The Timex T80 is already a retro 80s watch that captures the early part of that decade perfectly. Digital display, Indiglo night light and the chrono button feature too. That stuff was cutting edge back when pubs had video games consoles replacing dartboards. Now it gets a new purple colourway, which is kinda faded out on the resin strap near the lugs. It has the … Continue reading Timex T80 Gets A Retro Purple Makeover
The Autodromo brand is famous for its motorsport watches, which are usually automatics. But this latest model is a bold step, as they launch an 80s style digital called the Group C. It’s available in yellow, silver, grey or DLC coated black and retails at £465, so this is no Casio budget everyday timepiece. Does the spec justify that price tag? Inside is a Japanese … Continue reading Autodromo Went Digital and It’s A Playboy Choice
It’s great to see something different from Timex. All too easy to revamp old school designs like the Marlin, Indiglo, Waterbury etc. from the golden age and miss out on creating fresh, punchy designs for the modern fashion watch market. But they have been busy in the R&D backroom, developing an impressive range of watches to tie in with the famous UFC cage fighting sport … Continue reading Timex UFC Models Channel The Sporting Spirit
The Skeleton look really works well with the Casio G-Shock range in our view, so check out these latest models. At £109 they are reasonably priced compared to most quartz fashion watches, but have that tougher, more water resistant case design than most. The see-thru strap adds that 80s arcade game styling and the carbon core structure adds some solidity. Plus you enter the world … Continue reading New Skeleton X Metal Styles From G-Shock
The Timex T80 digital retro watches capture that arcade game vibe perfectly, so some new colours should help boost interest for collectors. Like Swatch did back in the day, Timex are adding some collector appeal by offering buyers a chance to buy the set as it were. So we now have new grey, blue and purple watch cases in the T80 line-up. You have that … Continue reading Timex Add Colours to Their T80 Retro Range
Timex has added some neon dial colours to its US only T80 digital watch range. You can now buy the T80 retro with pink, orange or lime green neon dial shades, which look super 1980s. Yep, relive those days of day-glo leggings and cocktail lounge lighting for just $69. That’s a cheap digital watch. UK buyers can get several T80 models, but neon dials aren’t … Continue reading Timex T80 Gets Neon Dial Colours – US Range Only
The 70s were a dark decade in many ways, but digital watches were a new fad that turned the watch industry upside down and made almost everyone embrace the new push-button timekeepers. Suddenly actually winding up a wristwatch seemed like something from the war, totally outdated. Hamilton has revived that 70s vibe with this new PSR digital. For 2022 it gets a green digital display, … Continue reading Hamilton PSR Captures That 70s Zeitgeist
Stranger Things is one of many TV shows that tap into that nostalgic affection for the 80s. Pre-internet, life was simple and a digital watch plus calculator was about as hi-tech as your life got in your teenage years. So the Timex T80 digital homage to its past gets an extra collectors vibe with the Stranger Things Netflix tie-in. True, this isn’t Star Wars merch, … Continue reading Timex Stranger Things T80 is Collectable Nostalgia
