Timex
Mass-market watch brand descended from the Waterbury Clock Company of Connecticut. Sells inexpensive quartz and mechanical watches.
Status: Watchlist
- Founded
- 1854
- Website
- timex.com
- HQ
- USA,Netherlands
- Manufacturing
- Various
- Ownership type
- Investor-owned
- Parent
- Timex Group (majority owned by Baupost Group)
- Acquired
- 2020
- Status since
- 2026-10-30
Ownership
Boston investment firm Baupost Group bought a majority stake in Timex Group around 2020; earlier shareholders kept a significant interest.
Why Watchlist
Timex's September 2026 Waterbury Heritage launch describes "a lineage that began in Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1854". The three launch watches ($449 to $579) carry no origin line and name their movements only by calibre.
Sister brands under Timex Group (majority owned by Baupost Group)
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