Timex Men's Expedition North 43 mm Watch - Black Synthetic Rubber Two- Piece Black Dial Titanium Case TW2V96300

I got it in a sale for £90 so massive discount , but it’s very cool watch, claims toBe titanium but it’s not, does have a sapphire crystal and it’s very eligible! Recommended

Great size, not too bulky, looks like more a 41mm than 43mm due to the strap size. It looks like more expensive than it is. The hands are sweeping like an automatic watch.

The watch looks very nice, but even on opening the box, there were a few things that bothered or scared me slightly;1. the titanium-coloured coating on the steel case has a few darker areas, particularly around the bezel. I'm unsure if this was already present in the box, or whether my initial handling brought it about - e.g. a reaction to the natural oils in my skin. Wiping with a soft cloth improved things slightly, but still left a smudgy trace.2. The strap is quite thick, and being a fabric/rubber composite, is more rigid than say, a leather equivalent. This made it awkward to force the loose end through the rubber holding loops, particularly as the first loop is attached too close to the buckle.3. Unlike my other watches with a screw-down crown, a fair bit of pressure was required to engage the thread when closing it back up. I doubt it will cause an issue though.4. The small chrono dials are very dark/feint and therefore hard to read. NOTE: they look much more legible and contrasty in the image at the top of the page.5. An early accuracy check suggested that the watch had lost a few seconds in the first 5 hours of operation, but nothing conclusive for now.On the plus side, the strap looks quite sturdy and durable. The standard of finishing, for example where the fabric is turned over to the reverse side, looks a lot neater than the user photo indicated elsewhere in these comments.The crown had an overall positive feel, and so the date setting and time setting functions went very smoothly.What I love about the watch is the logo, the slightly fun, quirky look, and the fact that it is different to all my other watches. The bright hour & minute hands and fluorescent green markers also help with time-keeping in dim lighting conditions.Having said all that, I will continue to monitor the watch and will consider whether my star rating needs to be adjusted at a later date.Update:Now that a few weeks have passed, I would summarize as follows - Firstly, I would score the watch at 3.8/5 stars. The strap will get messy at some point - stained from fingerprints and splashing of soapy water. In some ways that's a bad thing of course, but on the other hand, you could take the view that the woven cloth finish adds some rugged charm, in the context of outdoor adventure. The worst aspect for me is the lack of definition in some parts of the dial. The feint grey numerals on the chrono dials, including the words 'TIMEX' and 'CHRONOGRAPH' - these are all fairly unreadable and nothing like the main photo above, which I would say has been adjusted to show extra contrast. My other concerns (on first inspection) did not amount to much.

Let's start with the negatives!! Absolutely awful strap!! The cotton weave covering the most uncomfortable rubber strap is fraying and coming away after little use! The strap made my wrist sore after a couple of days so it had to go!!The Lume on this watch is probably some of the worst I've seen but the green on the hour markers and hands does stand out so reading the time in low light is quite good!!The chronograph dials are near impossible to read so wouldn't use it for timing anything important!!Now the positive!...At around £90 which I paid I can over look the strap and lume, I always go for dive or dress style watches so wanted something different and it hasn't disappointed me! It's a really nice looking watch, I love the texture of the black dial with the green markers and with different straps it changes it's appearance (not everyone likes NATO straps I know!) but a differentstrap whatever your preference does change the aesthetics and comfort of this watch very nicely!!Even though it's 43mm it wears more like 41/42mm on my 6.75 inch wrist which makes it comfortable without the crown digging in the back of your hand even on its original strap.The sapphire glass is a nice touch, the titanium pvd coating looks smart (hopefully durable) and along with screw down crown giving 100m water resistance means it's ideal for every day use, holidays or outdoor adventures, that said anything extreme I just wear my G shock!!But if you have £200 for a field type watch then I would probably look elsewhere!! But at around £100 then I would recommend it but be prepared to change the strap.