Most other Timex watches are pretty ho-hum, even though they are functional. This emotional attachment to men’s pop culture is likely an intended side effect of the design, and is part of a genius marketing strategy by Timex. The more I wear the watch, the more it makes me feel like a character in a video game – in a good way though. There are going to be a lot of people who are smitten by the accessible geek allure of this timepiece. Even on my less-than-giant hands, the instrument look of the watch is pretty neat looking. The buckle is thin and wide making it easy to strap on. While the strap is big and looks very tool-like, is comfortable and thin in depth.
You can almost think of these watches as being functional toys for adults – kids too, but around $200 might be a bit much for your 12 year old. Pictured is the all black model – which will no doubt be the major seller as it is the most neutral – but other color options are pretty nice looking (with yellow and orange being the loudest). The Expedition WS4 is available in 6 fun colors, which is a nice option. The rubber strap is quite snugly attached to the case with the now popular hex screws to help add style. Most of the colored buttons (olive green in this instance) are plastic. The watch case itself is black IP (ion plated), or satin finished steel, for the front and rear between a plastic section where the buttons are located.
The textured rubber strap is a massive 30mm thick. The watch case is about 53mm wide and 40mm tall, while being 16mm thick. These aren’t exactly necessary, but don’t distract too much (though I wouldn’t mind if most of it wasn’t there), and add to the techie look of the watch. Timex has some graphics (sort of orange colored) on the back of the crystal that attempt to visually separate the areas on the LCD screen or add visuals. Having this information right there is really helpful and nice to have. The default screen gives you the time in two ways (digital and analog), the temperature, the weather estimate (an image for sun, clouds, rain), and a switchable area that indicates the date and month, altimeter reading, or barometric pressure. A lot of good information is just a glance away – rather than having to cycle through display screens. The biggest effect of that work was the large informative display screen. Timex really put a lot of effort in the UI (user interface) design and it shows.
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If you recall, I praised the Casio Pathfinder watches for doing so much, but complained that you need to be well trained in learning how to use them all. The best part is that the interface is friendly and relatively intuitive. Barometer (with mini-weather station readout)Īside from the major functions, there are lots of little functions included to enhance the user experience chimes that can be turned on and off, a useful night mode for the Indiglo backlight, among lots of other features which are nice to have around.The watches both share the desire to go outside and rough it, are products are large high volume companies,as well as offer a bevy of major functions that include: The best watches to compare this with are the Casio Pathfinder watches (one of which I reviewed recently). All this needs to be taken in consideration with the reasonable price of the watch, as well as it’s pedigree. It basically strives to resemble that world of wrist-borne gadgets and instruments that we’ve been seeing in movies and video games for years… finally ready for us real people! The best part is that the Expedition WS4 is more than just looks, the user interface is genuinely well-designed to be easy to operate and useful. While the watch is unique looking, it is trying to be familiar. This watch is the result of some interesting development, and is one of the most appealing male watch designs that I’ve seen in a while. The company has lots of sub-brands or departments, and they consider the “Timex Expedition” line to be its own mini entity. Timex is one of the most important watch brands in the world, and is certainly the king of US watch brands in terms of volume.
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