Customer Reviews for Timex - Weekender Stripe Wristwatch - White/Silver/Gray/Blue
Customer Rating
5
Simplicity is beautiful
on December 21, 2017
Posted by: ITguy
from Houston, TX, United States
Gender:Male
Today's devices are riddled with options and requirements, it is nice to look at a timepiece and see the time, confirm the 24 hour time, again at a glance, if its dark I press a button, simple. The time is right the colors fit, I have the creme and blue dial, I am thinking of getting the black dial too. I have had numerous comments on the blue dial, no its not a Shinola and for the price of a Shinola I can get 10 of these, oh they both tell the time. Simple, beautiful, would love to see an Orange dial.
I ordered this watch a couple weeks ago in an effort to work on my generally poor concept of time. I don't wear leather so I was looking for an alternative that's more casual and comfortable than a metal band. This watch checked off all my boxes! The olive/cream color combo is really pretty and goes with almost everything. The green band is *slightly* less vibrant than it appears online (still green but more towards khaki), but the appearance is otherwise consistent with the photo. The watch itself works very well and was easy to set. the design and light-up dial feature make it very readable. The watch does have an pretty audible tick in a quiet room, but that doesn't really bother me (although, it is loud enough to have annoyed my boyfriend when I fell asleep in bed with it on.) My only real issue is the quality of the band! It started showing signs of wear (visible fraying) after less than 2 weeks! Thankfully it's relatively easy and inexpensive to order a replacement band. Overall, the good definitely outweighs the band and I'm really happy with my choice!
I really liked the watch until it broke after wearing it about 4 times, within one week from purchase. The LITTLE metal bar that holds it in place fell out and now the watch is not attached to the strap. I wasn't even doing anything when I noticed it was hanging off. I can't believe how quickly and easily it broke. I am trying to get in touch with their support to send it in to be repaired, but this is very disappointing since I was excited to wear the watch.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from timex.comBy Timex Customer Service, Customer Service, November 3, 2017
Hi! Thank you for your review! We are sorry to hear about this. We appreciate that you brought this to our attention. We had directly emailed you for assistance on this matter. You may also contact our Customer Service Team at 1-800-448-4639 or you may email at custserv@timex.com and we will be more than happy to assist you.
Out of the box the material was peeling from the band. Within days the holes began to rip, save your money.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from timex.comBy Timex Customer Service, Customer Service, November 3, 2017
Hi! Thank you for your review! We appreciate that you brought this to our attention. For assistance kindly contact our Customer Service Team at 1-800-448-4639 or you may email at custserv@timex.com. Hoping to hear from you.
I ordered this for a friend. and She wanted one just like mine. Mine is dark gray or green, I cannot really tell. The one we got was all black.. I am going to keep this for myself , but try to order her a new one.
Visually, the watch is no-fuss. Easy to read, not over-designed, and pretty handsome in general. It fits many occasions. Structurally, the brackets which connect the bands to the watch are a little wobbly. To an extent, I suppose this has to do with the fact that they're designed to come out in order to switch bands. Also, the nylon band the watch came with has started showing non-trivial signs of wear and tear after only two weeks of daily wear.
All in all, a pretty good value. I still recommend it to my friends, but I warn them that they might need to buy new bands semi-regularly.
I've had this watch for a month now and only have one criticism about it: I can hear it tick unless it is a complete arms-length away. When my arm isn't resting at my side I can hear it tick. It's not an unbearably loud ticking, but noticeable.
Still, this is a good budget watch that keeps time with fair accuracy.