Timex’s new compact watches pair crystal bezels with enamel, stone-cut malachite dials

Timex has added two new watches to its long-running collaboration with jewelry designer Jacquie Aiche. The collection is called True Intentions — both models in it went live on the brand’s US store on 12 November, and each puts Aiche’s signature tribe eye motif at the center of a 24 mm dial.

The TW6A15300 costs $400 and gets a black enamel dial with a two-tone stainless-steel case and bracelet. The TW6A15400 is $100 higher at $500. It swaps the enamel for a natural malachite dial and goes fully gold-tone, with a black accent on the crown. Since malachite is a stone, no two dials should show quite the same banding.

Both share the same jewelry-first details. Crystals stand in for the hour markers, and another 28 line the bezel. Timex says each one is cut and set by hand. The hands also get luminous fill, which is not a given on a dress watch this small.

The case measures 24 mm across, 34 mm lug to lug and 9 mm thick. It sits on an 18 mm steel bracelet with a butterfly deployant clasp — the whole watch weighs about 86 grams. Inside is a quartz movement running on an SR626SW cell. Water resistance is rated at 30 meters, which Timex itself limits to hand-washing and splashes. The dial sits under mineral glass.

The partnership goes back to December 2022, when a Legacy-based model sold out within three hours of release, according to Timex. Earlier releases such as the Legacy and Musings used 36 mm cases. Compared to that, True Intentions is a much smaller take on the same idea.

Timex has not said whether the run is limited. Both watches are tagged as excluded from promotions on its store, so sitewide discount codes are unlikely to bring the price down. Alternatively, you can check out the Timex Weekender T2N647PF on Amazon.