Took a look inside of my little Timex and I had a couple of things confirmed:
The movement is very clean, and untouched since it was made almost 40 years ago. It also has not seen the loving touch of watch oil in all those years, either. This probably explains why I have seen some random stopping, mostly off the wrist. It was also running a little slow, so I bumped the balance adjustment just a hair faster. This watch also has no jewels and is a pin lever watch, which is what I expected. Timex did (and does) make fully jeweled watches, but not this inexpensive version. I would guess this watch was $9.95 new, which is about $35 now. So, Timex still makes watches at the same price point. How did I know this watch was never serviced? Just look at the inside of the case back:
This is where a watchmaker would of marked the last service date. All we see here is CASE, GREAT BRITAIN TIMEX with a stamped 8P70. This almost certainly means it was made in August, 1970, in plant “P” or maybe P means PM, night shift. I have read, back in the 50’s through 70’s, the watches were designed in the USA, the cases were made in England or Germany, and the movements came from Hong Kong. Even now, I am pretty sure Timex is still structured this way. Designed in the USA, movements made in Germany or China, cased in China. They were one of the first “globalized’ companies. You can also see on the case back scrapes from the automatic winding rotor. Not a huge deal and pretty common on this age/quality movement. Overall, the watch is still running OK. I always carry my cell phone, just in case it dies on me during the day.
As a bonus, take look at this site, detailing the heyday of Timex.
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