Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: The Timex M79 Automatic
It was about this time last year that budget-friendly Timex first unveiled its now-cult-classic Q Timex. That watch was an instant hit, with its ?spirit of ?79? style, vintage-inspired heritage, and ? most importantly for many consumers? ultra-affordable price tag of only $179. Last week, Timex unveiled the latest addition to the Q Timex series, called the M79 Automatic. The new watch uses much of the design elements seen in the original vintage-inspired Q, but in a slightly different direction ? using an automatic movement as opposed to a quartz one, an exhibition caseback, a slightly larger case to accommodate the larger mechanism, and a new color scheme.
The Timex M79 features a 40-mm stainless steel case with squared-off, beveled edges and contrasting brushed and polished finishing. On its side is a simple push/pull crown, while surrounding the dial is the unidirectional black-and-blue-sectioned ?Batman? 60-minute bezel, made of aluminum with a black plastic ring underneath, raising the bezel and giving a bit more life to the steel case.
As with the first Q Timex, the aluminum bezel is a good aesthetic touch, and somewhat more useful than the one used for its predecessor, whose 12-hour GMT scale received criticism for not having an additional, dedicated GMT hand to accompany it. This 60-minute bezel, like the one on the original Q, uses a sliding rather than a clicking mechanism, which makes it much more prone to accidental movement and thus less reliable if you’...
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