TimexMen's Expedition North Field Solar 36mm Watch - Brown Strap Black Dial Stainless Steel Case

I purchased this 36mm Expedition North Solar Field watch about one month ago, for roughly $150, and I couldn't be more impressed. When I took it out of the box the first week of January, it had no charge...because it was in a dark box in freezing temperatures. No problem, I shined light from a regular 500 lumen rechargeable flashlight on the watch face and the second hand started to move, erratically at first, but within a minute it was moving normally. I set up the flashlight 3 inches from the watch face and left it on for 3 hours, and it has been keeping perfect time ever since. I do physical labor and this watch looks just as good as it did when I got it a month ago. The low profile keeps you from banging the watch on everything you walk past, or reach for, and the black watch face contrasting with the white numbers and near white dials, makes it very easy to tell the time at night. Also, in the past I had owned quite a few expensive watches, however, my last watch was a Timex Indiglo that I put a Shell Cordovan band on, and the real leather band that comes with this watch is more comfortable than the shell cordovan. I only own 1 watch and wear my watch continuously, only taking it off when I shower, so I feel after a month I have a pretty good read on what this watch is. It is a very tough, reliable, and comfortable watch that I will be wearing for many years to come. In my opinion, the best value for a field watch on the market.

Immediately swapped out the strap for a nicer one but after a few minutes of bright LED light it charged up and works beautifully.

*Ordered the watch as a daily beater*Absolutely love the black dial with orange accented indices. Sapphire crystal is a bit reflective as expected but it is much less reflective to the eye compared to my phone camera shots. In my macro pic I held a dark box over it so you can see the difference between the white ceiling and dark back drop.When setting the time, the second hand moves about 0.5mm with the direction I am rotating the crown making it a bit harder to be really precise.The leather strap is supple and really comfortable. I managed to fit an old Seiko bracelet on it and I feel it elevates it a bit more. But I'm happy with the leather strap and will be swapping them out every now and then.I ordered the Timex tw2v03600 together with this one and the second hand also moves with the crown as you set the time, so I don't think I have a lemon.All in all I love the watch and it has been in my daily rotation for the past 5.5 months.

The media could not be loaded. This a beautiful watch and the 36mm size was perfect; I was impressed with the styling and finish, including the non-leather band—that was most impressive.However, the unit I received had zero battery life and failed to charge properly, despite leaving it on a window sill for 3 days. It arrived in November, when the day light is shorter, but I think it should have charged with that much exposure. On day two, it did charge enough to leave low power mode (second hand skips every two seconds) but despite leaving it on the window sill until the next day, it slipped back into low power mode. What a pity.At that point I gave up and returned the watch for a refund. I would have asked for a replacement, but by that time I could see the lume was inadequate. I get that the solar face precludes adding Indiglo, but they should have realized that and made the lume much stronger. I hope Timex keeps making 36mm watches and keeps improving this line because I’ll take another look in the future.

As someone else reviewed, dont let the 36mm size discourage you. Unless you are insistent on large watches over 42mm or so, you likely will be ok with this. Also the size may well be acceptable for women. The watch case is bead blasted with a screw in crown, anti reflective sapphire crystal with 100M water resistance. If you are not familiar with solar watches be aware the most important thing is to keep the watch exposed at least partially to light and dont place it in a dark drawer for long periods of time as that will cause the watch to have to recharge many times which may reduce the lifespan of the rechargeable battery. If stored, put it near a window until ready to wear, solar watches thrive on sunlight. The watch if properly given enough light it will last for a minimum of ten years, probably much longer.

I have several timex watches that just plain work without fail. This is my first Timex solar. Weirdly it works when it's NOT on my wrist. Put it on and it will stop at some point and require resetting. This will occur within a 12 hr time period. It makes me think certain motions will cause it to seize and stop. I consider myself an active person and cannot trust this watch to keep time. I'm beyond return period. Very disappointed and not recommended