Timex Men’s Expedition Camper Nylon/Leather Strap Watch

11 Reviews For This Product

1. 

   by FRN February 13, 2025

   Many Times, the Old-Fashioned, “Boring” Ones Make the Best Life Partners
   Summary: This is a review for the black “Camper” style Expedition watch with a black Velcro Fast Wrap band. This style is unique from the other Expedition Acadia watches offered by Amazon in that it has water resistance of 100M instead of 50M for the other models. I have seen some non-Amazon reviews showing this same black Timex Expedition watch with 50M water resistance, but mine is 100M. I believe that there is also a white dial version of this watch, too, that is available on Amazon, but it is listed separately from the other Acadia models.A quick rundown of watch details: 38mm resin case, quartz movement, 100M water resistant, Indiglo, push crown at 3 o’clock with modest protectors flanking the crown, date complication, hackable second hand, stainless steel screw down case back, Fast Wrap Velcro band, black dial, white Arabic numerals, small military time designations, flush acrylic face, white lumed minute and hour hands, and red second hand. All in all, a very simple watch design.Pros: Easy to read, durable, light weight, the second hand lines up with the dial markers, accurate, very comfortable band, excellent water resistance, Indiglo backlighting feature is excellentCons: None, really. If I had to come up with some, I would say average lume on hands, will eventually have to replace the batteryReview: The first thing I would say is that if you can still find one of these and you are in the market for a solid, dependable military-style field watch, stop reading this and buy it now while you can. At 30-ish dollars, you can’t go wrong and there isn’t much to lose.I have always been hard on watches. I have a digital Casio G-Shock, but I wanted a simple, analog field watch (without all the *stuff* on it) as a different style of beater watch. After some searching and looking at a lot of different watch reviews online (including reviews from soldiers who purchased Timex Campers like this one at the PX and wore them in the field), this popped up on Amazon and I purchased it.I have had it for a little over a month now and it has been a faithful companion during that time. I don’t go out of my way to abuse my possessions, but this Timex hasn’t been coddled, either. It’s gone to work with me in an office setting, but it also does real yardwork with me, I have taken it hiking, I have submerged it in water, I workout with it on, and I have had no problems with it at all. It has gotten a little scuffed up and dirty, but it cleans up nicely, including the Velcro. It has gotten a few good bumps and it’s just fine. The face isn’t rounded and doesn’t stick out above the surface of the watch, so it won’t get scratched up so easily. When it does invariably get scratched though, it should be easy enough to polish out the blemishes.For what it’s worth, if you are looking for a comfortable band, particularly if you have a larger wrist like I do (8″), the Velcro band is really nice. It fits perfectly every time, it isn’t scratchy at all, it dries out quickly, it stays secure at all times, and it never feels sticky like the regular resin-type bands do. I wasn’t sure if I would like it, but now I’m not sure if I would want to go back to another resin band.The watch has been fairly accurate. As soon as I received it from Amazon, I set it using http://www.time.gov. During the time that I have had it, it has lost only four seconds. That’s not too bad at all. With a quartz movement, I didn’t expect any less. It is easy to set both the time and date. The second hand is hackable, so synchronized time-setting is possible.The uncluttered dial is easy to read. The numbers are crisp. The hands are clear. The date window doesn’t require a second look. One of the characteristics of this watch that will please some of the more exacting watch owners out there is the fact that the second hand movement lines up with the markers as the second hand moves around the dial. Some watches have analog movements where the second hand fails to properly land on the markers, but not this one!The watch isn’t too large, so it slips nicely under one’s sleeve, but yet it isn’t so small that it looks like a kid’s timepiece. Even as a bigger, taller guy with a larger wrist, the watch still looks appropriate on me. It is also very light and I forget that I’m wearing a watch.There really aren’t too many things that I don’t like about the watch. The lume on the hands isn’t outstanding. It’s fine, but what lume it has is not going to garner awards. The hour and minute hands have lume, but there is no lume on the dial or second hand. That said, it is important to remember that this is not a dive watch. The Indiglo works very nicely though. In absolute darkness, the Indiglo function works perfectly.Having to replace the watch battery someday will stink, but only because I worry about losing water resistance due to improper battery and O-ring installation. I like the watch enough that I will probably just pay to send it to Timex, have them replace the battery, give it a once over, and then ship it back to me. I would rather have the manufacturer do it right than have a jeweler screw it up. Yeah, I know, it’s only a $30 watch, but it’s a really well-designed $30 watch and I like it. It feels like somebody took time to engineer this watch right. It may sound kind of silly, but it’s like somebody actually cared when this watch was being designed and built. It is a lot like driving past a simple, old building in town that has a special architectural character to it. It just looks and feels like it was thoughtfully designed to do something very specific. That’s what this watch is like.That leads me to my last point. I may be wrong, but I don’t think Timex makes this model anymore. Why not? They make a lot of other ones that are prettier, have GPS, can pay for groceries, or whatever, but they aren’t going to last like this one. This is a tremendous watch and blows away all of the other Expedition models. Why is it that such a great watch like this gets discontinued? Is it because it is too old-fashioned? Is it boring? Nobody bought it? Well, if it pops up for sale on Amazon, and you’re in the market for this simple, camper-style watch, you should plunk down your $30 or so and get it. Many times, the old-fashioned, “boring” ones make the best life partners.

2. 

   by Kyle February 13, 2025

   Great watch. Good price. Dependable.
   I usually buy cheap watches, in the $5 range, from WalMart, and they fall apart. I’m a welder, and the sweat from wearing thick leather gloves and welding melts the cheap glue holding the straps together and they fall off. Decided to splurge a bit, bought one of these.Haven’t had any issue out of it. The illuminated watch hands are great and easy to see in the dark, and the light up face is clear. There is a small section at the bottom of the watch face that doesn’t illuminate, but it’s the size of the moon on my fingernail and so low that it doesn’t affect my ability to read the watch. That’s the reason for the 4 star rating of the built-in light.The 4 star rating for water resistance is because I refuse to wear it while bathing or swimming, so I can’t say I’ve tested it thoroughly enough to say with certainty that it’s as water resistant as it is. Feel free to test it yourself if you want, I always take it off personally.It’s a 5 star rating for readability, easily. The only problem I have with the watch is that it requires being adjusted monthly to keep the number of days correct. If you don’t correct it, at the beginning of the next month you’ll be off by a day. It’s caused a bit of confusion for me for the first month or two, but if you reset it once a month it’s fine. I just wish that it didn’t require any tinkering after setting it; I’d prefer something that I can slap on my wrist and only have to finagle it once a year to adjust for the loss of a minute or two, as is inevitable.

3. 

   by Rodman February 13, 2025

   Great watch for the price
   No complaints functions great. Better than a seiko I have. The case and the band feel cheap. But for 20ish bucks that’s fine. I love the indglo feature.

4. 

   by AnnieR February 13, 2025

   Sturdy, easy-to-read, lasted me 15+years!
   This is a fabulous watch! I really love it. It is an exact replacement for one I bought more than 15 years ago and wore almost every day since then. It’s very water resistant – I wear it in the pool, in the shower, doing dishes, etc. It’s also very tough – I wore it hiking, biking, gardening, building, digging, etc. You name it and this watch and I have done it.The face did accumulate a few scratches in 15 years but nothing that made it unreadable. The light always goes out well before the battery really needs replacement but comes back with a new battery. I had to replace the band 3 times over the years, mostly because the leather at the buckle wears through, probably from getting wet so often. At one point I put a Velcro band on but I didn’t like the feel of the wet Velcro on my wrist and against my clothing as it dried after swimming daily.You should know a few things.1. The band is made for a large wrist. Although a woman, I have a VERY large wrist and can not fit into most women’s watches at all but this watch fits me perfectly. If your wrist is slim, this won’t fit you.2. The color is army green. The watch looks kind of like I got it at an army navy surplus store. I don’t mind that look (in fact I kind of like it) but if that will bother you, this watch isn’t for you.3. This watch ticks loudly. I mean hear it clearly at night loudly. Again, I like it but it annoys my husband a little and my kids hate it. If the sounds will bother you, look elsewhere.You might be asking why I am replacing it since I love mine so much? After 15 years, the band got accidentally ripped out in such a way that one of the holes where the pin sits is now too big to hold the pin in place! Such a tiny defect to make a watch unwearable!!! I’m actually working on a kluge that might allow me to wear it again but in the meantime I needed a watch and I found this one again so I bought a replacement.If you are looking for a sturdy, easy-to-read analog watch with a date, you can’t go wrong with this one.

5. 

   by patrick mccarthy February 13, 2025

   great watch simple
   great watch

6. 

   by randycordie February 13, 2025

   If it fits good and dependent
   I used my watch just to keep track of time. I say it is easy to put on and remove it. Water proof was the most important issue,really good. Fits very well. The time is accurate. Attractive.really light in weight. Good luck.

7. 

   by José Luis Esté Mun February 13, 2025

   Práctico reloj, su diseño parece de juguete, sin embargo por la característica de que se puede uno meter a nadar con eso justifica todo.El cristal muy delicado, si no tienes cuidado se raya fácilmente, deberían color otro tipo, ya está en el consumidor si lo compra o no.

8. 

   by MFH Strange February 13, 2025

   Terrific little watch! I purchased this through the Warehouse Deals section of Amazon, and received a great deal. It was suppose to have some cosmetic damage, but I could not tell at all. As a result of this “damage”, the price was reduced to the point where I just had to go with it.I have an older Timex that I wore out after about ten years of us. This one should last another ten as well.There are no special features, save for an excellent “night light” where the face of the watch lights up when you press the stem. And it does have 24 hour marking. At times, I need help with that system. Now, it’s right on the watch face – no problems at all.It’s water tight – or rather “water resistant” down to 100 meters. I have never dove that deep in my life, and if I was going down to a deep depth, it would be with a proper underwater watch. But if you are just hitting the showers, swimming about or going boating, no problems at all.It a good, general purpose watch. Light in weight, looks good, and the velcro strap makes it easy to put on or take off. It would also make a great gift to a young person, who really only needs to tell time.Purchased with my own money. Thanks!

9. 

   by patrick February 13, 2025

   Wircklich hübsches ziffernblatt vorallem wen indiglo benutzt wird ist das highlight das ticken ist sehr laut

10. 

    by ساعه مثاليه ممتازه February 13, 2025

    خفيفة الوزن ومريحة

11. 

    by José Luis García Poveda February 13, 2025

    el producto es acorde con lo especificado y la relación calidad precio optima