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Timex has released the 1978 Day Date Fumé Reissue in the US. The watch is available now on the company’s website for $219. It is a battery-powered quartz watch that uses the case design and dial styling of a late-70s model from the Timex archives.
Design Details
The watch features a brown fumé dial with a gradient finish that transitions from a lighter shade at the center to darker tones around the edges. It also includes gold-tone hour markers, matching hands, and a day-date display positioned at 3 o’clock.
The case is made of polished stainless steel with a gold-tone finish. It measures 37mm in diameter, which is smaller than many modern men’s watches but accurate to the sizing trends of the 1970s. The watch has a 42mm lug-to-lug measurement and is 13.5mm thick. It weighs about 52 grams, making it relatively light on the wrist.
For the crystal, Timex used acrylic instead of the mineral glass or sapphire that you usually find on modern watches. Acrylic scratches more easily than glass, but it is period-accurate for a 1970s watch. If you do get light scratches on it, you can usually buff them out at home with a polishing paste.
Inside, the watch runs on a standard analog quartz movement powered by an SR626SW battery. It comes with a 20mm brown leather strap that has a crocodile pattern pressed into it. The strap also has quick-release spring bars, so you can swap it out for a different band without needing a watchmaker’s tool.
For water resistance, the watch is rated to 50 meters. That is enough to handle washing your hands, getting caught in the rain, or light swimming, but Timex says it is not meant for diving or snorkeling.
In related news, Timex has recently launched the Pan Am Waterbury GMT with a striking two-tone dial and quartz movement, alongside the Pan Am Automatic GMT featuring a Seiko movement and dual-time tracking.
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(Timex)
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