Timex and Todd Snyder just released the Marlin Mesh, the latest entry in one of menswear’s longest-running watch collaborations.
The Marlin itself is a genuine vintage design, pulled from Timex’s 1960s archive. Snyder and Timex first revived it back in 2016 as a Todd Snyder exclusive, and it was something bigger than just a new watch — it was Timex’s first step back into mechanical movements after years of quartz-only releases.
The line has expanded steadily since, adding new dial styles, case sizes, and automatic movements along the way.
This new version borrows a specific detail from one of Snyder’s own vintage watches: a finely woven, high-polished stainless-steel mesh bracelet, paired with the Marlin’s iconic 34mm mid-century case. It debuted on Snyder’s Spring/Summer 2026 runway before making it to retail.
The dials come in three sunray finishes — Silver, Aqua, and Salmon — meant to evoke the Mediterranean coast, with polished hands and metallic Roman numerals at the quarter hours. A domed acrylic crystal keeps the vintage character intact, while a quartz movement handles the actual timekeeping. Water resistance sits at 30 meters, and the case has an 18mm lug width.
A collaboration that’s older than most
Snyder’s history with Timex goes back even further than the Marlin. As creative director of J.Crew Men’s in the early 2000s, Snyder was the one who chose Timex as the only watch brand to sell alongside his designs — a partnership that continued once he launched his own label in 2011.
That relationship has produced a genuinely deep back catalog at this point: the Marlin Blackout, the Beekman, the Mod, the Military, the Welton Bi-Metal.
Almost all of it is inspired by Timex’s own archives rather than starting from scratch, which is a big part of why the partnership has lasted as long as it has — the Snyder folks aren’t designing new watches so much as going through a huge back catalog and choosing their favorites.
The mesh bracelet fits that pattern exactly. It’s not a new idea, but it’s a good old one, and they reintroduced it at a price point that makes it easy to actually wear.
Plus, now that the watch world has all but snapped out of the collective delusion that gigantic watches are the norm, a 34mm case size actually looks pretty appealing. (Imagine telling that to somebody 10 years ago.)
Where to Buy It
The Timex x Todd Snyder Marlin Mesh is available now at Todd Snyder and Timex.com, priced at $199.
