Timex Marlin Chronograph Tachymeter 40mm Mens Watch Champagne

Ref. TW2W98900

The Marlin line has always borrowed from mid-century American watchmaking — a clean case, domed acrylic, retro numerals — and this chronograph version steers that aesthetic deliberately toward the paddock rather than the office. The vertical racing stripe bisecting the bronze dial and the checkered flag decoration on the 24-hour sub-dial at three are period-accurate touches, the sort of thing that appeared on purpose-built rally watches of the 1960s rather than on watches that merely nod at them. On the wrist, 40mm in polished and brushed steel at 13mm thick sits solidly without crowding the wrist, and the domed acrylic adds a little height that reads as intentional here rather than as a constraint. The tan-bronze dial shifts in different light — warmer and more golden in sun, flatter and more serious indoors — and the perforated leather keeps the whole thing breathing, which matters when a strap is pulling double duty as both a functional and an aesthetic choice. The quick-release bars mean changing it out takes seconds rather than a trip to find a spring bar tool.

Reference

TW2W98900

Brand

Timex

Case size

40mm

Case thickness

13mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Bronze

Crystal

Acrylic

Movement

Quartz

Functions

Chronograph, Tachymeter

Water resistance

50m

Bracelet / strap

Leather strap

Strap colour

Black

Clasp

Buckle

Retailer

Goldsmiths