Timex 1978 Day Date Fumé Reissue — release discovery
Short overview, not a review. Pros and cons restate published facts only. No buying advice. Numbers not shown on a source we opened are omitted or marked unpublished.
Timex lists the Timex 1978 Day Date Fumé Reissue 37mm Leather Strap Watch, Product ID TW2Y87200, at “$219.00”. Timex’s TW2Y87200 page names no currency and lists no Singapore price. Timex’s blog “Fade Into 1978 With The Timex 1978 Day Date Fumé Reissue” is dated “13 October 2026”.
Verified specs
| Item | Published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Product ID | TW2Y87200. | Timex (timex.com) |
| Price | “$219.00”. Timex’s TW2Y87200 page names no currency and lists no Singapore price. | Timex (timex.com) |
| UK and EU prices | Notebookcheck (14 October 2026, third-party) prints “$219 / £180 / €209”. | Notebookcheck (third-party) |
| Introduced | Timex’s blog prints “13 October 2026” on “Fade Into 1978 With The Timex 1978 Day Date Fumé Reissue”. | Timex blog |
| Diameter | Timex prints “Case Diameter is 37 mm”. | Timex (timex.com) |
| Lug-to-lug | 42 mm “Lug-to-Lug Distance” (the length from one lug tip to the other). | Timex (timex.com) |
| Case height | 13.5 mm “Case Height” (how thick the case is). | Timex (timex.com) |
| Weight | 51.87 g “Watch Weight”. | Timex (timex.com) |
| Case | A polished (“Polished”) stainless-steel (“Stainless Steel”) case in a gold-tone (“Gold-Tone”) colour. | Timex (timex.com) |
| Dial | A brown (“Brown”) dial with full markers (“Markers (Full)”). Timex describes “the same smoldering fumé dial” (fumé: a smoky colour that deepens across the dial) and “applied gold-tone indices and a day and date window at 3 o’clock.” | Timex (timex.com) |
| Movement | The movement is a quartz analog (“Quartz Analog Movement”), with battery “SR626SW”. | Timex (timex.com) |
| Day and date | Timex lists a “Day & Date Window”. | Timex (timex.com) |
| Crystal | “Acrylic Crystal” (a plastic lens). Timex prints “A lightweight plastic polymer with excellent impact resistance and a warm vintage appearance that can be easily polished to remove scuffs.” | Timex (timex.com) |
| Water resistance | “Water Resistant to 50 Meters”. Timex prints “This watch is suitable for light swimming. It is not suitable for snorkelling, or poolside diving.” | Timex (timex.com) |
| Strap | A brown (“Brown”) leather (“Leather”) strap with a buckle (“Buckle”). The “Band / Lug Width” is 20 mm, and Timex describes “a brown crocodile-grain natural leather strap responsibly sourced from the Leather Working Group (LWG) and equipped with quick-release spring bars”, with a Band Size of “150 - 205mm (5.9 - 8.1in)”. | Timex (timex.com) |
| Lume | Timex’s answer on the TW2Y87200 page says “this specific model doesn't have luminous features.” | Timex (timex.com) |
| Warranty | “Your Timex® watch includes a limited manufacturer’s warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the original purchase date.” | Timex (timex.com) |
Fit on 6–7 in wrists (6.5 in reference)
Fit: Moderate risk on a 6.5 in wrist. The 42 mm “Lug-to-Lug Distance” is under 90% of the flat top of a 6.5 in wrist, and Timex’s 13.5 mm “Case Height” moves that Low result up one level.
The flat top of the wrist (usable span) is the width a watch can sit on without its lugs hanging over the edge.
| Wrist (approx.) | Lug-to-lug | Case height | Fit note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 in (152 mm) | 42 mm | 13.5 mm | High risk: 42 mm is just under the flat top of a 6 in wrist (about 44.6 mm), and 13.5 mm thickness moves the result up one level. |
| 6.5 in (165 mm) — reference | 42 mm | 13.5 mm | Moderate risk: 42 mm is under 90% of the flat top of a 6.5 in wrist (about 48.3 mm), and 13.5 mm thickness moves the result up one level. |
| 7.0 in (178 mm) | 42 mm | 13.5 mm | Moderate risk: 42 mm is under 90% of the flat top of a 7 in wrist (about 52.1 mm), and 13.5 mm thickness moves the result up one level. |
Singapore note
The authorised dealers guide does not list Timex as a dealer brand. Watches are not subject to customs duty in the usual consumer path (see Buying in Singapore).