I seldom do reviews on products, as I enjoy writing about books more.  But every so often I come across a product that not only meets the advertisement claims, but far exceeds them.  This watch, the Timex Men's  Expedition Camper Watch is one of those products.  I have had mine for years and I do mean years!  I have expensive watches which at times I will wear, but this one is by far the best of the lot.  Now I am very hard on watches; really not giving them a break.  The one I have now has spent as much time in the water as it has on dry land, or so it seems at times.  It has been in dust storms, freezing weather, saltwater, mud, manure, sand and muck of unknown origins.  Through all of this it has kept almost perfect time.  Once about ever three or four months I have to make a slight adjustment, but that is all.  Numbers on the watch are big, which I like and it is simple, i.e. no bells and whistles to worry about.

While I feel it is very attractive, apparently many do not, as I have left this one laying around the gym on many occasions and it as yet to be stolen.  The only problem I have ever had with the thing is that once in a while I will catch it on something and one of the metal spring things that hold the watch to the band will break.  This does not happen often.  The last time it happened to me, an Emu was dragging me down a fence line and the watch caught on the wire of the fence.  I was able to fix it that after noon.

If you want something fancy and expensive; go elsewhere.  If you want a good buy on a watch that is hard to kill and keeps good time; then this is the one for you.

NOTE:  I have to say that I have had to periodically buy new bands for this one.  The bands take as much of a beating as the watch does and are exposed to constant sweat and tend to weaken over time.  They are rather inexpensive though, so this really in no big deal.

Don Blankenship
The Ozarks