Timex Group B.V. is one of the best-known American watch companies. Timex's U.S. headquarters are located in Middlebury Connecticut and it has substantial operations in China, the Philippines and India and full scale sales companies in Canada, the UK, France and Mexico.The company began in 1854 as Waterbury Clock in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley, known during the nineteenth century as the "Switzerland of America." Sister company Waterbury Watch manufactured the first inexpensive mechanical pocket watch in 1880. During World War I, Waterbury began making wristwatches, which had only just become popular, and in 1933 it made history by creating the first Mickey Mouse clock under license from Walt Disney, with Mickey's hands pointing the time.During World War II, Waterbury renamed itself U.S. Time Company. In 1950 the company introduced a wristwatch called the Timex. Over the next three decades, Timex was sold through a series of advertisements which emphasized its durability by putting the watch through "torture tests," such as falling over the Grand Coulee Dam or being strapped to the propeller of an outboard motor, with the slogan "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking." With the help of former Olympic broadcaster, spokesman John Cameron Swayze, sales took off. The company later became Timex Corporation, then Timex Group and, to date, has sold over one billion watches.The company has remained very competitive and the Timex brand continues its dominance through present day. Its primary market remains the United States and Canada, although the Timex brand is sold worldwide due to its ability to capitalize on its strong brand image and reputation for quality.One of the most successful and important features available on many Timex watches is the Indiglo backlight system. Indiglo is a brand name of Indiglo Corporation, solely owned by Timex for licensing purposes. Timex electroluminescent lamps, branded Indiglo, were introduced in 1992 in the Ironman watch line. They were an immediate success. The Indiglo lamp uniformly lights the surface of the Timex’s watch dials in a manner that makes the dial read very easily in many different light settings. In some newer watches the Indiglo backlight only lights up the numbers, rather than the entire LCD display, which is achieved by means of a specialized film that inverts the LCD transmissivity.Today, Timex Group products are manufactured in the Far East and in Switzerland often based on technology that continues to be developed in the United States and in Germany. With a large and varied line of watches, Timex has the style for everyone. From the locker room to the board room, there is a great Timex style time-piece for you.
M**E
Clunky but does the trick
It holds your watch on your wrist but it is clunky and little on the big side for ladies (me). I use it with the watch I run in and have no complaints but would not wear it to work. It's functional and that is about it.
C**C
Fit perfectly on a 14mm
I received the proper 12-16mm size.Ease of use: excellentDesign/Color: All black with no distracting logos or printed brand name.Complaint: My wrist measures 6 inches, and this strap is a bit too long. The end is stiff and sticks out instead of laying smoothly.
D**B
good replacement band for your Timex
good replacement for my old fast wrap band, like the convenience of the velcro wrap band but it does wear out, I have found it difficult to find these in a local store, it adapts very well to my Timex women's Expedition watch.
M**L
Easy on, easy off
This is a replacement on a band I already have. The velcro attaches well and continues locking well. The only problem is that after a while, there are little threads like the band is fraying at the edges.
P**D
watch band
band is better than band that Timex comes with, it came quickly and was easy to put on. I expect it to last longer than the original bands. I have replaced many of them.
K**R
To make it better, as a woman
Exactly what I wanted.To make it better, as a woman, I have a very, very small wrist, and I was able to cut down the nylon band part and machine-sew it to the velcro part in a shorter form without having a big lump in it, which was very important for me. My wrist is happy for the first time since I lost my old watch!
0**1
Timex Sport watchband
If you're looking for a good Velcro watchband , look no further. Velcro watchbands are easy and to the point, no need for resizing or punching holes.
D**.
Perfect Timex Replacement Watch Band
The velcro (hook & loop closure) on the band that came with my watch quit staying clasped. This band looks generic, without any Timex logo, but fit perfectly on my Timex sport watch. It is solid black so would go with any style or color sports watch.
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