18 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Timex.
Online Shopping
Timex has been making accessibly priced watches since 1854, from the Weekender and Expedition field watches to the Q Timex reissues and Ironman sport line. Ordering direct from timex.com codes as online retail, and the brand's frequent sitewide promotions make direct orders competitive with department-store pricing.
Picks without a tag earn at Timex both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on timex.com.
- #1Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #2Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #3Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
- #43%
- #5Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingEligible U.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
- #62%
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- #82%
- #9First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackTiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.2%
- #10Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #11American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
- #122%
- #132%
- #14Navy Federal2% flat-rate cashbackIssued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%2%
- #152%
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- #182%
A watch order lands cleanly in online shopping categories: Bank of America Customized Cash set to online shopping earns 3 percent, Chase Freedom Flex sometimes covers online retail in a rotating quarter, and flat 2 percent cards handle gift-season purchases with no planning.
Last updated August 6, 2026