Timex Watches from Timex Group USA is known worldwide for their elegance and durability. Though the primary market for the Timex Watches is United States and Canada, they are quite popular in India too. The Timex group also sells many other brands namely Guess, Nautica, Ecko, Opex and luxury watches like Versace, Valentino and Ferragamo. GPS enabled watches, heart rate monitor exercise are other products manufactured by the Timex group.

Timex Watches for men:

Among the Timex collection for men are an array of rugged looking watches, sports and formal watches. The sports watches are more inclined towards performance, accuracy and appropriate for professionals. The Empera collection is a set of luxury watches designed in gold and two-tone for both men and women. The all new Empera has around 40 styles of watches.

Timex Watches for women:

On the other hand, the Timex watches for women includes three main categories namely Dress Watches, casual watches and the sporty outdoor watches. Timex expedition is the best known in the sports watch category. Timex Carriage, Acqua, Timex LK 15, a series of Fashion Classic Analogs, Quartz Analogs, Womens Indiglo, Chrono Alarm Timer and a series of watches for girls and kids are included in this category.

Timex Pair Collection:

Known for the ‘Indiglo’ and accurate ‘chronograph’ features the Timex watches are versatile and have great good value for the money.
Milestones of the Timex Watches:

Introduced in the year 1854, Timex Watches has many firsts in its kitty. The first Timex Watch was branded in the year 1951. In 1992, Timex introduced Indiglo, the watch industry’s first electroluminescent watch face. And then Timex came out with watches equipped with electronic compass, tide tracker and temperature.

Today, TIMEX is an internationally acclaimed watch brand which has been verified by its 1st position in the watch category, in the prestigious “WWD Top 100 brand awareness annual survey” conducted by the popular Women’s Wear Daily magazine in the U.S. on 2008.

Timex Men's Ironman 100-Lap FLIX System Watch

The Timex watch has been a staple wrist watch here in the United States since 1950; in fact, although Timex watches are marketed worldwide its greatest market base is in the United States and Canada. The momentum in the sales of the Timex watch skyrocketed when Timex illustrated the watches durability through advertisements that lay claim to the phrase “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.”

Though it is alright to wear Timex watches to formal events such as; musicals, movies, or other types of entertainment, Timex’s catchphrase for the watch gave people the permission, so to speak, to wear this watch during the most abusive journeys and in job settings such as construction sites. It was during these opportunities to wear the watch that proof of its durability was exhibited, as it is quite resistant to many situations. What made the watch so strong and durable are the craftsmanship, the quality, and dedication that are put into every single Timex watch.

Timex’s honing and establishment of a watch that was durable wasn’t its only goal for the watch, because what good is a watch that endures damage under high contact or infliction, but does not continue to keep time. One must not forget that Timex watches are far from just a durable piece of equipment, as they also tell time quite efficiently. Accuracy is important when it comes to a wristwatch and Timex prides itself in upholding to that standard for its watches. Thus, you can count on a Timex keeping time at any given moment regardless of surroundings.

Timex has maintained its market lead by keeping in stride with consumers demand for watches that serve as fashion accessories, sports wear, and symbols of identity. In doing so it took steps like acquiring Callanen group Inc, the firm holding the license for Guess watches. Thus Timex sells Guess watches among other brands such as; Nautica, Ecko, Opex, and Versace. In addition, Timex illustrated its commitment to be at the forefront of wrist instrument technology by introducing products like the Timex Datalink PDA-type wrist watch, heart-rate monitor exercise watches, and GPS enabled watches such as the ironman speed and distance system wrist instrument.

Timex’s invention of the ironman speed and distance system was the first of its kind, which utilized GPS technology. This technology enabled the watch to tap into a GPS’s satellites, which are equipped with atomic clocks, making it possible for runners, skiers, kayakers, and mountain bikers to ascertain speed and distance data with near-perfect accuracy.

Timex put the “T” in tough when it comes to their Timex watches and because of the quality and reliability of their watches and the fact that their watches fit every facet of your life it is about time every member of your household owned a Timex watch.

Gwen grew up in Syracuse, New York, however, she now resides in Tampa, Florida where she remained after a 9 year stint in the United States Air Force. Gwen pursued a degree in Computer Information Systems and currently works for Hillsborough County Government as a Systems Analyst.