Timex

Created Tuesday 14 January 2025

1972 Timex Sprite 23150

Timex M24 movement

Size: 30.8mm
Lug size: 16mm
Raised numbers on a champagne dial with a red sweep centre second hand, no date.
Made in Scotland

Timex M25 with Date, 1968

Timex, a renowned watch company, has a rich history dating back to its origins in 1854. The company was initially known as the Waterbury Clock Company and was based in Waterbury, Connecticut. It began its journey by manufacturing clocks for the booming American industrial age. However, as the demand for portable timekeeping devices grew, Timex shifted its focus towards producing wristwatches.

Timex made watches in Dundee, Scotland (not England) from the late 1950s until around the end of the 1970s, although at least some of the dials were made in England. By the mid 1970s they were also making them in Taiwan.

The 3 main Timex factories were at Camperdown, Milton of Craigie and Dunsinane, which in their heyday employed many thousands.

Code
If you look at the bottom of the dial you will see two sets of numbers around the '6' , the second set tells you the movement number and date of manufacture ie. 2472 has a M24 movement and made in 1972.
movement M25 had date.
The first 2 digits = model No, 11,12, 21, 22, 23 = Sprite
Third digit = Case/Bezel color, odd numbers = chrome, eve = gold
Fourth digit = second hand, odd = No sweep, even = sweep

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