- Men's Easy Reader Watch

Got this watch for my dad. He’s very picky about the watch he wears. Has to be sliver or two-tone, white face, large black numbers, and lights up at night, with an elastic band. It fit th bill and looks great!

This watch has a very clear, easy-to-read dial. I like the "indiglo" feature. It is ideal for sleep-in-the-dark wear-a-watch-to-bed guys like me. It also keeps pretty good time. I bought this one to replace one just like it that lasted almost ten years. After shopping quite a bit, I found nothing any better in this price range. Of course, nothing is forever. Eventually, the case will become etched by natural skin chemicals, and the stem may even disintegrate. So, buy another watch. The negatives are these: 1) like all cheap calendar analog watches, you have to manually advance the dates at the end of short months; 2) the band is a magnet for dust and crud, so it needs cleaning once a year with a toothpick or needle. If you're lucky, the battery will last as long as the watch. Otherwise, I suggest going to a real jeweler to replace the CR-2016 cell. The back of the case does not unscrew; it "pops" off. Getting it off is no problem. Getting it back on (without ruining the seal) takes more talent than you typically find in the shops that also sell automobile batteries. All things considered, this is a rather good watch for the money. UPDATE (Eight years and three months later)... So, the "ten year" battery lasted eight and a quarter years. I am not complaining, just reporting. Unfortunately, I failed to follow my own advice. I tried to replace the spent battery myself. Bad move! I should have gone to jeweler. But no, I got out my watchmaker tools and started prying on the back. It would not move. It was affixed much more solidly on this watch than on the watch it replaced. So, I used the stem for leverage. That was a really bad move. The stem snapped right off. No fixing that, I'm afraid. A clean break. As a result, here I am buying my third watch of exactly the same make and model, exactly the same as I reviewed eight years ago (see above). Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe it is now a few dollars cheaper than before. No complaint about that. Anyway, I am not bothering to shop around this time. It's a good watch, well worth the money, and I never believed the battery would last ten years in the first place. So I am buying another one, exactly the same. Watch this space eight years from now; and, assuming my thoracic ticker still functions, I will report again. If one battery lasts eight years, maybe another one will actually go for the full promised ten years. Incidentally, the batteries (CR-2016) are cheap enough. I got five of them for $3.75 on eBay. Coincidentally, the seller advertised a ten year shelf life.

This is my first experience with the Timex Easy Read watch and it has been great so far. The watch face is easy on my eyes and the styling is simple. The Indigo backlight is a really good feature for me. I also like the expansion band. It is comfortable. Because it is a simple watch I find I take it off a lot to protect it from impact and water exposure. I find it is not a big deal. I can see why this watch has so many positive reviews.

When my Seiko watch I had worn as an everyday watch gave up the ghost after 20 years, it was time to replace that faithful timepiece. I didn't want to spend a lot on a replacement and when I discovered that similar Seiko watches had gone up over five times the price my wife had paid for my now deceased watch, it was time to move my search for a new casual watch elsewhere. My wife suggested a casual Timex watch since I was going to wear it every day. Good suggestion. I chose this gold-tone Timex Men's 'Easy Reader' Quartz watch because I like the simple, uncluttered way it looks and also because its analogue quartz movement is easy to read. I'm getting up there in years and so simple and easy to read is important to me. I particularly like the larger black Arabic numerals, and because I am a veteran, the smaller red Arabic numeral 24-hour clock was a nice addition, too. Most of my previous watches have had a day-date calendar built into the face, so I appreciated Timex putting this feature in this new Timex watch. Another feature I didn't have on my Seiko was the nifty greenish Indiglo light that Timex included for checking the time in the dark. Just press the watch stem in and voila!, there is light. On some watches, the light will stay on until you press the stem again (or the battery dies). This Timex indiglo stays on only as long as the watch stem is pressed. I didn't see this as a problem since, in most cases, I would only be pressing the stem to find out what time it was or to read the calendar. The case on this Timex is slightly larger than the one on my Seiko. The diameter of the Timex case is about 1 3/8” (35mm). My Seiko has a gold face, gold hands, gold numerals and a gold second-hand. You can probably imagine how difficult and accurately reading the clock must have been unless there was enough light. This Timex has a gold-tone case, wristband, stem and second-hand. Like the numerals, the clock hands are also black and the watch face is a contrasting white. Even with the gold second-hand, the white face makes it so much easier for my aged eyes to quickly read the time. The watch comes with an extra long and adjustable expansion band. Unless the wrist area of your arm is quite fleshy, links will need to be removed for proper fitting. I had that done for me at a local department store that sold Timex watches; didn't take more than 10 minutes. Of course, they knew what they were doing. The watch comes with what I thought was a small, rolled up user guide in the box. To my surprise, all it included was brief information (in eleven different languages) about the watch being water resistance, the battery and the international warranty; nothing regarding actually setting and using the watch. Okay. To get the manual, I had to download it from the Timex website using the model number to ensure I downloaded the correct manual PDF. The English version of the manual is 26 pages long; it covered everything I needed to know about this Timex watch. According to the manual, this Timex watch is both water and shock resistance (not water and shock proof!). The manual says it is “water resistant up to 30m (100 feet): in plain English, it withstands splashes or brief immersion in water, but not suitable for swimming or bathing.” Setting the time and calendar was easy to do, though there was one surprise. To set the calendar day of the week (Sunday - Saturday), the clock hands had to be manually turned around and around (backwards!) until the desired day appeared in the calendar box on the watch face. That may seem easy enough unless the watch is showing Wednesday and you need it to read Saturday. That means you have to turn the hour-hand completely around the 12 on the face three or four times. That is really old school. Another task that needs to be tended to at the end of certain months of the year is correcting the numeric date on the watch calendar. Except for Feb, Apr, Jun, Sep and Nov, all of the other months have 31 days. So, when you get to the end of one of the months with less than 31 days, a manual adjustment must be made. For example, on 1 March my watch calendar read [WED 29] because February only has 28 days in 2017. For this reason I had to advance the numeric date ahead from 29 to 1 so the watch would read [MAR 1]. Just so you also know, the stem edge is very shiny and smooth, which makes turning the stem more difficult than if the stem head was notched around the edge for grip. Once I got the calendar set, I set the watch hands according to the U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock (I did mention I was a veteran, right?). So far my new Timex watch has kept perfect time! Remember: Turn the hands "forward" (clockwise) to change the numerical date and turn the hands "backwards" to change the day of the week. If you try to do it any other way you will only frustrate yourself. UPDATE (24 March 2021): I've had this watch for four years now and it continues to keep time accurately to the minute. The Indeglo light still works fine and the watch still looks as good as new, even though I wear it often. And best of all, I have mastered adjusting the calendar!

This is the second one I’ve bought. It’s identical to the first one that ran at least four years on the battery that came in it. I wanted another like it because it has indigo light at the press on the stem that is bright enough to read the time in the dark. I even use it to see objects when walking in a dark room. Also I like the day and date display that’s easy to read.

This is my favorite watch. It's the perfect size, easy to read, and has the awesome Indiglo light.

Arrived quick and well packaged. The face is nice size and the bold black numbers on white face with bold hour and minute hands are easy to read. The strap is in fact 8 inches i measured so they are accurate about size.

Great watch, love it and have it on me everyday. But the indiglo light is not full. Top half is missing. Returned it and got another watch, same issue.

it's the second of the same model I buy. Still as pretty as ever. First watch & brand to make me love watches

Only problem , I think is lesser size of belt , it not big but it is smaller

the watch was perfect for me i fave trouble seeing at night so the face lighting up meant i had no problems reading the time.It also arrived the date quoted which was great,would have no problems dealing with amazon again.

Beautiful Times Easy Reader 35 mm, expandable steel strap and indiglo. It has date and day both which makes it good choice.