TIMEX® Time Machines™ Is The Award-Winning App That Teaches Your Children How To Tell Time

MIDDLEBURY, Conn., Nov. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- TIMEX®, a global leader in watchmaking for over 160 years, in collaboration with Scholastic, launched the TIMEX® Time Machines™ program, which includes the TIMEX Time Machines Mobile App. Since its release in May, the app has gone on to win six prestigious national awards for excellence in its educational capabilities.

To-date, the TIMEX Time Machines Mobile App has received the following accolades:

• 2017 Tillywig Brainchild Award
• Summer 2017 Academics' Choice Smart Media Award
• 2017 National Parenting Product Award
• Parents' Choice Award: Fall 2017 Mobile Apps
• Creative Child Magazine 2017 Kids Products of the Year Award
• Creative Child Magazine 2017 Seal of Excellence Award

"We couldn't be prouder of the recognition that our TIMEX Time Machines Mobile App has received," says Tobias Reiss-Schmidt, President & CEO, TIMEX Group. "Our goal in collaborating with Scholastic, one of the most trusted names in learning, was to develop a fun and accessible platform for children to learn time-telling. Being accredited with awards from national parenting and educational organizations has shown us just how impactful our commitment to learning has been."

The TIMEX Time Machines Mobile App helps empower kids to have fun through learning by seamlessly blending digital free-play with a variety of interactive lessons tailored for kids ages 5 through 9. App users can learn to tell time through the "Learning Mode," and then test their skills through several dynamic "Game Modes."

This app is available for both iOS and Android devices and is free of charge. It was created as a part of the TIMEX® Time Machines™ educational program, which also features TIMEX Classroom Kits that were distributed to over 200,000 1^st through 3^rd grade classrooms this year. Additionally, the app pairs with TIMEX Time Machines Watches, which are designed to make time-telling easy and fun for kids.

"It's amazing to see the recognition that the TIMEX Time Machines Mobile App has received since its recent launch," says Ann Amstutz Hayes, SVP of National Partnerships at Scholastic. "Our collaboration with TIMEX continues to create novel, engaging ways for parents and educators to teach the critical life skill of time-telling for children. We look forward to more classrooms and families discovering this award-winning program."

To learn more about TIMEX Time Machines and the TIMEX Time Machines Partnership Program please visit: scholastic.com/timextimemachines/ | http://www.timex.com/timemachines/

TIMEX Time Machines are available for $24.95 on Timex.com.

About TIMEX Group – www.timexgroup.com

TIMEX Group designs, manufactures and markets innovative timepieces around the world. Founded in 1854, TIMEX Group is a privately held company headquartered in Middlebury, Connecticut with multiple operating units and over 3,500 employees worldwide. As one of the largest watchmakers in the world, TIMEX Group companies produce watches under a number of well-known brands, including TIMEX, Guess, GC, Versace, Versus, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Nautica.  Launched in 1950, TIMEX sells millions of watches each year worldwide.

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