Is The MacGyver Watch Timex's Best Value Ever? 

I never understood the loud ticking criticism. If it has a nice tick, I like to hear my watch working.

Very good video! A regular dude with good energy providing helpful information and good entertainment!! Congrats!!

Nice review mate. Thanks for the audible tick warning. Love the design.

Hey Jonnah, Thank you for a great review. I think this watch packs a lot of great features, and as you I just love the acrylic dome 🙂 The indiglo is another awesome feature. With a $28 price tag and the name and associated history from Timex, I think this is a great value watch. BTW, I'm happy to hear that you have setup your affiliate links and hope you can make some well deserved commissions. Your channel is off to a good start. Keep up the good work. I love to see your channel take a huge leap this year. Take care my friend.

Heads up to anyone wishing to purchase the watch now (Oct 2021): it's almost 3x the advertised price in the vid. It's going for about $70.

I just bought the white one today and it comes on the most beautiful double white striped NATO you ever saw, I would’ve swore this was a plastic case I had no idea it was aluminum and yes a very loud ticker but I find that helps me focus on some thing when I’m trying to sleep and I have no problem with it. The white face one is really nice it’s not a pure white it’s like a vanilla off-white that matches the twin stripes on the band perfectly. I’m impressed and it was $49 at TJ Maxx Canadian prices of course. I bet that massive cr2016 coin battery will last years?

Nice watch, personally I went with the Lorus Lumibrite, you get a 100m water resist and that insane lumibrite dial, my one is almost a decade old and is still looking great.

I wear a seiko snk809 everyday, and I love it! But this watch just looks so good. Love the old military watch vibe. Might have to pick one up

Awesome simple watch, my second most comfortable watch i own (1st is the classic Swatchs) really great wear

Thank you for posting this helpful video

Thanks for remembering MacGyver. Brings back wonderful memories of the tv series. I wore one of these watches before. Absolutely timeless design in whatever color. Yours is a nice color as well. New on your channel. Liked & Subscribed. More power to your channel. God bless.

I just got one, thanks for the recommendation. Great watch for the money. In fact, the box it arrived in was nicer than most of the watches I've ever bought. I owned a Seiko SNK andd gave the watch away. I found the dial too hard to read. I bought a Seiko SNZ which has a much better dial. They are basically the same watch but the SNZ is better. This Timex is awesome for the money.

Thank you for the review. I admit I’m a watchaholic do it on a low budget. But I enjoy it. I have a smaller wrist so the 40mm watches are a little big. I have several that look like the timex, but are 35mm to 38mm better fit. I use just a few McGiver style bands and move them from watch to watch. Cost effective. Thanks again. Happy Hunting!

First time to the channel. Good review. I will be checking this out.

Very comftable to wear..the indiglo is a bonus..though the lum is long lasting..very simple..durable..classic watch..I have one in black..one of my favorite features in this watch is the dome glass..love it..

Nice reissue. I have the original mechanical Timex MacGyver Camper watch from the 1980's. Great vintage watch! :)

My dressier Timex 42 mm T2P219 has 100 m water resistance but then its more expensive and its basically an oversized camper with a leather strap. You can’t go wrong with the design - been around practically forever and its the classic field watch. Nothing else Timex has made is like this icon in their collection. Simple and rugged which is why MacGyver always wore it.

Cool. I just learned something about the only Macgyver. Nice watch. Hey whats with the cat sleeping on your head?

A nice looking watch. I really like wearing a good field watch and have quite a few of them from other brands. At around this price point though I can recommend the field watches from Lorus. The Lumibrite version at £29.99 here in the UK has mineral glass and is very slim on the wrist and has 100M water resistance. The Lumibrite watch face however is just as good as this Timex but also has the day/date complication. My Lorus came on a fabric strap but because it felt quite flimsy I put it on a good leather strap. Nice video though and would maybe add this Timex to my collection in the future. I have a Hamilton Khaki King field watch with a day/date and it's totally worth the price I paid for it, the only downside being the water resistance down to 50M from 100M but the upside being the sapphire crystal and the increased power reserve 80 hours.

Great review! ☺️👍

Awesome review sir, I'm buying this purely because of it

I like this so much I grabbed it in both black and white dial. Great watch. I prefer it to the Weekender (which I don’t own) and the expedition scout. I actually like your colorway much better than the MacGuyver colors

Whoa!!! The hair! Sorry but, damn, that surprised me. That's a great watch. I haven't worn one in a very long time but I like this. Plus it's not insanely priced. I'm going to hopefully find one this week. Thanks! :)

If it weren't for the audible ticking, this would be a perfect beater

It's Great to strap on to the handle bars of your motorbike and the price makes it nice to get one for your wrist too!

Great looking and value watch.....

The Seiko is more like a Flieger B watch design imo.

I inherited three Rolex watches the past March when my father passed away. One of them was purchased for $15k. My dad loved his Rolex watches. I have yet to wear one out anywhere. What do I wear daily? Timex Expedition Field Chronograph. I think I spent $50 for it on sale three or four years ago. I have always loved the simplicity of Timex and own a number of them including the Weekender, in addition to other watch brands. But the Expedition is my ‘go to’

I used this exact watch for years in the military in field environments. Great watch. Where can you buy it now? Amazon is out.

Casio fan, but the one Timex I’m adding is this. Aluminum watch, love it.

Like his Swiss Army Knife, the Timex watch was part of MacGyver’s iconic Every Day Carry kit in the first 3 and a half seasons - he lost the watch in the ‘Runners’ episode when he had to pawn* it to pay for his gas after Jennifer Reiner stole all the money out of his jacket pocket while giving him a hug. Hios windup watch fits MacGyver’s function over fashion sensibilities perfectly. The simple analog dial gives both 12 and 24-hour reading. The windup function means he never has to worry about flat batteries and the 30-meter water resistance lets the watch take a dip without any problems.

They really do make a solid quartz watch. That an tend to have pretty great designs

I’m going to tune in and subscribe just for that haircut😱😭 you got going on you got to be out of the ordinary nowadays to get attention👍🏻✨

I have been looking at videos about silicon oil filled watch modding. Will quiet the ticking and significantly improve water resistance.

I have an 8" wrist and I find anything smaller than 40mm is too small. That's what steered me from the Seiko. I'm thinking about this one for a weekender.

Just got one at Target last one 45 bucks five more bucks then Amazon but a good field watch never the less thx bro 👌🔥💯

I have the stainless steel version. I like it very much but in real life I don’t feel that it is that close to the original MacGyver watch because of the larger diameter. I had several field watches between 36 and 38mm sizes but this one with it’s 40mm size feels quite different for me even if the design is the same. I like it’s loud clicking, for me it is a positive :)

Amazing value ! Just suscribed .

Well... the second hand noise is kinda an infamous characteristic of quartz watches, especially in the affordable category. I have two weekenders: a chronograph and a small seconds... and I was lucky enough that both doesn't make the infamous Timex ticking thanks to the small second hand on both. I think this Timex mk1 looks super cool with that dome acrylic and the markers, I have a Hamilton mechanical and I really like the field watch look. I agree about the design of this mk1 being is better in comparison to the design of the weekender, wich is a little more monotonous, but the weekender reminds me more of the trench watches with those straight lugs. Thanks for the video.

cool video and the dome is interesting for Crystal… But what gets me about Timex is why so much glow-in-the-dark when it has the fun feature INDIGLO … and I mean fun it's so cool.… I hope that glow stuff is not radioactive I heard some was

Thanks for the review. I'm buying this because it's lightweight. I have the Timex Expedition Scout and that fucker is so heavy I rarely wear it. It's always noticeable while working and I hate that.

Got the chronograph version. Just perfect for the price and the lume is amazing.👍😊

Just arrived and I love it.

Hi Jinnah, thanks for recommend this watch, I purchased this watch yesterday. I’m impressed with your high quality video especially in the sharp and clear close up quality. Could you let me know what gear you’re using for and recommended some gears for close up skincare video. Thx

I believe the noise is mainly due to the aluminum case. I had this watch for a while before replacing it with the 36mm Camper (basically just a smaller version of the MacGyver/Mk1) which has a stainless steel case, and it is completely silent. Only $35 on eBay.

Great model! Love the vintage look and nato strap I would buy 5 in US or Europe Here in Brazil this cost R$ 600,00 (reais) it s ridiculous

Not sure the SNK is a fair comparison, I disagree about the dial, I am 6’2 with over 8 inch wrists and the SNZ never looked small. I find the timex dial a little busy. I agree about the WR, but at this price the Lorus lumibrite is a better option at 100m WR. I had a timex weekender sitting on the table next to me and it was like sitting next to a grandfather clock…. Great video

I have a MK1 Chrono and it’s great. And ticking noise? Nada, can’t hear a thing with my ear pressed on it.

I have the MacGyver colour way version and It really is a stunning looking watch⌚👍

Sounds interesting. I’d like to know more about this one.

how many jewels wont last long if none, Great show

That huge plastic dome is going to be a scratch magnet. Other than that, it looks pretty good. Yeah, I am sensitive to weight. This is why one of my two daily drivers is a Citizen solar titanium. The other is a solar G-Shock square (also very light).

It looks like a nice clean field watch, a battery hatch would have been a nice touch..

I have a timed watch and I could hear the second hand from the other room

I agree with the low water resistant rating for a so called MacGyver watch but realize a Big Mac combo in Canada is $8.49 plus tax so for the price of 3 meals at MacDonald you can buy a modern watch is quite remarkable.

I’m a sucker for dome too bro

Nice watch.

I don't own this watch nor have I handled one nor do I have any knowledge of this watch beyond this video. However, as a US Marine Corps tank crewman from that era (1987-1993), I'd like to toss in my 2 cents as to why the Corps may have rejected this watch. First and most importantly is the water resistance. Marines are amphibious. We get dunked on a regular basis. As a tank crewman, you wouldn't think that I'd swim all that often and you'd be correct. However, we did have fording kits that we would mount to the tank to cross shallow water (i.e. below the top of the turret). That doesn't mean that we all stay dry and comfy as were crossing a stream or driving from a landing craft onto a beach. Armored vehicles leak like a sieve and if you've ever seen one hit the beach, you'd notice a jet of water shooting off to one side. That's the bilge pump trying to purge all of the water from the crew compartment. Marines are defined by water. It's kinda in the name. Second is that domed crystal. A field watch needs to sit flat. Acrylic is good for it's shatter resistance, but everyone knows how easily it scratches. Now put a dome on it and make it stick further out from the case and you're just asking for scratches. I can see that watch being so scuffed up that's it's difficult to read after only a month in the field. Furthermore, that domed effect that looks so pretty both reduces the angle at which the watch is legible as well as creating surfaces that can reflect light back at the enemy. That's bad juju. Third is the spring bars. Spring bars are held in by teeny tiny little posts where as fixed bars are either welded to or are integral with the case. Even with a NATO strap (which I don't recall ever seeing during my years of active duty), it doesn't take much to pop both bars and lose the watch. Even if you only pop one bar, you've now got a piece of gear that is flopping around very likely for the remainder of your deployment. Marines do not typically deploy with watch makers to supply new spring bars to the troops. Fourth is the crown. An exposed crown like that with no sloping crown guards is a magnet for snags as anyone who has handled cammie netting can tell you. That g#$%^&n m@#$%^&*ing netting will grab any little bit of anything that sticks out. I've had watches ripped completely off my wrist by the stuff. Snags when you're Ricky Reconning through the bush is bad mojo. Snags when your trying to get the f#@%ing tank under the cammie net makes you want to frag things. Snags are bad. I've been out for nearly 30 years now and live rural on a small homestead out on the High Plains, but my requirements for a tool/field watch haven't changed all that much. I can easily see why the Marine Corps gave this watch a hard pass and honestly I'm afraid that I'm going to have to do the same. One last note: If you are going to reply to this comment by saying, "Thank you for your service." then let's just pretend that you've already said it and I've said, "Thanks". I honestly do appreciate the sentiment, but it's irrelevant to the conversation.

This guy can talk man !

beautifil watch!

How's this watch's accuracy over time? I paid quite a bit for the mechanical version of the mk-1 and it loses a noticeable amount over the course of 24 hours.

I must be weird. I love the ticking. I hav e a few automatic watches too and I practically shove them into my ears to hear the ticking. Lol

RG-Sydney Australia, l have the exact same watch except it is the chronograph version withe the mk1’s in chrono you get a 50mtr WR and a date complication lm one of these strange women who love practical field watches and l know have 6 mk1’s in my collection l think that if you read the specs on the case back you’ll find your watch is actually stainless steel not aluminium(or as Americans pronounce it”aloominum”) mine is exactly the same as yours except it has the chrono complication. Very nice review you have a new subscriber,thanks

Cant seem to find this anywhere can you share the link for India?

Amazing watch, I think the only "problem" is the old quarzt sound of the seconds and a poor strap, but then you see the prize and its ridicolous, 28 usd for this watch its a gift.

Are they still available?

Do you know where to get this in the actual MacGyver color scheme anymore?

They look tough but the crystals crack easily. Mine's taken 3 bangs and has 3 cracks to show for it. Probably a good buy if you baby it.

Nice sandblasted effect. 10/10

nice one

Good channel. Good review. Enjoy that hair while you have it young man. 😀

I believe my Lum-tec Combat Field, X2 has a thicker domed crystal. It is sapphire but cost considerably more.

Why the sudden price explosion?

Have you owned an SNK80(X) or had one in hand? Great review of this Timex by the way, I am thinking about it...

An acrylic domed crystal is a scratch magnet. If I wore that watch every day it would be scratched up in a week.

I have the original mechanical version which was bought back in the 80s. The new one I bought (black version) cost me SGD150! (Singapore dollars) Timex prices are crazy here!

I want this watch, just because of Macgyver. Question: With such high dome, how does it handle scratches ?

Dude, i like your hairstyle.

The quartz line vs the automatic of seiko is a little pushing it....

I like this watch wear it a lot!

I think 30m is a bear minimum as it close to 100 ft. As an every day muck watch I think it will do it... if you end up over 100ft under water... my watch may be last thing on my mind.....

That Casio you referenced is a base metal (usually brass alloy) that has been plated. Not plastic.

Couldn't hear a sound from it...and i'm wearing very good headphones!

Looks like the second hand lines up well with the second markings. That’s more rare than it should be.

Hard to say as there were so many models on the market by Timex

I love your review and I ordered one from your link, but the SNK809 is Not a "field watch". It's a B type fleiger. My hand wind Hamilton Khaki mechanical is the actual watch they copied, which is really the king of the field.

The lum markers didn't light up?

wish they only had the 12 3 6 9 numerals to make it more simple less busy otherwise it's cool

Great review. Thank you. You've put me in a dilemma. I love domed acrylic crystals and with PolyWatch they can always look perfect. I really want a Timex for my collection because every Christmas in the UK in the 1960s Timex would be advertised on TV such that I thought it was a British brand. However, I recently bought an inexpensive Lorus lumibrite with a Seiko movement, and already have a field watch. It has 100 metres of water resistance and is a really great and similar looking watch, but I don't need two field watches. It cost me about 40 US dollars. We usually pay in GBP what you pay in US dollars. The watches look similar although the Lorus has a day date complication. My first thought though, looking at the Timex dome, was how awesome it would look with a hydro mod. So do I get another field watch in the Timex or do I look for another? Not to mention that this isn't currently available on US Amazon so sourcing one would be a real ball ache and probably at an inflated price. Also I'd probably screw up any mod anyway but would love to see this watch done. Thank you again from Harborough, England.

Great review! Pro tip: The watch is not supposed to wrap around your wrist bones. It's supposed to be up on your arm further. :)

Sadly, I disagree. The only thing that stops me from agreeing with you is the stem. I’ve not owned a Timex analog watch that held on to it’s stem more than a few days. I’m old so I can’t see digital watches’ digits very well but I found a Timex, an Atlantis 100, on the ground at a landfill about 15 years ago that is my favorite beater. One thing I have to say about Timex is they will replace their watches that fail or give a discount on a replacement. I have returned several for replacement. One other thing is water resistance. I have not had a 30 meter rated watch leak. I wear my watches in the shower, pool, and ocean. In salt water, I would wear a 30 meter watch when snorkeling. I know this kind of wear is beyond the factory specs but a field watch must by definition survive and thrive in the bush.

Nice Estwing, they don’t do the leather sheath anymore that I know of. But yours doesn’t even look used

i have with bronze bezel with MN strap green 🔥

That's a shame about the noise. Got the same issue with Swatch watches. Not an issue I've ever had with even the cheapest Casio.

These do look nice, but I just get annoyed by the way the second hand bounces when it stops. Casio can make a cheap, quiet watch that doesn't do that.

MacGyver's watch was actually a Timex Camper.

Interested

I just bought a weekender and now hearing it ticks… oh my god those reviews were no exaggerations!

I just checked the Amazon link and now it's 99.99 in Canada.