Horological Meandering - Friday inexpensive fun

aelred · 2026-04-25T17:11:51Z

Exploring new Timex releases like the Deepwater Meridian 200 Automatic 44m. Perfect for beginners or everyday wear, with more Timex watches on the way.

Friday inexpensive fun

About a month ago I pre-ordered some new Timex automatic releases and after they announced some production delays, they have started to trickle the shipments one by one instead of together.

Today, the Deepwater Meridian 200 Automatic 44m on rubber strap arrived.

Given the price and ability to quick-change the strap, It's a fun piece that would make (in my opinion) a fun starter watch for a teen, or an inexpensive beater watch for . The rubber makes it fit surprisingly well on my wrist, although I doubt I can go too much bigger anymore.

I have two more Timex inbound (a Titanium and one of the Atelier pieces)

Wrist is Approximately 7 inches for reference.

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Congratulations- a fantastic watch. I have had my eye on this for a while. I must scratch the itch.

By: nasseriq : April 24th, 2026-19:14

I must confess, I'm a bit of a sucker for this price bracket

By: aelred : April 24th, 2026-19:23

...and have a sprawl of Timex, Citizen, Seiko, etc, autos filling up cases. My wife keeps shooting me "the look". I suppose at some point I'll have to figure something out before they all wind up in a yard sale after I'm gone for $5 bucks apiece if my son...

Very nice Diver but a bit larger than I'd go.

By: Gregineugene : April 24th, 2026-23:07

I like the S-1 and S-2. The cases and manufacturing processes are innovative, the design is very attractive and it seems like a good direction. I wish them good luck. I'm always on the prowl for value-priced watches which I find in vintage and recently Ch...

I agree on the size...

By: aelred : April 25th, 2026-10:28

...I would not make the purchase for what I'd call "core collection." I have what they call in gaming a side quest, a box of watches I leave where my teen son passes by when he takes our dog outside. I'm slowly rotating and positioning different pieces to...