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Timex Marlin Jet Quartz Chronograph 40mm Mens Watch Brown
Ref. TW2Y24700
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 name goes back to Timex's slim dress watches of the late 1960s, and the Jet variant takes that inheritance in a different direction — less restrained, more openly fascinated by the space-age optimism of the same era. The result is a chronograph that reads as retro-futuristic rather than vintage, with the tachymeter hidden beneath the crystal on an internal bezel rather than printed on the outside, which keeps the profile unusually clean for a complication watch. The domed Hesalite crystal is the decision that shapes everything else. It sweeps edge to edge across the entire top surface, covering both dial and bezel in a single curved plane, and it gives the obsidian brown dial a sense of depth that flat glass cannot produce — the two lighter subdials sit recessed within it, and the concave base of the dial amplifies that layering. On the wrist at 40mm it is a comfortable fit for most, though the 13.5mm thickness means it reads as a proper piece rather than something discreet. The movement behind the chronograph seconds hand is a hybrid — quartz accuracy driving a mechanical module — which is why the hand sweeps rather than steps, an unusual detail at this level. The sustainably tanned leather strap fits with quick-release spring bars, which makes swapping it straightforward without tools — worth knowing if the dark brown wears too formal or too casual depending on the occasion.
- Reference
- TW2Y24700
- Brand
- Timex
- Collection
- Marlin
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 13.5mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Brown
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Bezel
- Fixed tachymeter
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Chronograph, Date, Tachymeter
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- 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 6 collections
This watch appears in the Timex Marlin range (9), Back in Stock (4,007), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Chronograph Watches (1,131), Leather Strap Watches (904) and Brown Dial Watches (93).
Temporarily out of stock
Goldsmiths is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 26 September 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- 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 | TW2Y24700 | T1434101109100 | 5547642 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £260 | £270 | £259 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 39.5mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Mesh bracelet | Leather strap |
| This watch | Closely matched | 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?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat 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.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
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