Who's Your Daddy? Timex Marlin - Old Meets New! 

The small size is a selling point to me. Modern watches are enormous.

I love small watches like this, I got nothing to prove, lol

Love the new hand-in-pocket shots you’ve been doing for a bit now. Really appreciate the angle and seeing how the watch will look as your arm hangs naturally!

I must compliment you on your channel because I find your videos extremely informative and your presentation style is also very entertaining and engaging. I always look forward to watching your channel every evening. Cheers!

Man the Specs aren't that good but it definitly ist beautiful. It's like a good looking girl with bad character....I love it☺️👍

More proof that Jody is a psychic: reviews a vintage watch literally the day after my own [first] vintage timepiece arrives. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll just go ahead and give my home a quick scan for any cameras.

I’ve owned one for three years and this review is dead on. Just a charming watch . Not overly ambitious. Have enjoyed it much. Great to see the channel folding Timex in. Thanks for the great videos.

I have a feeling that this little fella is gonna resonate with your audience more than you might think. ;) Great video as always! Greetings from Germany

Love it. If I didn't already have a vintage Zodiac 34mm, I'd buy a reissue Marlin in a heartbeat.

I couldn't believe how fast I got used to the size, and how fast my other watches looked ridiculously huge!

I think the subtlety makes these stunning, especially the remake. Great review as always :)

My vintage marlin, best $50 I've spent on a watch.

oh dear, I have never checked amazon so fast while still watching your video! thanks for another great review...might go for the vintage though.

Love those numerals, give the vintage look to the whole thing!

I repair vintage Timex watches. A timegrapher never read them correctly. However, once serviced, they never stop and keep time really good. I prefer originals. There are hundreds of design for Marlin, more fun :)

Great video Jody, gotta love a classic like the marlin. Definitely excited for that new alpinist 😍 you mentioned.

Timex, born in an era when the pace of life was somewhat slower 😬🤓

I own one of these that I received in the 60’s, and it still runs and keeps very good time. The case is a little the worse for wear as I wore it while mowing lawns for a number of older folks in town. The first year I only mowed three lawns, but by the second year I was mowing 18 lawns, wearing the watch full time. It is still in my collection and still ticking like a timex! Great video as always Jody!!!

The original was my first watch at birthday or Christmas around 1970, long since gone sadly, but good to see it re-issued. As a child their was still a magic about this tiny machine you strapped to your wrist. In Britain, Timex was definitely the Casio of it's day, providing good quality at an affordable price. Sad that any would look down on Timex, at the time it was the most that many of us could aspire to, and you only had one watch! Great review thanks

I picked up an original for $40 when I was binge watching Mad Men A few years ago.

I have a 1970 marlin and I have had it for over a year now. Still kicking and I think the 70 model is the most beautiful marlin on the market.

I have the silver dial Marlin with the Milanese bracelet. Currently wearing it on a distressed brown leather for the upcoming cold months. Only paid $99 for it, and I love it! It gets just as much wrist time as my more expensive watches. Timex nailed it, and they have definitely been on a roll lately. Thanks for the video!

My old Timex watches all look like snow on the timegrapher. The old Marlins are now going for 150 USD. Sine a lot of people just tossed them when they were done they are getting rarer. I have the "Dorado" solid 14 ct gold electric. Not many of those left either!

My old Timex Automatic from around 1976 gains about 2 seconds per day

I have a vintage Marlin with the same numeric font. I think it's beautiful, and with the red crocodile strap I picked up from Teddy B I think it looks awesome with that deep patina! You're right though; I only wear it every couple of months.

I love the size of this

I have a Timex for each of the years between 1960 and 1974 and on. Admittedly, many don't work. However, I don't think I paid more than $5 on any one of them. Their movements are riveted and disposable. But I think the dials are beautiful. (Full disclosure, I'm a child of the 60's.) It was just fun to collect from an historic Connecticut company. My home State.

My jaw dropped when you showed the timegrapher results. Wow!

Thanks for representing Los Angeles and the US with Timex brother! These Marlins are beautiful!!!

I bought a vintage Marlin from 69 (nice) and had it restored. I love the character it has, and the scuffs and scratches on the case. The new one honestly did nothing for me other than remind me that I needed to buy a vintage piece.

Finally something for my tiny wrist!

I have the 1967 version and most of watch specialist cannot fix the movement so my Timex using Miyota manual winding ha ha. Just buy the new one, it's a great watch, modest, cool and proper dress watch

Thanks friend. Recently bought a vintage Timex @. 1970’s Gold with a spiral, pearl, silver/white face. Put it on a Speidel “Twist o Flex”, gold band. Reminds me of my Grand Dad. Absolutely love it!

This one's been on my list for ages. The size is what held me back a little.

Easy to adjust. I have two, the gold one too. I’ve adjusted them both to run constantly +5/day. I own a handful of vintage models too.

An original Marlin given to me by my grandfather was the first watch that I ever owned. I remember winding it and being so proud of it. I'm definitely interested in picking up one of the reissues at some point for sentimental reasons for use as a dress watch.

As a kid the original Marlins were torture tested in ads probably still shown on You tube. I remember one where guy jumped off a cliff into water wearing one and another where it was dragged behind a speedboat. Timex- takes a licking and keeps on ticking. I have a vintage one. Its hard to imagine this was done now. I bought it for the 10 year old somewhere inside me but one is enough. Oh well, we all have to grow up sometime.

the review of the green 40(?)mm sent me here… for all I know, this video is why I bought my 34mm in the first place I love it and it gets less wrist time than it deserves

I was thinking of buying it till i saw how fast its running +40sec is massive! I’ll stick to my tisell thanks very much.

I’ve got an original & it keeps near perfect time after some 50+ years. Still, I’m tempted to buy the reissue😎

Such a pretty watch but I wish they hadn't removed the dots, it was a lovely little detail that made the vintage version just right, in my opinion :( Also the hands just look that tiny bit more generic without the lume. Love the unique color of the dial

I see a watch as function and form, art and engineering. So I don't mind paying for both specs AND design. Design has value as well.

I got a marlin automatic with Charlie brown on it as my first mechanical watch. It's got an open case back that shows off an unadjusted miyota 8215, which has been pretty consistent at +2 for a while now. I kind of love how noisy the rotor is too. Really reminds me that the watch is made of gears and springs. A lovely watch if a bit pricey. It kind of reminds me of the cross company over in the fountain pen world, good or great stuff with specs that don't tell the full story and non-aggressive pricing.

I agree with you Jody about which one to get. I got one of the "new" Marlins that was the silver on silver dial (the hand winding version). It was greatly decreased in price. I think that is because it is a little bit hard to read. I have an older Marlin also which I got on ebay - but I went low price over reliability - and the watch does not keep time and is a little bit shaky. So - if get a vintage one - I learned my lesson on buying from someone you can trust.

Hy Jordy i love your channel. I've bought the vintage one on ebay after seeing it reviewed by tvg of the urban gentry, and after a few weeks it stopped. The watch repair shops that I asked say that it can't be repaired. So another point to the new!

It's pretty and I love the look, but considering how small 40mm watches look on my nearly 8 inch wrist I think me wearing the Marlin would look like I stole some little kid's watch. And quite frankly, $200 for it is absurd. If it said Cadison on it it would probably cost $30.

I love my Marlins. I own several vintage Marlins and three of the same reissue which I wear every day - I actually found two of my reissues at Nordstrom Rack for $20/piece. I'll wear this watch until I die, I can't get enough of it.

Lol my dad still wears an original timex marlin. That thing definitely looks the part of being 60 years old but it still works

Hi Jordy, added a vintage burgundy dial Marlin to the collection for $30 from Ebay. Still on its way but my first vintage piece not counting my early pieces I sort of encountered growing up. Added a few to the collection including a Longines Conquest, Bambino (cream dial), Tissot Visodate, Roamer chronograph, Swatch Irony and an Invicta Prodiver Ghost bridge. Thank you for my continued education and entertainment. I refer to it as edutaining! That's what I do for a living!

Was gifted one of these. Never would’ve bought one or even looked at it before honestly, but I quite enjoy it and it’s opened me up to smaller watches which I now quite enjoy the look of

The vintage looks good for the price but they had a non jewelled “pin and plate” type movement. I’ve seen a couple for sale that have been retrofitted but then they usually cost more than the rerelease. I think the new one is pretty hard to beat if you just want something retro looking.

One notable thing about vintage Timexes is that they were made to be disposable, literally. A lot of repair shops won't repair Vintage Timexes due to the fact that the movements were not designed to opened up and repaired. At least with Marlin reissue, it uses a more traditional movement where it can easily be repaired. Considering this watch is $200, you're paying a premium for a unique look and size in the modern era of watches. I personally love my Marlin for exactly those things and sure it's not worth $200, but the design, size and repairability made it worth the extra money for me.

Stellar review! I had a Timex in the 70's when I worked outdoors, it was a disaster, it would gain 6 to 7 minutes per day and due to exposure to gasoline, (I worked in a gas station when I was 17), the case "peeled" and tarnished badly. I bought a Sears & Robuck watch, for about the same price, that was perfect for my young lifestyle, it had a very accurate Bulova movement and stood up to every thing imaginable, including a dive in the pool to retrieve a girl' earring! LOL, the old days!

Jody that's a good-performing watch, badly adjusted. Clean straight trace, huge amplitude. Case knife, timegrapher and 2 minutes with a toothpick would have it keeping time pretty darn good. Love the channel, keep it up!

I have both and I love them! The dial on the new one is great. Have it on a bracelet, very stylish.

My favorite watch. I wear it daily.

I went for the new one (sunburst blue) because I heard those old Timex movements were really subpar even back in the day and especially 60 years later as your time grapher proves. Heard most watch collectors and repairers avoid vintage Timex like the plague (or covid 19 to be more timely...timely, I'm full of puns today). I also avoid quartz Timex because they're loud enough to wake the dead as you experienced. But this handsome little guy completely fit the bill for my love of vintage and my tiny wrist. The seagull ain't stellar either but apparently as you proved is way more accurate, which is reassuring! The marlin is now the only Timex in my collection, love it, makes me feel like I'm in madmen.... really enjoyed this as usual Jody

I’m somewhat of a Timex guy, and along with Casio they form the backbone of my collection. I currently have an Easy Reader, a Dual-Shock, and an Expedition. The Easy Reader is an awesome little dress watch for the rare occasion when I’m not dressed in either full-body camouflage or t-shirt & shorts. The Dual-Shock is Timex’s answer to the Casio G-Shock, and in my opinion it has a couple notable advantages over the G-Shock line. The first is size, it’s a 42mm with 22mm lugs, and it can use standard straps without a conversion. I regularly choose my Dual-Shock over my Casio G-Shock GA-100 for my outdoor adventures, it’s so much more comfortable and just as tough. For the record, I also own a Casio CA-53 and an AEQ-100. Speaking of the AEQ-100, when are you going to pick up one of those for review? For $22, you get an ani-digi module with Worldtime, 3 alarms, countdown timer, stopwatch, digital date, and 100 meters of water resistance.

Less than 1 minute per day from hand wind is not bad. I usually have to reset the time anyway because mine stop between wearings which last usually less than 24 hours so really not a practical concern for hand wind movement IMO.

How good would it be for a chinese company to make movements to replace the old pin lever movements in the old Timex watches. I have half a dozen old Timex that have great dials but I can’t trust they will be on time by the end of the day.

Love the style of these Timex.

It doesn't look small at all, it looks well proportioned and elegant. Not some great heaving chunk of nonsense like those 44+ atrocities. I like 34mm, my old swatches are that size and they are very comfortable. I like this and may cave in :)

Its a simple but honest piece that makes it so appealing

If you want a watch with this style of dial, but 39mm, see-through case-back and a decorated in-house movement, then why not get JUST ONE MORE VOSTOK? :-) The Vostok Classica manual watch has the same type of sunburst dial and same numerals. Dimensions: 39mm in diameter, 46mm lug-to-lug and 11mm thick. The one I got (Vostok Classica 690B24) has a beautiful dark gray sunburst dial with a metallic shimmer, which looks even better outside in daylight, and looks much better in real life than the photos on the Meranom website. It uses Vostok's 2409.01 mechanical hand-winding movement, which is decorated with blued screws. Mine is running +5-6 sec. per day. Fully wound, it runs for about 43 hours. I can highly recommend it, but sadly, it's currently out of stock...

I love this Watch ❤

I have two of these - one on the original black strap and one on a light brown strap. I love them. I own an Omega Seamaster DeVille from the early 1960s, but I'm afraid of damaging it whenever I wear it. I love these because I get the vintage watch without the worry of destroying it.

I don't mind a smaller watch and my wrist is quite a bit bigger than Jody's. I recently picked up a late 50's vintage Bulova that measures around 32mm and it's great fun for the occasional wear. It was serviced by a 3rd or 4th (depending on whether the father or son did it) generation watchmaker where I bought it. I really like the looks of the Marlin, but I would have liked at least a nod toward lume, since Timex was known for utility, and a movement that would actually keep time.

Good looking little watch. Champagne/silver dial is very attractive.

I like the way, the strap takes a more prominent position, with smaller watches. Its not just all watch - its really the combination, that does the trick. I recently departed from my normal app 40mm chronos, purchasing first a Stowa Marine 36, then a CWC G10. They look great, and are super comfortable (not top heavy).

It's a very smart dress watch .....Thanks for the great review Jody👍👍 I might have to have a look at one my self.

Just got mine today as you saw Jody, bloody awesome little watch. Haven’t thrown mine on a timegrapher app yet, but frankly don’t care. Occasional wear in my ever-burgeoning collection… accuracy schmaccuracy 😂

I like the idea comparison of old with new.

Bought my first Timex recently, a "x Keone Nunes 40mm". Leather NATO strap is really thin which at least means it doesn't add too much thickness behind the case. Very impressed with the Indiglo feature. Not bad for about $60US here in the UK, only $45 for the black dial in the sale

I have a Marlin from the 60s purchased on Ebay, had it for about 18 months. Love it, but is only an occasional wear. Would suggest looking at the Poljot Classic vintage watches. They have a similar feel but dare I say, seem to be more accurate in time keeping. Again a great value pre-owned classy watch

I personally like the old, but I work on them so a great looking/running one from the 1960s is more impressive to me. The new ones are stunning though, and it is a real Timex. Reminds me of when I bought a new stainless steel Hamilton Ventura around 25 years ago. My friends asked me if it was a "real" one. lol I told them "Well, it's real, just not from the 1950s".

I love my two vintage ones than I bought 3-4 years ago for $20 and $26. They both run very good and have some beautiful patina.

I have a 1969 Marlin and love it. Tiny thing, closer to 32mm than 34, but it has a lot more wrist presence than some 36-37mm watches I've tried on. It's an occasional wear piece as it runs a little fast at around +8/day... 8 minutes. 😜

So we know who Jody is pulling for in this year’s World Series.

I bought myself a 1967 Timex marlin, gold, made in Great Britain (Dundee Scotland I believe), my birth year and country ( well England, near enough! Sorry Jodie). It was a 50 th birthday present for myself. It’s a beautiful watch, runs well and I love the sunburst dial

I love the channel and have followed it for a while now. I have learned and continue to learn a lot about the hobby from your content, so thank you! I am glad to see you review the Timex Marlin. I have two vintage Marlins and one with the older V-Conic movement and they are wonderfully versatile watches if you don’t mind a smaller watch. They are among my favorite watches to wear. On the issue of Timex though, you should take a look at the Timex Midget if you like vintage style watches without the risk. I just received both the cream dial and black dial variants and they are a fantastic homage to the Ingersoll Midget trench watch. Interestingly the case finish is tumbled, rather than brushed or polished. That gives the case a very authentic, vintage look. I have not seen a case finished in this manner before. Another plus, the strap is soft and supple by S.B. Foot Tanning, a division of Red Wing USA. They only produced 2500 of each of the two color ways and they were marketed only in Japan, though I am not sure why. Most importantly the ticking doesn’t seem to be nearly as loud as the standard dial Weekender (for some odd reason Weekender chronos are relatively silent). Here is a link to one on Amazon if you want to take a look at it: Timex Midget Japan Limited Edition Black Dial Watch TW2R45100 www.amazon.com/dp/B076JCYKFZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qpILFbN8QW8DX

I love this watch so much I bought 4. I bought the 34mm hand wound and 3 40 mm XPeanuts (Snoopy at the typewriter, Snoopy as Secret Agent and Charlie Brown Flying the Kite).. They are great watches. Glad Timex is back in the mechanical (hand wound) and automatic game.

$60 to $80 would have been fair, $200 is way overpriced

Timex seems to have a knack for coming up with some really nice models that always find a way to fall short.

I got the automatic Snoopy 70 year's anniversary version for $180 directly from Timex, running about +10 seconds a day. Can't complain

Got to admit I am glad to see smaller watches making a comeback. Sweet spot for me is 35/36 to about 42, and while a 34 is a shave small it doesn't look out of place. However, you get the Invictas of the world with 45-50mm watches, and I know basically no one that can pull off a 50mm watch. I've a Baltany D12 on the way (36mm) that is going to become a dress watch. Slap it on black leather, take it off the leather NATO, and it'll slide under a cuff just fine.

I have one. It gets a much larger percentage of the compliments than many others in the collection. Women in particular notice it much more often. Recommended.

I was given one last Christmass, I love it. Need to wind it up twice a day to keep it going.

I bought my Marlin last year. Gotta love that champagne dial!

What people seem to forget is that it appears Timex has done a knock off. The Marlin is not an original design. The original Marlin is about 1966? Look at the 1962 Omega Seamaster Deville. Identical size shape dial. I would prefer to spend a bit more and get the original vintage Omega. Nobody seems to have picked up on this detail?

And my serviced 68 Marlin runs +4. It is possible to enjoy them.

Well, I have the same duo. The vintage and the new one. Your review is perfect. The vintage is almost always in the box. While the modern one can be used with no problems. I must say that the chinese movement, after some use, reaches better results in timekeeping terms.

Just love the looks for these. I’m getting into Timex a bit too recently. Bought 3 vintage marlins this week so far. Let’s hope they work when they arrive!

I have the blue dial with the milanese strap and it's absolutely great. Everyone should have a smaller watch in their collection !

I like that they went with a movement that can be easily serviced unlike the original. I was lucky and bought a vintage Timex for $22. But I just saw this on Amazon for $127. So I think I’m going to pull the trigger and get myself one. Great review and thank you

Hi, Jody! Would you consider reviewing the new Xiaomi Neo. It's a minimal smartwacht with the aesthetics of a Casio at around 30 dollars. I know smartwatches aren't your thing, but this one is pretty cool. Cheers!

Lovely piece Jody. Thank you. Are there any more stories in this reissue paradigm? 👍

If this was 38mm id have impulse bought this as soon as you said hand wound. Been looking for an affordable hand wound for weeks that I like

These ST6 cost around 10 usd on Taobao. ST2130 (eta2824) and ST1812 (eta2892) cost around 40 and 80 usd on Taobao respectively. 20% more on Aliexpress. But I doubt they will cost Timex anywhere near half that with direct bulk purchase. Why can't they just increase price of these pieces by 40 bucks and make it a real decent watch for once?

I adjusted the watch myself! It's a steady +3 seconds per day now. It was surprisingly quick to adjust... Faster than any NH35 I've adjusted haha.

I absolutely love my Marlins, one in silver with Snoopy no date and the other white dial with Charlie Brown flying a kite, date.