Men's Expedition Camper Nylon/Leather Strap Watch

Great watch for the money. I wanted a good quality no frills watch for work and everyday use. Easy to read and looks good.

My son really liked this watch. Works perfect for his basic military needs. Fits well for thin wrists as well.

I received my Timex Men's T49713 Expedition Camper watch in two days using Amazon Prime. It is exactly as pictured, though the face is slightly smaller than I expected. Everything works perfectly and the legendary Timex Indiglo works great when the lights go out. The calender numbers are not illuminated, however. A few folks mentioned loud ticking, but I live in Houston and can't hear it unless I put the watch against my ear. ;) Many complained about the length of the nylon mesh band. I'm a big guy and the band fits fine, but normally these bands are longer. You can buy longer "normal" mesh bands for just a few bucks, though, so no biggie. Just a word of caution for folks who haven't worn mesh bands before. After a few months, it soaks up sweat and whatnot and can get pretty smelly. Eventually you need to wash or replace these critters, especially if you wear it while working. The Timex back says it is water resistant to 100 meters (300 feet). I hope this is true; my last (non-Timex) watch leaked like a sieve despite the water resistant claim. I'll update if I ever have a problem. This is a good, affordable and lightweight watch; just what I was looking for. -------------------------------------- UPDATE! O.K., I've been wearing this watch occasionally for the last couple of weeks and the watch crystal has already collected several scratches. I haven't even been particularly active; the Timex watch crystal is made of very soft plastic. Also, the battery died within ONE month! Easily replaced, but still . . . Removing one star.

Watch itself is fine - doesn't stand out as something spectacular but is great for what it is. Definitely waterproof to about 30 feet deep - I've tested it snorkeling. The best thing is the strap - this nylon strap is much more comfortable than usual watch straps. There are a lot of nylon straps out there -- I think I prefer this one more than most of the others. the Velcro allows infinite adjustment, unlike straps with holes like a belt. And the way they did the looping of the band around itself seems to work really well. Better than another velcro strap I had many years ago ("the band") which was similar but didn't loop around itself the same way. This one is better - quicker and easier to put on and more easily adjustable.

perfect size and for use with active lifestyle E.g. swimming, working out, etc.

Love this watch and have worn one for the last 25 years

My confession first. I am a watch nut. I own over 40 mechanical wrist watches currently and 90% if them are over $300 each, and many over $1000. But I always have two quartz watches I kept in my watch box to which all my luxury watches synchronize with. One of them is the Tissot T-Touch. And the other a Timex Ironman 30 from the early 1990s, which still keeps perfect time after close to 20 years of use, and it actually held up quite well cosmetically too. So needless to say, Timex to me presents superb quality and value. This camper expedition, is my second Timex after some 20 years and many expensive watches later. Of course, comparing it to a high end swiss mechanical will be asking too much, but I believe my expectation was reasonable and sound. The Good The matte resin case feels light weight but durable. The grey case offers a good contrast with the black military style dial. Acrylic crystal is sufficient for normal use, but it surely will be scratch from clumsy wrist movements. The band offers a very militaristic olive drab and black theme. Stainless buckle and rubber retainer. Modern size at close to 40mm case size. (Amazon got the case size wrong) I simply love the way this watch looks. Especially at a mere $27 shipped. The retail packaging and instruction are very detailed as well. The Bad Timex is known not only for its bargain prices, but it is supposed to be terrific at quality control. This camper, however, have lots of issues. Biggest problem comes from the canvas strap. There is a overlapping part of the canvas that holds the buckle in place. The hard adhesive has leaked out from the manufacturing process and produce very uncomfortable edges along the inner side of the strap, right where the center of the wrists contacts the watch. That is extremely annoying if you were to wear the watch for any period of time. There are two separate plastic pieces where the strap meets the case, that were designed to add a bit of style and comfortable angle for the strap. But unfortunately one of them on my watch came slightly deformed. The piece looks as though it was taken off the plastic molding too quickly while it was still warm and surfaces was not even. Last, a common problem for budget watches. The second hand doesn't line up exactly to the makers. This is an easy fix by opening the watch and manually affix the second hand again. But annoying none the less. All this still doesn't make this Timex a bad deal. It is very functional and keeps good time like any other quartz out there. But it does have a few issues for those of you who are thinking about it and have not made the decision. Best luck watch hunting ~

Swore I’d never buy another timex years ago they just didn’t keep good time. But this one appealed to me , I wanted a daily beater and it was inexpensive. Bottom line it’s loaded with features , also has a 24 hr dial, you can hack it, it’s back lit, it’s a quarts and it has the date and keeps great time. The only caution is the band which may be too short for a large man.