Small, cheap, and you have to wind it
By Dave Kowalski, Chicago ยท
34 mm. That's small. Like, an inch and a third across. Timex brought back its 1960s Marlin dress watch, and this hand-wound one is the closest to the original. 10 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, silver dial, leather strap, acrylic crystal.
Timex lists the movement as just "Timex mechanical." It's a basic hand-wound, and it's not the kind of thing you're opening up to admire. Closed back. 30 m.
$200 to $230. For that money you get a cute, true-to-vintage dress watch you wind every morning. Some guys love that ritual. I'd forget every other day.
The real question is the size. 34 mm on a modern guy's wrist reads small, and some people will think it's a women's watch. If you've got slim wrists, or you like the vintage proportions, great. If not, look at the automatic version at 40 mm.