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A Trove of Classic Timex Watches Are Extra Affordable Ahead of Black Friday

The king of affordable watches is rarely this generous.

Silver Timex Marlin automatic wristwatch with black dial and metal link bracelet on a dark surface.Timex
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Timex sales aren’t exactly big news. But one that offers 30 percent off on some of the brand’s best designs doesn’t come around often.

Some of the best designs released by the king of affordable watchmaking in recent months are now shockingly discounted during this early Black Friday sale.

Gold-toned Timex wristwatch with a brown sunburst dial, featuring bold white hour markers and hands, a date window at 3 o'clock, and a distinctive hexagonal-link metal bracelet.
The stunning new Q Timex 1972 Time Machine is included in the sale.
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Like most large retailers, Timex tends to give lingering inventory a slight boost, such as 15 to 20 percent off, to get it out the door.

But Timex is getting in the holiday spirit by offering 30 percent off on long-time fan-favorites like the Marlin Automatic and Q Timex Peanuts GMT, along with intriguing new releases, like the Q Timex 1972 Time Machine and the Seconde/Seconde/ collaboration.

To receive this generous discount, simply enter BlackFriday30 in the promo field at checkout. Timex’s Black Friday sale includes over 100 watches, so here are 10 of the best to make your shopping experience easier — or harder, from the perspective of your bank account.

Timex early Black Friday deals

Behold, the rare blue panda

Silver metal Timex chronograph watch with blue dial, white subdials, and tachymeter bezel.Timex

Timex Q Timex Chronograph Blue Panda

Specs

Case Size 40mm
Movement Quartz
Water Resitance 50m

Joining the original panda and reverse panda Q Timex Chronographs, this blue version features a more modern look, trading the faded cream color of its brethren for bright white accents that complement the brilliant blue dial. But there’s more going on here than a mere color change, as this version of the watch also gets an upgraded, PRX-adjacent bracelet.

Timex’s flagship daily dress watch

Silver Timex Marlin automatic wristwatch with black dial and stainless steel bracelet.Timex

Timex Marlin Automatic 40mm

Specs

Case Size 40mm
Movement Miyota automatic
Water Resistance 50m

The newest generation of Marlin dress watches mixes and matches elements from the collection’s past decade: the original revival hour markers, dauphine hands from the second generation, an enlarged 40mm case and a new five-link bracelet.

It’s the eye of the tiger

Gold-toned Timex wristwatch with a hexagonal-link metal band and a round case. The watch face features a wood grain pattern with cream-colored Roman numeral hour markers, three hands, and a date window at 3 o'clock. The dial includes the text "Q TIMEX" and "QUARTZ SINCE 1972.Timex

Q Timex 1972 Time Machine Reissue

Specs

Case Size 39mm
Movement Quartz analog
Water Resistance 50m

In another masterful revival, Timex has brought one of its original quartz watches back from the dead in this stunning Q Timex. It boasts a tonneau-shaped case with an integrated bracelet (a dead-ringer for the Vacheron Constantin 222), as well as a reliable, accurate, quartz analog movement. This space-age relaunch also boasts recycled construction, lending it a sustainability angle as well.

Cruisin’ with Snoopy

Silver Timex wristwatch with red and blue bezel and Snoopy driving a red car on the dial.Timex

Timex x Peanuts Q Timex GMT

Specs

Case Size 38mm
Movement Quartz
Water Resistance 50m

Peanuts turns 75 years old in 2025, and part of the celebration is one of the best watches in the cartoon’s long and fruitful collaboration with Timex. The 38m Q Timex GMT is one of the best-looking affordable GMT watches on the market, so its dial makes an ideal canvas for a drawing of Snoopy and Woodstock cruising in a little red sports car.

Your cool uncle’s favorite watch

a timex watchTimex

Timex Q Timex 1978 Day/Date

Specs

Case Size 38mm
Movement Quartz
Water Resistance 50m

Timex’s twenty-first-century renaissance has relied heavily on vintage reissues, and one of the best examples is the Q Timex 1978. The cushion case, baton hands and two-tone color scheme are dripping with disco-era swagger.

The perfect beater watch

Timex Weekender watch with white dial, black numerals, silver case, and green fabric strap with gray stripes.Timex

Timex Weekender

Specs

Case Size 40mm/37mm
Movement Quartz
Water Resistance 50m

Timex’s best sub-$100 watch gets even more wearable with recycled nylon pin-buckle straps. The Weekender is now available on a green NATO strap and has all the familiar features, like a brass case, Indiglo dial light and “cyclops” date window.

A retro racer

timex chronographTimex

Timex Legacy Tonneau Chronograph

Specs

Case Size 42mm
Movement Quartz
Water Resistance 50m

This 1970s-style auto racing chronograph has a deep, layered dial, with an inner tachymeter ring, chapter ring rehaut, matte dial and sunken radially brushed subdials descending from the outside in. The steel case features a sunburst brushed finish, and it is paired with a tropical rubber dive strap.

An astronomical glow up

Gold-toned Timex Q Quartz wristwatch with a black dial, white hour and minute hands, a small red dot near the bottom, and a day-date display showing "WED 14." The watch has a gold metal link bracelet and a polished gold case.Timex

Timex Q Timex Enigma Gold

Specs

Case Size 37mm
Movement Quartz day-date
Water Resistance 50m

Timex gives its reissued 1970s mystery watch a glow-up with this gold-tone version. The chapter ring is a matching gold on black, and the “floating” seconds dot is red.

A cheeky wink at watch royalty

Silver metal wristwatch with cream dial, black bezel, and a hand-shaped hour hand pointing at 10 o'clock.Timex

Timex x seconde/seconde/ Loser

Specs

Case Size 38mm
Movement Quartz
Water Resistacne 50m

Timex enlisted the help of viral horological artist seconde/seconde/ — who has collaborated with high-end brands like H. Moser & Cie. and Louis Erard — for this playful take on its flagship Q Timex, resulting in one of the artist’s most irreverent and affordable works to date.

A fun, affordable daily watch

Silver Timex Marlin automatic watch with blue hands, black numerals, date window, and brown leather strap.Timex

Timex Marlin Sub-Dial Automatic

Specs

Case Size 39mm
Movement Automatic
Water Resistance 50m

The Marlin Sub-Dial Automatic is one of the most intriguing designs Timex has released in years. It has a simple, classic dial spiced up with a 24-hour sub-dial at nine o’clock. Blue and red hands add a touch of color to the brushed steel dial.

About the Author: Brad Lanphear is an associate editor at Gear Patrol covering watches and style. Before joining the publication, he previously wrote for Heddels and Men’s Health. Now, he’s on a never-ending quest to find the perfect pair of Japanese denim.

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