Just pointing out the obvious that this video is about how Timex watches are assembled but I clicked because I thought I would see how they are manufactured.
I am a huge Timex fan and collector, and am a proud American and think the American Documents watch series are beautiful, but paying $450 for a Quartz is a bit out of line. Having said that I still might do it. Yes, I'm addicted to collecting Timex. I currently own 30 plus. For the record I have nothing against Quartz watches. The watch I wear most is the Q Timex Coke Bezel. However, I own 4 Marlins and I'm glad Timex is making automatics and mechanical watches again.
I know that huge Timex factory in Cebu, Philippines and of course Baddi in India. They production costs are very low. Very very low! The same in India. You can check out.
Actually the American Documents series is made of US sourced parts as well as assembled in the USA. The only part that isn't American made is the Swiss movement because according to their website "there are no watch movements made with American parts that meet out standards yet". Which is a shame, considering that when the railroads were first popping up, American watches were the go-to for accuracy.
Just took a look at the watch on their site. $500 for a Timex? I mean sure, it's got a Swiss movement, but it's still a quartz and it's not even a sapphire crystal, they are using some sort of Gorilla glass. I think Timex has been associated with Chinese made prices for way too long to justify this price range this quickly. Price it at $200 would be more reasonable. In the $500+ price range, I would just look at something like a Hamilton Automatic
Insider usually does excellent videos but this looks like its made just for laughs. I am not going to dislike it coz it made me laugh during stressed out session.
all parts is made in the USA in this series, and everything is assembled in the USA. The only thing that isn't American is the movement, which is swiss.
@@FriedMuffin0 The movement is *mostly* Swiss. Just barely Swiss enough to meet the legal definition of "Swiss Movement," meaning it's a Chinese ebauch finished in Switzerland. And while the case and stem is turned in the US, the steel itself is Chinese. If you want an actual all-US made Timex, you'll have to go to eBay and find a Marlin or Mercury manufactured prior to 1980. And guess what? They're actually mechanical movements instead of quartz, and they won't run you much over $40, unlike these overpriced $500 monstrosities.
Not weird at all since the device does tell time. A watch just simplifies the process, looks good as accessory, and a number of them(chronograph, divers, and etc) makes timing tasks/events easier than using the phone. Also there are back stories to many watch designs which are fun things to learn and appreciate.
Wow! Congrats Insider on your new math typewriter celluloid! It's correctness of words makes me feel like I in kid school! Maybe page word understand first before put math typewriter celluloid next time!
The "Made in America" is deceptive because they are using Swiss movements. In order words, they are using ETA and/or Sellita movements to assemble their watches. There are plenty of other watch companies around the world using generic Swiss movements for their watches and they are nothing special at all. They are more about design and marketing rather than watchmaking and mechanical engineering.
Well everything is made and assembled in America. The only thing that isn't American is the movement, which is swiss. They clearly mark it and distinguish it from one another on the dial. Maybe some day someone will make a good American made movement, but it takes a lot of time, research, and money for that.
Wow. I’ve seen D grade high school projects with more research and effort than what was put into this video. The amount of mistakes and lack of terminology used was just plain laziness.
After watching a couple minutes I realized that I was losing the knowledge of watches I already had going into it. Very poor research on the part of the author.
So they PUT DIALS and "case up" the watch. And then it's like ONLY $1500 JUST BECAUSE they spent 5 minutes assembling THE LAST BITS that are ALWAYS done by hand ANYWAY. Even in Switzerland and Japan. Nobody puts glass in NOT manually except for acrylic. Because that WON'T shatter easily and is usually reserved for digital watches. YOU WANT A REAL AMERICAN WATCH, BUY A PELTON. Bracelet all done TOTALLY in American by ONE GUY in a workshop. NO ROBOTS.
@Christopher Schuster That it's automatic doesn't mean that the watch is better. For 30 you can also get a timex or a casio with a cheaper movement but better quality than a chinese auto.
No information, would be better than this poorly produced, idiots version. Did no one at Timex tell you the "motor" of a watch is called a 'movement'?!
someone is giving me a tips, if you want to buy a watch, never buy from big owned company like LVMH, Kering, Franck Muller, Timex, Seiko, Swatch, Citizen etc. Always prefer a family/small owned like Patel Philippe, Rolex, Oris, Fortis Uhren, Ernest Borel, Casio or ACHI member (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants). Some of my favourite ACHI watchmaker is Vincent Calabrese (Switzerland), Elysee, Nomos Glashütte, Rainer Nienaber (Germany), Maison Celadon (China) and Konstantin Chaykin (Russia)..
Who told you that? Why hate on Timex, Seiko, Swatch and Citizen? They make great watches for the price. I get that if you only wear your high end Patheks and Rolexes, Timex and Seiko and Swatch may not be your style as they may seem cheap to you. By the way Glasshu:tte is owned by the Swatch Group.
@@5awiii I am not referring to Glashütte Original, but NOMOS Glashütte. Did you learn to bark before eyes open? Do some Google before your ignorance become jokes..
I heavily doubt it. Timex are all arround the globe and its cheap. How much will it cost to produce millions of timex watches? How many watch maker they have to accomodate millions of watches? Slow process x high demand ÷ cheap price = unlikely
Wow! Using stock images from an automatic movement for a quartz movement! Great Job!
Wow.... U r right.... Amazing
I was thinking the exact same thing. Only excuse I could see them using is “Timex manufactures some automatic watches as well”
@@emocowboy96 but this of course dosnt mean, that timex isnt a great brand with outstanding value. This ad just sucks XD
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"think of a watch and you think of something that tells you the time" someone get them an oscar
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Well all those years of university paid off 😂
Could come from Michael Scott
Just pointing out the obvious that this video is about how Timex watches are assembled but I clicked because I thought I would see how they are manufactured.
This video is severely under nutritioned with respect to knowledge about watches
They called the movement 'The motor of the watch'
I am a huge Timex fan and collector, and am a proud American and think the American Documents watch series are beautiful, but paying $450 for a Quartz is a bit out of line. Having said that I still might do it. Yes, I'm addicted to collecting Timex. I currently own 30 plus. For the record I have nothing against Quartz watches. The watch I wear most is the Q Timex Coke Bezel. However, I own 4 Marlins and I'm glad Timex is making automatics and mechanical watches again.
timex is rare in Indonesia. it's not easy to find the store.
@@astaridjatmiko8187 didn't know that. Send me some Kratom and I'll send you a watch. lol
I know that huge Timex factory in Cebu, Philippines and of course Baddi in India. They production costs are very low. Very very low! The same in India. You can check out.
They should feature the manufacturing process in Cebu, Philippines since most of the production came from there.
The motor? The glass? How about the movement and the crystal?
Who researched this piece? A three year old?
Well Timex is using gorilla glass for this specific watch.
@@FriedMuffin0 Regardless of the material it's made from, the correct term is still crystal.
Could have been worse, she could have said CPU
0:55 What you call motor is the watch itself. So watches are not made in the USA they are assembled in the USA.
Actually the American Documents series is made of US sourced parts as well as assembled in the USA. The only part that isn't American made is the Swiss movement because according to their website "there are no watch movements made with American parts that meet out standards yet".
Which is a shame, considering that when the railroads were first popping up, American watches were the go-to for accuracy.
Why are you showing an automatic movement when the watch has a quartz movement inside?
Just took a look at the watch on their site. $500 for a Timex? I mean sure, it's got a Swiss movement, but it's still a quartz and it's not even a sapphire crystal, they are using some sort of Gorilla glass. I think Timex has been associated with Chinese made prices for way too long to justify this price range this quickly. Price it at $200 would be more reasonable. In the $500+ price range, I would just look at something like a Hamilton Automatic
Just look for Seiko Thier watches are reliable af
@@chanjohan4894 Grand Seiko?
It's 500 because American manufacturing costs so much. When you buy this watch, you're buying mostly into an ideal.
Also, for years they've been making Automatics and mechanicals, many made in Japan or in Indonesia. They don't tend to make watches actually in China.
It's good to see America still make something
Insider usually does excellent videos but this looks like its made just for laughs. I am not going to dislike it coz it made me laugh during stressed out session.
Excellent video
That's a beautiful watch
Better than fashion watches! No matter style , function, and price
One of the best starters watch when watch collecting
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How do they manufacture those thin needles for the watch hands???
The intolerance is real yo calm down 😂
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It's the ford of watchees
Love them and it looks cool!
Love it amazing
Timex hechos en Philipinas, son de buena calidad y fábrica sus propios módulos análogos?
Wow I like old themed machinery like from the 40s
This was fantastic
"The motor helps the watch run efficiently".
More like the motor makes the watch run. No motor, no watch!
its not called the watches' "motor " its called a movement
atleast get the terminology right before you go shooting
Just image if timex watches could come back into Waterbury CT for manufacturing jobs.
How do yall have b-roll of an automatic watch but the watch it self is a quartz???
I want this watch if it was more affordable. Too expensive for a quartz watch.
Beautiful watch, but a bit too large at 41 mm as you can see on the technician's wrist. Wish the American Documents were a 38 or 39 mm instead.
Great video ! :)
ITS NOT A MOTOR ITS A MOVEMENT! ITS NOT A FACE ITS A DIAL!! ITS NOT A WATCH HEAD ITS A CASE!!!
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What name series this ?
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How Timex's Quartz Movement Watches are assembled !
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Where are the parts made?
all parts is made in the USA in this series, and everything is assembled in the USA. The only thing that isn't American is the movement, which is swiss.
@@FriedMuffin0 The movement is *mostly* Swiss. Just barely Swiss enough to meet the legal definition of "Swiss Movement," meaning it's a Chinese ebauch finished in Switzerland. And while the case and stem is turned in the US, the steel itself is Chinese. If you want an actual all-US made Timex, you'll have to go to eBay and find a Marlin or Mercury manufactured prior to 1980. And guess what? They're actually mechanical movements instead of quartz, and they won't run you much over $40, unlike these overpriced $500 monstrosities.
i made it here a little bit late but am here, better late then never right
Watch enthusiasts everywhere are rolling their eyes. This video gets so many things wrong.
Well okay they've been trying to manufacture a reliable watch that's made in the USA, or assembled in the USA. No problem. I'm buying it.
Frankly, I use my phone to check the time all the time. Is it weird?
*I use mah 1000$* shiny phone to check time too!
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Why would it be weird?
Yes it's weird, you're checking the time like they did 120 years ago with the pocket watch.
Not weird at all since the device does tell time. A watch just simplifies the process, looks good as accessory, and a number of them(chronograph, divers, and etc) makes timing tasks/events easier than using the phone. Also there are back stories to many watch designs which are fun things to learn and appreciate.
Why do they show videos of mostly mechanical watches without explaining the difference between quartz and mechanical?
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She said “wudder”. Lol
Wow! Congrats Insider on your new math typewriter celluloid! It's correctness of words makes me feel like I in kid school! Maybe page word understand first before put math typewriter celluloid next time!
I thought we were going to see a Timex being made but really we didn't
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The "Made in America" is deceptive because they are using Swiss movements. In order words, they are using ETA and/or Sellita movements to assemble their watches. There are plenty of other watch companies around the world using generic Swiss movements for their watches and they are nothing special at all. They are more about design and marketing rather than watchmaking and mechanical engineering.
Well everything is made and assembled in America. The only thing that isn't American is the movement, which is swiss. They clearly mark it and distinguish it from one another on the dial. Maybe some day someone will make a good American made movement, but it takes a lot of time, research, and money for that.
Watch has a movement not a motor.
They showed b roll of an automatic watch despite showing how a quarts watch is made.
Great video nevertheless
When we say handmade, we mean hand assembled because the actual parts are precision machine made, right?
I have a watch above my phone
4:39 battery 😢
FINGER CONDOMS.
You are a genius
I prefer japanese or Swiss/German watches
I am see from Bangladesh. love peoples also.
Accidentally drops it
那为什么他的声音这么大
My timex made in philipine
I need a Timex. “Looks at Apple Watch ⌚️”
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Wow. I’ve seen D grade high school projects with more research and effort than what was put into this video. The amount of mistakes and lack of terminology used was just plain laziness.
That’s the trouble with those fancy watches - batteries. Ensuring income from the sale of batteries, this way the watch was never paid for.
Movement made in the Philippines, band made in China. There. I saved you some time.
After watching a couple minutes I realized that I was losing the knowledge of watches I already had going into it. Very poor research on the part of the author.
This is what I call a watch! MVMT I call garbage
So they PUT DIALS and "case up" the watch. And then it's like ONLY $1500 JUST BECAUSE they spent 5 minutes assembling THE LAST BITS that are ALWAYS done by hand ANYWAY. Even in Switzerland and Japan. Nobody puts glass in NOT manually except for acrylic. Because that WON'T shatter easily and is usually reserved for digital watches. YOU WANT A REAL AMERICAN WATCH, BUY A PELTON. Bracelet all done TOTALLY in American by ONE GUY in a workshop. NO ROBOTS.
This isn't true maybe just 1 series but the rest are crap with parts you cannot change out
This is just a badly disguised commercial, pretty ok tho
I thought the finger in video was a pee pee
This tells practically nothing about how the watch is made. All it shows is final assembly. Thumbs down.
How Timex watches are made? In China and over priced for the cheap components that are used.
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We see absolutely nothing about how watches are made in this production. Abysmally disappointing.
Timex watches are overpriced. I would consider one if they would adjust their prices.
Laughs in $30 weekender
I stop watching once she says battery...
Quartz watches are great and that's the only thing you will get under 50
@Christopher Schuster Name a watch with a mechanical movement under 50 that has a greater build quality than a quartz watch for the same price.
@Christopher Schuster Why would I need to refer to accuracy? There is more to making a great watch than accuracy.
@Christopher Schuster That it's automatic doesn't mean that the watch is better. For 30 you can also get a timex or a casio with a cheaper movement but better quality than a chinese auto.
This was a grand waste of my time
No information, would be better than this poorly produced, idiots version. Did no one at Timex tell you the "motor" of a watch is called a 'movement'?!
someone is giving me a tips, if you want to buy a watch, never buy from big owned company like LVMH, Kering, Franck Muller, Timex, Seiko, Swatch, Citizen etc.
Always prefer a family/small owned like Patel Philippe, Rolex, Oris, Fortis Uhren, Ernest Borel, Casio or ACHI member (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants).
Some of my favourite ACHI watchmaker is Vincent Calabrese (Switzerland), Elysee, Nomos Glashütte, Rainer Nienaber (Germany), Maison Celadon (China) and Konstantin Chaykin (Russia)..
but those big owned watch companies offer better price, especially seiko eith the 5 lines
Who told you that? Why hate on Timex, Seiko, Swatch and Citizen?
They make great watches for the price.
I get that if you only wear your high end Patheks and Rolexes, Timex and Seiko and Swatch may not be your style as they may seem cheap to you.
By the way Glasshu:tte is owned by the Swatch Group.
@@herald1953 Herald He is a fool, one of his favorite 'Independent brands is owned by Swatch group wich he critisizes.'
@@5awiii I am not referring to Glashütte Original, but NOMOS Glashütte. Did you learn to bark before eyes open? Do some Google before your ignorance become jokes..
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What does "Made in America" mean? There are 55 countries in the Americas. (23 in North America alone)
0% american watch
1:35 IS HE WEARING HAND CONDOMS
I hate Timex India watches.
Most Timex are made in the Philippines.
I heavily doubt it. Timex are all arround the globe and its cheap. How much will it cost to produce millions of timex watches? How many watch maker they have to accomodate millions of watches? Slow process x high demand ÷ cheap price = unlikely
Timex is known for its great watches for an affordable price. And it it likely
You are right this is just a farce maybe only 1 series of watch they do this, but the rest is crappy parts made in Philippines non repairable