Timex Marlin TW2T22700

The Timex Marlin Automatic (ref. TW2T22700) is a 40mm stainless steel dress watch with a silver sunburst dial, introduced in 2018 as a larger, contemporary companion to Timex's 34mm hand-wound Marlin reissue. It runs a 21-jewel Miyota 8215 automatic movement, carries a domed mineral crystal and date function, and ships on a 20mm brown leather strap made by the S.B. Foot Tanning Company.

The Marlin name dates to the 1960s; the model referenced by later re-issues (numbered 2014 in Timex's own archive) was manufactured in 1964 with numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9, according to a Quill & Pad account of the lineage. Timex's mechanical watchmaking went dormant for decades afterward.

Timex revived the Marlin in 2017 with a faithful 34mm hand-wound reissue that kept the original's 34mm-by-10mm case dimensions and Art Deco numerals — the brand's first mechanical watch since 1987, as noted by Time and Tide Watches.

Worn & Wound's first-look coverage describes the Marlin Automatic, launched in 2018, as "a whole new design" rather than a strict reissue, built around a larger 40mm case while drawing on the same mid-century era as the 34mm model. It launched in four colorways at $249, each paired with a matched leather strap; the silver dial with a lighter brown strap corresponds to the TW2T22700 covered here.

Long Island Watch's product listing for the TW2T22700 frames the broader Marlin collection's intent plainly: "The Marlin collection is not a re-imagining of a classic 1960s watch, but a careful recreation," pointing to details like the domed crystal and leather strap as deliberate period touches.

Monochrome Watches' technical review of the Marlin Automatic lists a Miyota 8215 caliber: automatic winding, 21 jewels, a 21,600vph (3Hz) beat rate, and a 38-hour power reserve, running hours, minutes, seconds and date — the seconds hand does not hack. It is a widely used Japanese workhorse movement rather than an in-house or Swiss caliber.

Monochrome's specifications also describe an exhibition caseback rather than a closed cover: the review states the "exhibition caseback displays a non-decorated automatic movement that fits the overall aesthetic," pairing a domed mineral crystal on the front with a flat crystal over the display back — so the Miyota 8215 is visible through the case back.

This differs from the 34mm hand-wound Marlin's manually wound movement described by Time and Tide Watches, which requires daily winding rather than running on wrist motion; Timex positioned the Automatic as the lower-maintenance, larger-cased sibling to that reissue.

Worn & Wound's first-look description of the Marlin Automatic's dial notes simple applied baton markers, lume-filled hour and minute hands, a stick seconds hand, an unadorned outer minute track, and text limited to "Timex" and "Automatic," which the outlet credits with giving the dial "excellent legibility." The same piece points out that the case slopes up at the same angle as the tall mineral crystal, a profile it describes as giving the watch a "retro-futuristic, Space Age look," and attributes the watch's 13mm thickness largely to that domed crystal.

Monochrome Watches characterizes the resulting package as "clean, refined," arguing it balances nostalgic styling with a wearable, modern-sized case. The review singles out the S.B. Foot Tanning Company leather strap for its quality and calls the design versatile enough to work "with just about anything." On the critical side, Monochrome notes an apparent lack of anti-reflective coating on the crystal, and relays a commenter's observation that the hands read shorter than expected relative to the dial.

With a 40mm diameter, 13mm thickness and 48mm lug-to-lug span (as measured on the TW2T22700 listing at Long Island Watch), the case stays compact front-to-back despite the tall crystal profile.

The Marlin Automatic launched at $249 in 2018, per Worn & Wound's first-look coverage. The TW2T22700 no longer appears among the references on Timex's current US Marlin collection page, which instead lists newer automatic models like the TW2V44600 ($299) and TW2W93200 bracelet version — indicating this silver-dial reference has been superseded in Timex's active lineup.

The watch remains findable through secondary channels: Long Island Watch lists the TW2T22700 in stock, though without a posted price in the fetched listing, and it continues to turn up at watch resellers and marketplaces such as Jomashop and eBay. Given the reference's discontinued status, buyers should confirm current price and authenticity directly with a retailer rather than assume a fixed street price.