My Timex watches generally last several years, not several months. I purchased it in January 2018 , and it began to slow in the beginning of May, stopping entirely a week or so ago. Thinking it was a dead battery, my husband had the battery replaced four days ago. Yesterday, it stopped working reliably again. I love the look of the watch, and it was exactly what I wanted--all except for the fact that it stopped  accurate timekeeping.