recently Timex dropped another bomb over the watch Community once with the launch of the Q chronograph this is a vintage inspired design which qualifies it as one of the best chronographs for the 200 price range [Music] then what's the deal with the Rolex X Timex well Timex knows how to make vintage inspired watches they know how to make homages after popular watches without making them too obvious this time his rolex's turn to be homage Timex offering here a close experience of the vintage Rolex Daytona with strong racing Vibes and speaking about racing this is my micro chronographs collection three watches that lured me in time getting finally the chance to have them in my collection it's interesting because none of these three watches are hyped chronographs two of them already proved themselves as having a rich history but a niched audience and let's see if the third the cube chronograph is worthy to sit in a collection I bought this watch a month ago I couldn't find it available in Europe so I bought it from Australia from Australia was sent to USA and then from USA arrived in my possession I think this watch made the biggest trip around the world I've ever seen too bad is not a GMT though I overpaid a bit for this Cube but what do you know once it arrived it also appeared available in Europe cheaper and discounted for Black Friday so much for my deal I was mentioning the ability of the brand to get inspired from popular iconic watches but still to use enough elements to connect these Q models with their quartz era identity and props to their product designers this Q chronograph is heavily inspired from the vintage Rolex Daytona from the 70s we can spot the same chromatic contrasts between the bezel inserts the dial and the sub-dials looking nearly at the same dial layout and the way the Rolex Crown was replaced in this case with the Q metallic and oversized logo initially I was pretty surprised by the choice to use the oversized Q logo but then when I related the decision to the Daytona logo it kinda made sense so why I didn't bought the panda version well I decided to buy the reverse one once because it comes with a bracelet and then the second reason the panda model doesn't look that much with the Vintage Daytona and it feels pretty dull it can happen because the dial is positive but it also contains metallic elements I don't know but one thing I know this reverse panda is dope and then obviously we need to talk about the value offered for the money asked I did mention quite a few times while I was reviewing the moon swatches the vulnerability of these watches the crystals are too soft the plastic cases can easily get damaged overall the moon swatches being more suitable for display purposes than watches to be worn on a daily basis and everything that I've described is priced around 260 dollars wait the Q chronograph really offers a sustainable quotes a solid chassis and a metallic case that can last for a long time and I believe this timexq provides unbeatable finishings quality control design and durability for the money ask because price wise this bracelet version retails at 219 and surprisingly if we look closely at these specs and the finishings it's quite hard to understand how did they pull out such a small retail price and as quick specifications firstly the Q chronograph is bigger and thicker than the simple freehand Q it is heavier better made and more complex in comparison my root beer looks pretty basic and dull compared to the chromatic Elements which spread through the dial of this Cube chronograph the measurements are the following as 40 millimeters in width 47 millimeters locked lug 13.5 millimeters in height 18 millimeters between the lugs as waterproofness the watch offers 50 meters while resistance and weights 120 grams it is true a moon Swatch is lighter with almost 4 times the weight of the queue but the durability is uncompatible and inside we have the Epson ym-12a quartz movement with a date complication at 4 clock and offers a 5 year battery life in details and as positives I do love the vintage inspired tile layouts it's quite curious how well the metallic elements are made with highly polished accents offering that mirror finishing effect but there is a downside to this in specific lighting conditions the comp proposed defect of the metallic elements creates too many reflective points and the focus might get disturbed by these accents another thing to love about this queue are the sub-dials and the way they offer depth it feels like we are looking at a sandwich dial also the tone of the sub-dial color brings value to the watch because it is not white it's kind of a warm gray and then the chronograph hand has a loom pip and that's new is not very often you can find chronographs with a diverse pip on the seconds hand I did reviewed recently the Nevada lollipop honey but except that one I can't remember another model with the same feature but getting back to the thickness a big percentage of the height of this cube is due to the pole boxed and domed mineral glass in fact I think I've never owned a watch with such a pronounced boxed glass also the angle of the box is quite dramatic similar to the Oris diver 65 but the good part is that it does not create distortions as you might think when angled you can spot the bevel created by the Crystal but then if we angle it more it's funny you can read the sub-dials through the angled box facet in general the Modern Vintage reissues with box sapphire crystals create quite a lot of distortions towards the ends of the dial but in this case rarely you can spot distorted elements and that's kind of cool on a negative note although I love the higher box glass this contributes to the height of the watch of 13.5 millimeters which I consider it a bit too big for a quartz chronograph module the loom is decent the incandescence is good but it does not last that much kinda similar to the old three hands q and the case from the side has the similar key design language faceted horizontally but in the case of the chronograph it is thicker and then the bracelet this time and I like the standard queue which was shaving wrist it is better refined the links are bigger and the link joints are pretty rounded so the wrist can be relived although I found some areas where the cube pulls out the hair on the joints between the bracelet and the case but not a big deal compared to the normal Q the design of the bracelet is outstanding feels like a great Recreation of the 70s design reminding me of the quartz digital seikos so I'll recall that the bracelet is worthy of the cube concept and the case design and as well as the saw did for the PRX this one comes with the quick removal spring bars to offer the ability to add the custom trimmed 18 millimeter straps and as wearing the experience once I found out about this release I was 100 that this will wear very good on medium and smaller wrists the cube platform overall is very good engineered and discrete so I was sure that the chronograph would be super Compact and comfortable on the wrist the way distribution is good the lock to lock distance helped and at the end of the day the bracelet offers comfort as well and as a conclusion kudos for Timex I think they are one of the fewer brands that offer quartz watches with hype around for extremely decent prices and the Q Series continues the successful path with this chronograph and I think they made this watch as a logical move but also as an answer to the Moon Swatch hype showing us that we still can buy a better durable chronograph with a bit of brand for less than the bioceramic sorry plastic price so the title says it quite right forget about the moon's watch and in the end I'm really curious to know what do you think about this timexq chronograph please let me know in the comments section and as usual if you're new here please consider subscribing for future episodes thank you very much thanks for watching and until next time be grateful [Music]