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Timex Marlin Jet Automatic Chronograph 38mm Mens Watch White
Ref. TW2V72300
Sits in Timex’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Timex watches we list, which start at £55.
Price range £55 to £250 across 18 Timex watches in stock.The Marlin line traces back to Timex's 1960s dress watches, and the Jet branch of it takes the space-age optimism of that era seriously rather than just borrowing its colour palette. The defining move is the Hesalite crystal, which doesn't sit on top of the case but flows across the entire upper surface, absorbing the bezel into its dome and giving the watch the sealed, capsule-like profile that mid-century industrial designers were reaching for. The concentric circle detailing — worked into the inner bezel, the crown and the exhibition caseback — reads as a considered decision rather than decoration, and the caseback mirrors the dome's curve so the profile holds from every angle. At 38mm it sits modestly, and the silver-white concave dial with its crosshair layout keeps the face open without feeling sparse. The 24-hour subdial at nine o'clock is the only functional complication, handled quietly. The blue perlon strap is the right call against the brushed and polished steel — woven, lightweight, and the kind of thing that breathes in warm weather in a way a standard leather strap does not.
- Reference
- TW2V72300
- Brand
- Timex
- Collection
- Marlin
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case thickness
- 11.5mm
- Lug width
- 19mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Automatic
- Functions
- GMT
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Fabric strap
- Strap colour
- Blue
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Learn more about Timex
The Waterbury Clock Company was founded in Connecticut in 1854, part of the brass industry that made the region the centre of American clockmaking. Its descendants became Timex, and the company's history is one of making timekeeping cheap enough that everyone could have it.
The first breakthrough was the Yankee, a pocket watch sold from 1896 for one dollar — roughly a day's wage — which sold in the tens of millions and was marketed as the watch that made the dollar famous. Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt both carried one.
The company supplied enormous quantities of military timing equipment during both world wars, and its wartime work with Ingersoll and on fuse mechanisms shaped its post-war manufacturing.
The modern brand was defined by advertising. From 1956 Timex ran televised torture tests — watches strapped to outboard motors, dropped from cliffs, fired from crossbows — under the slogan it takes a licking and keeps on ticking. The watches used hardened Armalloy bearings instead of jewels, which made them cheap and, crucially, genuinely durable.
Indiglo, the electroluminescent dial lighting introduced in 1992, became the company's best-known technology after a Timex wearer used one to guide people down a stairwell during the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Timex remains privately held and produces the Weekender, Expedition, and archival Marlin lines.
- 1854
- The Waterbury Clock Company is founded in Connecticut.
- 1896
- The one-dollar Yankee pocket watch goes on sale.
- 1956
- The torture test advertising campaign begins.
- 1992
- Indiglo electroluminescent lighting is introduced.
Also in 7 collections
This watch appears in the Timex Marlin range (9), Back in Stock (4,007), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Automatic Watches (1,417), Silver Dial Watches (630), Automatic Watches Under £500 (330) and GMT Watches (208).
Temporarily out of stock
Goldsmiths is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 13 September 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 38mm suits most wrists
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
- One of Timex's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- Acrylic crystal marks easily, though it polishes out
Timex Marlin Jet alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | TW2V72300 | RA-AC0R03Y | EFK-200D-4AER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £280 | £269 | £290 |
| Case size | 38mm | 38.5mm | 38mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Fabric strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 40 hours | 42 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Yes, but it polishes out. Acrylic marks easily and a scratch can be buffed away at home, which is why vintage-style watches still use it.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
19mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 38mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
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