Surprisingly, we’ve taken an almost two-month break in our trek through the Timex catalog. Today, we’ll be picking up where we left off, with a watch that I was surprised that I liked as much as I did.
I will say, the T2M556 (aka Dress Sport), which is part of Timex’s Elevated Classics line, had a finish that was working against it, at least in my book. I simply am not a big fan of yellow gold – whether real, or as it is here, as an applied tone. Once I got the watch on and wore it some, though, the two-tone finish really kind of grew on me, and I found it worked well with the beige sunburst dial.
In many ways, I felt that the color scheme gave this watch an older feel. If not full-on vintage, definitely something from, say, the 60’s or 70’s. Further reinforcing that effect is the smaller brass case (36mm by 10mm), deployant-clasp bracelet width (18mm) and the curved mineral glass crystal. This all serves to house the quartz movement, which drives the three-hander and the day/date displays.
Aside from the tone of the watch surprising me, it had a few others waiting in the wings. First off, I’ve commented before how the brass-encased Timex’s seem to be on the noisier side. While the T2M556 is far from silent, it was one of the quieter ones I’ve experienced. Secondly, it had a weird choice made in terms of what was lumed. There are lumed portions of the indices, but nothing on the hands. This is less of a necessity given the Indiglo backlight, but it seems… odd. Either lume the hands, or drop it from the indices, I’d say.
In the end, this watch struck a surprising mix for me. While the lume choice is off-putting, it’s not a deal breaker. And while I myself don’t have much utility for yellow gold (or yellow gold-tone), this watch does pull it off to nice effect. If you’d like to pick up one of your own, you can pick one up from Timex for $85.
