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Timex resurfaces its 1966 Skin Diver for Bespoke Post

The Heritage 66 pairs a 40 mm steel case and 200-metre rating with quartz convenience and two genuinely useful straps.

Hen & Mills Editorial · 3 min read · 30 September 2026

• The Bespoke Post x Timex Heritage 66 turns the 1966 Skin Diver into a quartz, 40 mm everyday dive watch.
• Its black dial, rotating aluminium top ring and 200-metre rating sit with orange fabric and black rubber straps.
• Timex lists the gift set at US$300, with both interchangeable straps included.

Timex published the Bespoke Post x Timex Heritage 66 Watch Gift Set on 29 September 2026, returning to a skin diver it first sold in 1966. The result is a 40 mm steel watch with a black dial, a rotating aluminium top ring and 200 metres of water resistance. It is not a literal reissue. A quartz movement and two practical straps put this firmly in the everyday-watch camp, even if the curved case and bright orange fabric do most of their work through nostalgia.

The orange strap earns its place

The colour choice could easily have tipped into costume. Instead, the orange double-layer fabric strap gives the restrained black dial a useful point of contrast. Against the black dial and top ring, it becomes the most visible colour on the watch. A black HNBR rubber strap is included for owners who prefer the case to do the talking. Both fit the watch's 20 mm lugs.

Timex has kept the dial architecture straightforward. Luminous hands and hour markers sit against black, while a date window occupies three o'clock. The rotating aluminium top ring uses a dark insert with a clear elapsed-time scale. None of this tries to disguise the watch as a professional instrument. It reads as a familiar recreational-diver layout, and that is a sensible place for a Heritage 66 revival to land.

A skin diver shape without the upkeep

At 40 mm across and 12 mm thick, the polished stainless steel case falls into a broadly wearable modern range. Timex gives the complete watch a listed weight of 73.3 grams. That relatively light figure should help the fabric strap feel natural rather than top-heavy, although fit will still depend on the case's unpublished lug-to-lug measurement and the wearer's wrist. A mineral crystal covers the dial, and the case is rated to 200 metres of water resistance.

The choice of a quartz analogue movement will split the audience, but it is internally coherent. A watch designed for weekends, water and easy strap changes benefits from being ready when it is picked up. Timex specifies an SR621SW battery and does not publish a mechanical calibre because there is not one. The styling draws on the archive, while the movement asks for no winding.

There are small collaboration details, but they do not overwhelm the design. The crown carries a Bespoke Post engraving, while the case back receives a skin diver silhouette. Those touches are more convincing than putting an oversized partner logo on the dial. From the front, the watch remains recognisably Timex: legible, unpretentious and built around a clear use case.

The right kind of gift set

Calling this a gift set is not merely packaging language. The two straps change the watch's character and its intended setting. Orange fabric is the more expressive choice for dry land, while black rubber is the obvious option around water and easier to rinse afterwards. It is a simple pairing, but it saves the buyer from immediately hunting for an alternative that suits the case.

The collaboration also avoids pretending that its 1966 reference point grants the watch professional credentials it has not earned. The rotating ring and 200-metre rating are useful, but the mineral crystal and battery-powered movement establish the practical hierarchy. This is an accessible heritage design intended to be worn, knocked about and left in a drawer without a winding ritual. For many buyers, uncomplicated ownership will be the advantage.

Bespoke Post x Timex Heritage 66 Watch Gift Set pricing and availability

Timex lists the Bespoke Post x Timex Heritage 66 Watch Gift Set under reference TWG069200. The official US product page shows a standard price of US$300. The set includes the watch, the orange fabric slip-through strap and the black HNBR rubber strap. Timex showed the product as available when checked, although stock and regional delivery can change.

At those prices, the proposition rests on the complete package rather than movement complexity. The buyer gets an unusual case shape, a credible water-resistance rating and two properly considered strap options. The Heritage 66 will not persuade anyone who wants a mechanical reissue at any cost. It is better understood as a durable, low-maintenance interpretation of Timex's own archive, with enough period detail to be recognisable and enough modern practicality to avoid becoming a drawer-bound novelty.