If you love watches and don’t want to spend an arm and a leg getting a quality timepiece on your wrist, Timex are definitely going to be your friend as they’ve got some, frankly stellar, watches that can be yours for under $500. Check out our pick of 6 of the best below:
Marlin® Automatic 40mm Dress Watch
Inspired by the retro dial and hand design of Timex’s 1969 Viscount Collection, the Marlin is a timeless watch that’s been upgraded with modern features. It’s powered by a 21-jewel automatic movement—a precision workhorse that winds itself with each movement of your wrist.

Expedition Titanium Automatic 41mm Field Watch
The Expedition Titanium Automatic is a field watch for those who demand rugged durability without the extra weight.

Timex x Seconde/Seconde/ 38mm Watch
New for 2025, Timex and seconde/seconde/ are back with two more “episodes”: a Prequel and a Sequel. Here you see the Prequel, an iconic Timex Q designed with a green and black color combination—otherwise known as a Kermit, hence the “If You Know, You Know” frog hand in the center of the dial.

Deepwater Reef 200 GMT 41mm Dive Watch
The Deepwater Reef 200 GMT is the kind of watch that’s just as prepared for open-ocean diving as it is for international travel. Like the name suggests, the watch has a whopping 200-metre water-resistance.

Harborside Coast Automatic 43mm Dive Watch
The Harborside Coast Automatic is a seafaring essential with elevated style. Built with a 43mm stainless steel case and powered by a 21-jewel Japanese automatic movement, this timepiece brings together nautical design and mechanical performance in a way only Timex can.

Timex x Seconde/Seconde/ 38mm Prequel Watch
Ask any watch guy, and you’ll learn the lore behind the exclusive Timex and French artist seconde/seconde/ partnership. It goes deep. Their relationship began with the iykyk collaborative series of timepieces—a collection of 6 limited edition Timex Q watches, also referred to as “episodes” that imitate famous colour combinations found from the watchmaking giants who wear “The Crown”.

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