Most mechanical watches mark the seconds with a slim hand and call it a day. This new Timex skips the hand entirely and lets a trio of Peanuts characters, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, and Franklin, drift around the dial in orange astronaut uniforms while Lucy and Snoopy ride a static spaceship motif on the dial itself. It’s the most charming take on a sweep seconds complication we’ve seen all year, and the whole thing lands at $339.
Price: $339
Where to Buy: Timex
It also arrives during a busy stretch for NASA-themed watches. Omega flew the Speedmaster X-33 on the wrists of the Artemis II crew, Timex itself put out the Q Timex NASA tribute earlier this year, and smaller builders like Nocturnal Time and CircuitMess have rolled out their own Artemis-flavored pieces in the same window. The Peanuts x Marlin doesn’t pretend to be flight-qualified, but it brings the Snoopy story to the Marlin platform with a complication you’d usually find on something much pricier.
What’s happening on this dial
The Peanuts x Timex Marlin Automatic Space leans on Timex’s revived Marlin platform and replaces the seconds hand with a rotating disc. Three of Schulz’s Peanuts characters, suited up as astronauts in orange spacesuits, ride that disc and glide past Lucy and Snoopy, who appear as astronauts on a static spaceship dial.
You don’t often see this trick on a sub-$500 mechanical, though Timex itself has flirted with mystery-dial Snoopys before. Floating-element complications historically belong to higher-end boutique watchmakers, where a small disc replaces a hand and the running gear hides under the dial.
Timex pulled that same idea into an entry-level automatic and put the whole Peanuts gang into orbit. It’s the kind of design choice that’s almost engineered for screenshots.
A 40mm case with vintage manners
The case is 40mm of polished recycled stainless steel, 13mm thick, and topped with a domed acrylic crystal. That last detail matters. Acrylic softens light at the edges, scratches buff back to clear with a polish, and it gives the watch a warmth most modern sapphire crystals strip away.
Flip the watch over and there’s an exhibition caseback showing the rotor in motion. The strap is a 20mm quick-release smooth grain leather band, sourced through the Leather Working Group as part of Timex’s sustainable leather standards. Strap swaps take seconds, no tools.
What you’ll actually live with
Beyond the dial party trick, the rest of the spec sheet reads like a clean mid-tier Marlin build. A Japanese Miyota 8215 automatic ticks underneath at 4Hz with 21 jewels, holding up to 40 hours of power reserve when you set it down. The date window sits at 3 o’clock, and the lumed hands keep things readable in the dark.
The polished recycled stainless case is hypoallergenic and corrosion resistant, and 50 meters of water resistance is enough for light swimming but not for snorkeling or pool dives. The strap covers wrists from 150 to 205mm out of the box and swaps tool-free thanks to the quick-release pins.
Why the Snoopy and space pairing keeps coming back
Snoopy has carried a real connection to NASA since 1968, when the agency adopted him as its official safety mascot for the Apollo program following the Apollo 1 tragedy. Astronauts have worn Silver Snoopy pins into space ever since, and the Silver Snoopy Award still recognizes people who advance crew safety today.
Timex and Peanuts have ridden that thread for decades, with collab releases across multiple Timex platforms. Timex leaned on that same Moon-mission energy earlier this year with the Q Timex NASA and the wider Artemis-watch scene we’ve been tracking spans the Omega Speedmaster X-33, a $135 Casio Mod, and our broader 10 Artemis-Themed Gadgets and Watches You Missed. The Peanuts Space Collection is the most overtly playful version of the partnership so far.
What makes this one click is the form factor. The Marlin reads dressy on the wrist, so a Peanuts dial doesn’t feel like a costume. It feels like a wink only the people standing close enough will catch.
Price: $339
Where to Buy: Timex
Pricing, availability, and what to know before you buy
The Peanuts x Timex Marlin Automatic Space sits at $339 on Timex’s site with free standard shipping in the US. The watch is available for pre-order at time of writing, ships with the limited one-year manufacturer warranty, and qualifies for optional accidental-damage coverage at checkout.
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