Timex Watch: Q Timex Continental Chronograph 40mm Blue TW2Y55900

Timex: The Q Timex Continental TW2Y55900, a blue seventies-style chronograph watch

The Timex Q Timex Continental Chronograph TW2Y55900 brings the seventies aesthetic of the Continental to life in a configuration dominated by blue. Its 40mm stainless steel case is paired with a radial-textured blue dial, two white sub-dials, and a blue rotating bezel. With its integrated steel bracelet, the Q Timex Continental Chronograph claims a sporty silhouette directly inspired by Q Timex creations from the 1970s.

The Q Timex Continental Chronograph features a round stainless steel case alternating between brushed surfaces and polished edges. It measures 40mm in diameter, 46.3mm lug-to-lug, and only 10mm in thickness. Its official weight is 128.69g with the bracelet. These proportions allow the Q Timex Continental Chronograph to maintain a relatively slim silhouette for a chronograph on an integrated steel bracelet.

The blue dial of the Q Timex Continental Chronograph features a discreet radial texture and faceted applied metal indices. Two white sub-dials create a sharp contrast: the left sub-dial displays the small seconds, while the right one is a 24-hour display. The large central hand is dedicated to the chronograph. The main hands are luminescent to improve readability in low light. The Q Timex Continental Chronograph does not have a date window.

The Q Timex Continental Chronograph is equipped with a unidirectional rotating bezel graduated to 60 minutes. This bezel is blue, in harmony with the dial. It allows for simple measurement of elapsed time independently of the chronograph. The dial of the Q Timex Continental Chronograph is protected by a flat mineral crystal, which is more scratch-resistant than acrylic.

The Q Timex Continental Chronograph uses a mecha-quartz movement, a hybrid architecture combining the precision of a quartz movement with a mechanical module for the chronograph function. This construction notably allows the large chronograph hand to move more fluidly than with a conventional quartz chronograph. The Q Timex Continental Chronograph also features a permanent small seconds hand and a 24-hour indicator.

Finally, the Q Timex Continental Chronograph benefits from a water resistance of 10 ATM, or 100 meters. Timex considers it suitable for swimming, snorkeling, and surfing, but not for scuba diving. Its integrated stainless steel bracelet features solid links and secures with a push-button folding clasp. The Q Timex Continental Chronograph thus combines the aesthetic of a seventies chronograph with a configuration robust enough for daily use.

Technical specifications

• Brand: Timex

• Collection: Q Timex

• Model: Q Timex Continental Chronograph

• Reference: TW2Y55900

• Movement: Mecha-quartz, hybrid quartz movement with mechanical chronograph module.

• Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph, and 24-hour indicator

• Chronograph: Large central hand dedicated to the chronograph; mecha-quartz operation.

• Battery: SR936SW equivalent to 394

• Case: Round stainless steel

• Finish: Brushed and polished.

• Diameter: 40 mm

• Thickness: 10 mm

• Lug-to-lug: 46.3 mm.

• Lug width / integration width: 12 mm

• Weight: 128.69 g.

• Crystal: Flat mineral.

• Caseback: Stainless steel

• Dial: Matte blue with radial texture, with two contrasting white sub-dials.

• Display: Analog

• Hands: Silver-tone; luminescent hour and minute hands.

• Indices: Faceted and applied metal indices

• Small seconds: Yes, sub-dial on the left of the dial. Timex confirms that the large central hand is reserved for the chronograph and the permanent seconds are displayed on a small sub-dial.

• 24-hour indicator: Yes, sub-dial on the right of the dial.

• Pushers: Two chronograph pushers

• Bezel: Blue unidirectional rotating bezel, 60-minute graduation.

• Bracelet: Integrated silver-tone stainless steel bracelet with solid links, primarily brushed finish

• Integration width: 12 mm

• Clasp width: 18 mm.

• Indicative wrist size: 150 to 205 mm

• Clasp: Folding clasp with push-buttons.

• Water resistance: 10 ATM / 100 meters

• Timex warranty: 1-year international manufacturer's warranty.

Why choose this watch?

The Timex Q Timex Continental Chronograph TW2Y55900 is aimed at those looking for a neo-retro chronograph with real seventies personality. Its blue dial with white sub-dials, mecha-quartz movement, and integrated steel bracelet are its three main assets. At just 10mm thick despite its 40mm diameter, the Q Timex Continental Chronograph also offers proportions that are particularly attractive for a chronograph watch.

The Q Timex Continental Chronograph adds to this aesthetic a unidirectional rotating bezel, a mineral crystal, and above all, 100 meters of water resistance. Its hybrid movement allows you to enjoy a chronograph operation that is visually closer to a mechanical one while maintaining the simplicity of a battery-powered movement. The Q Timex Continental Chronograph thus constitutes a versatile and particularly consistent blue variation of the new Continental.

About the Timex brand

The story of Timex began in 1854 in Waterbury, Connecticut, with the Waterbury Clock Company. The brand gradually built its identity around reliable and accessible watchmaking before becoming one of the most recognizable names in American horology. Today, Timex regularly uses its archives to develop contemporary collections inspired by different periods of its history.

The Q Timex collection refers directly to the quartz revolution of the 1970s. Timex presents this period as one of its most prolific in terms of design. With the Timex Q Timex Continental Chronograph TW2Y55900, the brand draws on this seventies aesthetic through an integrated bracelet, a rotating bezel, and a blue dial with white sub-dials, while adopting a contemporary mecha-quartz movement.