The Timex Mk1 Mechanical vintage inspired military watch
Channel: The Nomads Lens
Date: 2022-03-20

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The MK1 Mechanical is part of the Timex Archive Project, which seeks to bring back important designs from the brand’s past. This particular watch is based on the Timex “Camper” model from the 80s, but could just as easily be a product of the 50s or 60s. The Mk1 Mechanical isn’t so much vintage inspired, but it actually seems made very much like a vintage watch. It utilizes a simple hand wound movement, has a field watch style dial design that would have been exceedingly common in the middle part of the last century, and is only 36mm in diameter. The fact that it’s green, which could be seen as a bow to modern trends and taste, hardly matters in my opinion – this looks like something that could have been found in a drawer in your grandparent’s house, and that is obviously meant as a high compliment. There’s a clear military vibe here as well, with the drab tone of green used for the dial, as well as the canvas strap.