Timex Men's Easy Reader Date Leather Strap Watch
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- Adjustable black 18 millimeter genuine leather strap fits up to 8-inch wrist circumference
- White easy-to-read dial with date window at 3 o'clock; Full Arabic numerals
- Silver-tone 35 millimeter brass case with mineral glass crystal
- Indiglo light-up watch dial
- Water resistant to 30 meter (100 feet): In general, withstands splashes or brief immersion in water, but not suitable for swimming or bathing
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Timeless Design
For 40 years and counting, the Timex Easy Reader has been a fan favorite. The iconic simplicity of the collection is exactly what a watch should be: a well-crafted and sensible timepiece.
Timex Easy Reader
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Easy-to-Read DialTrue to its name, easy-to-read numbers are balanced with the clean dial design. |
Attention to Detail & QualityWhen it comes to a well-made watch, every detail matters. The all-metal case and mineral glass lens offer strength and durability. |
IndigloOur revolutionary Indiglo back-light technology changed how the world told time in the dark. |

Strap Options
Our watch straps, bands and bracelets are designed for ease of use, simple adjustability and total comfort. With our Fast Wrap and quick-release options, you get tool-free interchangeability and a great fit on any wrist.
Product Description
The direct descendant of our 1960s televised torture test survivors, today's Easy Reader is as durable as it is classically cool.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 3.7 x 2.8 x 2.8 inches; 1.28 Ounces
- Item model number : T2H281
- Department : mens
- Batteries : 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)
- Date First Available : August 7, 2006
- Manufacturer : Timex
- ASIN : B000AYYIYU
- Country of Origin : Philippines
- Best Sellers Rank: #20,680 in Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry (See Top 100 in Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry)
- #55 in Men's Wrist Watches
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Product specifications
Watch Information
Brand, Seller, or Collection Name | Timex |
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Model number | T2H281 |
Part Number | T2H2819J |
Model Year | 2009 |
Item Shape | Round |
Dial window material type | Mineral |
Display Type | Analog |
Clasp | Buckle |
Case material | Brass |
Case diameter | 35 millimeters |
Case Thickness | 8 millimeters |
Band Material | Leather |
Band size | Mens Standard |
Band width | 18 millimeters |
Band Color | Black |
Dial color | White |
Bezel material | Brass |
Bezel function | Stationary |
Calendar | Date |
Special features | includes a seconds-hand, Water Resistant, Luminous |
Item weight | 1.28 Ounces |
Movement | Quartz |
Water resistant depth | 30 Meters |
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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2022
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These ERs are the most reliable workhorses you can ask for at that price, if somewhat lacking a more sophisticated style. The silver case was the first 'adult' watch I got at roughly 18 years old. It can be dressed up and dressed down even better than an Expedition. With a 35mm case, it looks natural on any small to medium sized wrist (for men not into bulky watches like me, it won't feel too small). The indiglo works great on the silver case, and the date window still works. My only issue with it (and I feel this more now than when I was ~20) is, unlike the gold face, it looks like the price I paid for it. It's almost too minimalist.
I liked the silver case so much I got another one, a gold case, to match my brown belts. This one can definitely look natural on your wrist in business casual or even a suit. The font of the numerals is more elegant looking, and the gold hands also give it a dressier look. It's great with khakis or jeans and loafers. After 6 years, however, the date window just stopped working. That's unfortunate, but I'd still call it a 4-star watch given the price.
There are so many pros of these watches and few cons. They keep time great. The fact is, since they have date windows, you're going to be setting them 7 times a year (including DST). So any review you see that says they lost time after a year or something -- who cares? They keep time perfect, from what I could tell, on the time scale that matters.
The indiglo works well on the silver-case but is a little dim on the gold case. Not a huge problem.
The quartz movement (i.e. battery powered) is a great for people who aren't watch nerds. Manual watches have to be set every day and automatic watches need to be sit on the shelf no more than 40ish hours or else you have to set them too.
I haven't tested the water resistance to 30 meters, but I wouldn't use this as a sport watch. I will say, however, that splashing water while doing dishes or getting caught in a downpour has never been a problem for any Timex I've owned. So I'd say unless you plan on intentionally submerging a Timex Easy Reader (why?) you're good on water resistance.
The construction is good on these too. I'm neither especially clumsy nor the least clumsy person ever, and I've never broken the lens or even cracked it. Any scratches that are there must not be noticeable.
One mixed review here: the time is very easy to set for the silver-case ER, but annoyingly slow for the gold case. Not a huge issue. Before Covid I would just adjust it for DST or short months while I rode the metro to work and had a few minutes with nothing to do. Now the date doesn't matter. Goodbye.
If I find a watch that I like, that will fit my wrist, I will happily take a hammer to this one.
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The date setting on the winder is a bit tricky to engage, just a tiny notch out.
One reviewer mentioned having to wind the pointers round and round to set the date. This is NOT true.
Ideal for my elderly father.


Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 10, 2020
The date setting on the winder is a bit tricky to engage, just a tiny notch out.
One reviewer mentioned having to wind the pointers round and round to set the date. This is NOT true.
Ideal for my elderly father.


The watch looks solid with a good finish; there’s nothing cheap or tinny about its appearance. Other reviewers have commented that it’s too small – it seems to me if anything a bit overlarge. You can easily measure 35mm, but note as well that it’s quite thick, standing up 8mm from the wrist. The numbers are big all right: good for people who have problems with their vision. Other people have also said that the tick is loud, and I was anticipating that might be a downside. In fact if you put your ear right up close to it you can hear it, but otherwise it might as well be making no sound at all.
Some points that other reviewers didn’t specify: the battery is replaceable. The strap certainly appears to be replaceable, though I haven’t tried yet. That was important for me; one reason why I wanted a watch with a leather strap, as you can buy replacement ones of the right size on Amazon.
I was surprised to discover how difficult it was to adjust the date. The principle’s fine: pull one click out for date adjustment, two clicks out to adjust the hands. In practice, you pull the crown what seems to be one click out and it adjusts the hands; if you then pull it right out and one click in, it adjusts the hands again, and a tiny, tiny bit futher in than that, it turns the light on, showing you that the crown’s fully in. It was very tricky, though not impossible, to fiddle it to the magical position where it would actually move the date number. I hope it doesn’t get any harder as the watch gets older.
Personally, I’d have preferred it not to have a date display. I usually know what the date is anyway, but if it’s there you have to get it right.
One star off for the date, but otherwise I’d recommend this watch.



Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 30, 2018


The 'Indiglo' function is particularly useful and the principal reason why I chose it.
At a cost of £22 and with a leather strap attached, it represents very good value.
There are even less expensive makes available but they lack the light function for seeing the time at night, which appears only to be available with Timex watches.
Some Casio timepieces seem to offer a light function, but when you press the appropriate button, you can't actually see the time by it at all, which really renders it completely pointless.
