Tiffany Who?
Timex’s new Marlin Jet houses a different movement compared to the original iteration. (Though, as is often the case with the brand, Timex isn’t offering up specifics on the calibre used.)
Now, instead of featuring a 24-hour counter at 9 o’clock, the watch has a date window at 3. This, to me, is a big improvement. Not only is a date complication a lot more useful than a 24-hour counter that’s tied to the main timekeeping (i.e., you can’t use it to track a second time zone), but it’s also a lot less intrusive and takes up less space on the dial.
That last bit is especially helpful with one of the two new dial colors available, as Timex has launched a robin-egg blue version of the Marlin Jet Automatic.
Although the gorgeous new dial color is arriving a few years after the Tiffany Blue trend peaked in the watch industry, the color remains as gorgeous as ever even if it’s no longer the hottest thing around.
The other new dial color is also attractive but far less eye-catching. It’s a sort of smoky-tan color that Timex refers to as “Wheat,” and it offers plenty of retro vibes to go along with the rest of the watch’s mid-century design.