Timex Weekender x Peanuts 38 mm Watch

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For some, these eco-credentials will be important. The Take Care x Peanuts Marlin has two selling points here. The strap and the self-winding nature of the automatic movement. I've stressed that the Marlin Take Care is a fun piece, but let's not forget the watch's heritage. This is a dress watch. The Marlin - with numerous iterations over the decades - is a no-nonsense budget dress watch. It was Timex's go-to simple timepiece. The first wristwatches released for sale feature Snoopy dressed in his modern, NASA-inspired orange spacesuit while "standing beneath the American flag astronauts planted on the moon in 1969" (says Timex, though the surface beneath Snoopy's feet is Mars red rather than moon gray). Of the two, I do prefer this larger case - and yes, some brushed finishing would be nice. But there's also an argument that the addition of different finishing could spoil the watch's simplicity. A mechanical movement Timex Marlin featuring Snoopy was a little too meta for me. The Timex X Peanuts X Todd Snyder seemed a little too overly branded. The Space Snoopy models were all at MSRP due to the Moon landing frenzy. I decided to chose the “Snoopy 38mm Fabric Strap Watch”. For technical purposes it’s a Timex Weekender.

It’s a mission that has remained fairly consistent. Timex still focuses on the affordable end of the watch market. The current Timex range is built on the foundations of this history and the brand’s later innovations. A standout watch from this later period was the Ironman - introduced in 1986. It became the best-selling watch in America and the world’s most popular sports watch. Following this, the company developed the Indiglo night light and the Expedition collection.The only area for debate will be the size. It's 40mm wide. That's probably as big as I'd like to go with a dress watch. However, the earlier Marlin reissues were only 34mm wide - smaller than I'd like. This simple polished case is matched with a domed acrylic crystal. Both the shape and the material reinforce the vintage aesthetics of the Marlin and the sloped case creates a nice transition from it to the crystal. I'd suggest that it does. Firstly, it's a straightforward watch. The case is simple with modest lugs, no crown guards and a relatively small crown. The case is polished and has the timeless design that you'd expect from a dress watch. Within the current Timex range, there are a number of memorable designs, most of which do represent good value for money.

Of course, the hands, markers and date window are designs points you notice at a second glance. The Snoopy graphic - a beagle hugging a globe - is what really catches your attention. It's a great little picture and makes this dress watch a playful piece. The MK1 depicts Snoopy walking on the cratered surface of the moon, set against a multicolor sunrise and the inscription "Snoopy - Space Mission - 1969."Finally, there is the green second hand that drew me to the watch. It's distinctive. Something slightly different to other dress watches. There's a variation of the Marlin with a yellow second hand, but for me, this green variation is better.

The Timex Marlin is a classic affordable watch with a tried and tested design. Unsurprisingly, Timex has re-released the model in recent years. Their first reissues were very faithful to the originals with 34mm cases - somewhat small by today's standards.The success of this marketing, and the sales of the watches through a variety of channels, meant that by the 1960s they were America’s best selling watches. A third of all watches sold there were made by Timex.