# Timex’s Ultra Affordable Retro Travel Watch Is Back With Two New Colors

> A good travel watch doesn’t need a fancy complication, as long as you can handle some easy math. World time bezels briefly became popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s as air travel became more affordable.

- **Source:** [Gearpatrol](https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/q-timex-1972-world-time-blue-and-khaki/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=68487c4fa256f055b0bbe7e6)
- **Published:** 2025-06-10
- **Category:** Wearables
- **Tags:** #travel #affordable #watch #became #colors #complication #retro #timex
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