Need a dark paramilitary look? Try this Timex Expedition!

The Timex Expedition Rugged Core!

If you've ever lusted after one of those tough looking military watches from premium watch company, there is hope from a more affordable watch  source - Timex.

Timex Expedition Core Resin Watch

This Timex Expedition Rugged Core Analog watch is built tough and looks great.

The watch has a 43mm diameter case, a 20mm resin strap, and indiglo backlighting. It also has one of the toughest looking case designs ever. Best of all, this Timex still sells for less than $70!  

If you'd like to peruse current Timex Expedition watches, check out this Timex selection on Amazon.

Amazingly, as of July 2025, this tough-looking Timex watch is still available for a very low price. You can find the Timex Expedition Rugged Core here on Amazon for less than $70.

Steampunk Clock Thrift Store Find!

I spotted this Steampunk Clock in a local thrift store this afternoon. I carried it around in the store with me for awhile, but decided to put it back on the shelf. It looked kind of cool! But, I wasn't sure where I would put it and I wasn't sure if it even worked.

A Clock with a Circular Sawblade for a Dial

Nowadays, it's harder and harder to find cool pieces in thrift stores. I should have bought this clock. It's an interesting piece that's for sure!

The last of my secret stash -- the Relic Sawyer Chronograph

I stockpiled a few new watches before starting a new job last year. I called this collection my secret stash. Here is the last one from my secret stash. It's a Relic Sawyer Chronograph.

 A Relic Sawyer Chronograph Watch

If you'd like to read of full review of this great watch, check Reviewing My Relic Sawyer Chronograph on this blog.

A Bulova makes the scene

Sometimes a nice watch can make you feel like you have executive potential. At least, my new Bulova did! I recently had to speak in front of a large crowd of co-workers and managers and those Bulova tuning forks were a real confidence boost.

Bulova Dress Watch

Best of all, this prestigious Bulova can be bought for a steal! My wife bought it for me for Christmas for $99 at Sears. But, I've recently seen them for as low as $67 on the Internet (in 2012).

Today, as of this update in August 2025, Bulova dress watches cost a little more, but they still look great an instill a sense of luxury, style, and confidence. A watch like this Bulova Men's 3-Hand Quartz Calendar Date watch are an excellent choice.

Bulova Men's 3-Hand Date Calendar Quartz Watch

Bulova watches like this one (Model 96B015) still have the tuning fork and add the beauty of a sunray dial. At 38mm in diameter, it's the perfect size to fit under the cuff of a dress shirt. In 2025, you can find this Bulova for less than $200 here on Amazon!

Do you like watch complications? How about fake ones?

I have this Merona Watch from Target that looks like a million bucks. But, it has a secret: the Subdials don't work! They are just there for appearance sake. They bug me. Do they bug you?

A Merona Watch from Target with Fake Subdials

[12 years and many watches later in 2024: I'm not so keen on subdials and I'm ok if they don't work.]

My Local Watch Store - All About Watches

I recently visited "All About Watches" a watch store located in northwest Atlanta's Cumberland Mall (just inside the Perimeter at I-75 & I-285 near the Cobb Energy Center).

The store offers while you wait jewelry repair services and I had a couple of special watches that I wanted to get serviced. I got a couple of links taken out of a Bulova watch band and a battery replaced on a Seiko in about 20-30 minutes on a busy Saturday. My total cost was $35 and the storekeeper let me try the Bulova with one and then two links removed.

While I was waiting, I noticed that the store had a very interesting selection of watches in a wide variety of price ranges. Some of the watches they carried included Bulova, Caravelle by Bulova, Skagen, Seiko, WeWood, and Caterpillar. There were other brands as well. They also have clocks by companies like Seiko, Bulova, and Rythm. Since I have another Bulova watch to take in for a new battery, I'll try to notice more in a couple of weeks.

I had never seen Caterpillar brand watches, but they were quite attractive. The store's selection of Caravelle watches was quite extensive. They had a much larger selection of Caravelle watches than the nearby Sears. Since I think the Caravelle watch brand offers a lot of value for the money, I'll definitely file that tidbit away. The visit and service were a reminder that local brick-and-mortar watch stores are definitely worth a visit.

[As of July 2025, the "All about watches" later "All about time" location in Cumberland Mall, Atlanta, Georgia has permanently closed. The company still handles watch repair and service from their location in nearby John's Creek, Georgia. Their web address is https://itsabouttimeinc.com/ .]

My Seiko Lives Again!

Thanks to a battery change by my local watch store - "All About Watches" in Atlanta's Cumberland Mall - my Seiko University of Florida watch lives again! It had been sitting unworn in my watch box since it died back in 1992!!!