, Indiglo backlighting feature is excellentCons: None, really. If I had to come up with some, I would say average lume on hands, will eventually have to replace the batteryReview: The first thing I would say is that if you can still find one of these and you are in the market for a solid, dependable military-style field watch, stop reading this and buy it now while you can. At 30-ish dollars, you can't go wrong and there isn't much to lose.I have always been hard on watches. I have a digital Casio G-Shock, but I wanted a simple, analog field watch (without all the *stuff* on it) as a different style of beater watch. After some searching and looking at a lot of different watch reviews online (including reviews from soldiers who purchased Timex Campers like this one at the PX and wore them in the field), this popped up on Amazon and I purchased it.I have had it for a little over a month now and it has been a faithful companion during that time. I don't go out of my way to abuse my possessions, but this Timex hasn't been coddled, either. It's gone to work with me in an office setting, but it also does real yardwork with me, I have taken it hiking, I have submerged it in water, I workout with it on, and I have had no problems with it at all. It has gotten a little scuffed up and dirty, but it cleans up nicely, including the Velcro. It has gotten a few good bumps and it's just fine. The face isn't rounded and doesn't stick out above the surface of the watch, so it won't get scratched up so easily. When it does invariably get scratched though, it should be easy enough to polish out the blemishes.For what it's worth, if you are looking for a comfortable band, particularly if you have a larger wrist like I do (8"), the Velcro band is really nice. It fits perfectly every time, it isn't scratchy at all, it dries out quickly, it stays secure at all times, and it never feels sticky like the regular resin-type bands do. I wasn't sure if I would like it, but now I'm not sure if I would want to go back to another resin band.The watch has been fairly accurate. As soon as I received it from Amazon, I set it using www.time.gov. During the time that I have had it, it has lost only four seconds. That's not too bad at all. With a quartz movement, I didn't expect any less. It is easy to set both the time and date. The second hand is hackable, so synchronized time-setting is possible.The uncluttered dial is easy to read. The numbers are crisp. The hands are clear. The date window doesn't require a second look. One of the characteristics of this watch that will please some of the more exacting watch owners out there is the fact that the second hand movement lines up with the markers as the second hand moves around the dial. Some watches have analog movements where the second hand fails to properly land on the markers, but not this one!The watch isn't too large, so it slips nicely under one's sleeve, but yet it isn't so small that it looks like a kid's timepiece. Even as a bigger, taller guy with a larger wrist, the watch still looks appropriate on me. It is also very light and I forget that I'm wearing a watch.There really aren't too many things that I don't like about the watch. The lume on the hands isn't outstanding. It's fine, but what lume it has is not going to garner awards. The hour and minute hands have lume, but there is no lume on the dial or second hand. That said, it is important to remember that this is not a dive watch. The Indiglo works very nicely though. In absolute darkness, the Indiglo function works perfectly.Having to replace the watch battery someday will stink, but only because I worry about losing water resistance due to improper battery and O-ring installation. I like the watch enough that I will probably just pay to send it to Timex, have them replace the battery, give it a once over, and then ship it back to me. I would rather have the manufacturer do it right than have a jeweler screw it up. Yeah, I know, it's only a $30 watch, but it's a really well-designed $30 watch and I like it. It feels like somebody took time to engineer this watch right. It may sound kind of silly, but it's like somebody actually cared when this watch was being designed and built. It is a lot like driving past a simple, old building in town that has a special architectural character to it. It just looks and feels like it was thoughtfully designed to do something very specific. That's what this watch is like.That leads me to my last point. I may be wrong, but I don't think Timex makes this model anymore. Why not? They make a lot of other ones that are prettier, have GPS, can pay for groceries, or whatever, but they aren't going to last like this one. This is a tremendous watch and blows away all of the other Expedition models. Why is it that such a great watch like this gets discontinued? Is it because it is too old-fashioned? Is it boring? Nobody bought it? Well, if it pops up for sale on Amazon, and you're in the market for this simple, camper-style watch, you should plunk down your $30 or so and get it. Many times, the old-fashioned, "boring" ones make the best life partners.

I've used these watches all my life,not to expensive but tough and hold up well under diverse conditions

EDIT: Removed comments about day being inaccurate. Part user error and part not sure. Fast forward some months and the day acts as expected. For 30 bucks hard to beat. Probably 3.5 stars. I like this watch and I have not owned one since I was a kid. Picked it up for hiking/camping use. The time is dead on and so far through rain, washing, river dive, working on the car its held up. The band is conformable, its light weight, its small enough not to catch on everything including dropping on a 70lb backpack. Its worth 30 bucks thus far but I'll probably look for something that has a month display and is auto-wind. EDIT: Picked up a Seiko 5 and while it is a good watch for the price its hard to read and with no indiglo useless at night without a light. While keeping both my go to is this watch.EDIT (again): I can't say just how awesome this watch is. Still accurate, indiglo is flawless and exceptionally useful, setting time since its not going to auto jump "day" sets being analog is brain dead and obvious, I have slammed this thing into hammers and concrete without fail. No complaint but only observations would be offer it with a more scratch resistant face, make the day easier to read (make indiglo back light it is all), offer easily found but identical bands (worn mine out but hard to find a replacement this perfect). If I could I'd give one of these to every family and friend and more.

I purchased this as a gift for my son - he is just getting into Boy Scouts and needed a dependable watch that he could have on Troop trips outside of Normal. Because it always rains on Scout trips, it needed to be water resistant, and easy to put on/take off would be a plus.This works.Now make no mistake - this is not at all comparable to a $500 wonder watch. To compare it to a higher end wristwatch would be unfair. No, this is a very simple watch. The design is such that I think even having the date on it is a bit fancy. The watch exists to tell you what time it is, and to be light and convenient enough so you don't think about it when you're wearing it. I love it precisely because it is inexpensive and simple.To be sure, my choices came down to this watch and the Casio Forester - and since the prices were right I bought both. I figure my son will more than likely lose at least one watch during his adventures, and happily the price points on these are low enough where you kind of (but only kind of) don't mind. My son says the Timex is somewhat easier to read. He wears this watch more than the Forester for that reason.The band is easy to put on and take off, as it's Velcro and not a traditional buckle. Since I want my son to get in the habit of wearing this thing when he's out of the house (really, it does no good to tell him to be back home by six if he doesn't have a watch....), having an easy-to-wear band is crucial.Indiglo lighting is fantastic on this - it's not so bright that it's blinding you, but rather just the right luminescence to illuminate the watch face. Important in, say, a tent in the wee small hours.This works. it keeps good time and supports my son's Scouting activities. We are both rather happy with it.

I've had several of these, so I looked around to try to find something that was even better. I couldn't. I love the light up dial. The strap is canvas so it handles my wrist sweat. The dial is easy to read. This does everything a watch needs to do

I have used Timex watches for over 40 years. This is only my 4th. They last and they are simple and they work under the most arduous conditions. If you want bling and swag, get yourself a Rolex, if you want a good looking simple trustworthy and reliable time piece...time. Is true.

IT looks good, clean & Crisp, easy to read. fits good, comfortable. Does the job nicely.

Un color muy bonito y un excelente reloj, aunque, si te descuidas, la correa puede llegar a mancharse, sólo quítalo antes de realizar una actividad que podría ensuciarlo.

el producto es acorde con lo especificado y la relación calidad precio optima

Se adapta perfectamente a la muñeca de niño adolescente. Es de un diámetro 39mm que pasa desapercibido en la muñeca. La correa es de nylon muy flexible y el CONTRA es que al llevar belcro para el cierre no es tan segura como una hebilla, pero para quitar y poner rápidamente cumple su función.

I use the watch for over a year now and I'm very satisfiwd. They are small and light so perfect fit for skinny wrist. I'm surfing and swimming with them and never had any problem with water. There are just 2 small things to consider:- The tick sound is quite loud and might be disturbing for some people- The strap is made of fabric and fabric gets longer and loose when wet (swimming, shower etc) and then again tight after drying