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Timex Waterbury Heritage Chronograph 39mm Mens Watch Silver
Ref. TW2Y19300
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 £280 across 30 Timex watches in stock.The Waterbury name traces directly to Timex's origins as the Waterbury Clock Company, established in 1854 in Connecticut, and this chronograph is built to carry that lineage visibly. The panda configuration — silver dial, black sub-dials — is a deliberate nod to the motorsport chronographs that made the layout famous, reinforced by the tachymeter bezel sitting ready to calculate speed the moment you start the stopwatch. At 39mm with a 46mm lug-to-lug span it fits a wide range of wrists without crowding them, and 73 grams on a leather strap keeps it comfortable across a long day. The sunburst silver dial catches directional light in a way flat dials do not, and the vertical brushing on the case sides gives the whole thing a coherence that looks considered rather than accidental. The perforated racing strap continues the motorsport theme and pulls away on quick-release bars without tools — useful if you want to swap it for something dressier, given that the case itself is formal enough to carry that.
- Reference
- TW2Y19300
- Brand
- Timex
- Collection
- Waterbury
- Case size
- 39mm
- Case thickness
- 13mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Bezel
- Fixed tachymeter
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 46mm
- Strap
- Interchangeable
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 5 collections
This watch appears in Stainless Steel Watches (2,762), Chronograph Watches (1,130), Leather Strap Watches (896), Back in Stock (820) and Silver Dial Watches (619).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 39mm suits most wrists
- 46mm lug-to-lug keeps the 39mm case wearable
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Timex's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
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| Specification | TW2Y19300 | T1434101604100 | 5547642 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £245 | £245 | £259 |
| Case size | 39mm | 40mm | 39.5mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
Your new watch
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.
Will the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Does it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
What size strap does it take?
20mm. 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.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 46mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16cm (6¼ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 39mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Cheapest place to buy
Goldsmiths is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £245. There is nothing to compare it against today.
Who are Goldsmiths?
Goldsmiths has been selling watches in Britain since 1778 and is part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. They are an authorised dealer, so a watch comes with the manufacturer’s own warranty.
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