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timex.ca website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 7 November 202638 issues · 88 checks
This review found 38 issues worth fixing on timex.ca, 16 of them high impact, across 88 checks. The most urgent: page weight: 22.4 MB in 559 requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
79C- #44,093 of 97,137 reviewed websitesbeats 49%
- #27,998 of 52,784 online storesbeats 41%
- #26,773 of 47,840 Shopify storesbeats 38%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 194 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 193 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 197 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 203 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 204 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 209 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 210 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 211 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 210 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 204 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 205 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 204 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 203 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 202 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 196 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 194 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 189 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 189 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 190 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 191 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 193 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.1 s · 620 KiB49 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (620 KiB).
getpurpledot.com adds 1.0 s
1.0 sgetpurpledot.com costs a phone 1.0 s of main-thread work and 163 KiB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Main-thread work: 10.3 s
A phone's processor spends 10.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 6.1 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 35
35/100Your mobile performance score is 35. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
4,434 HTML elements
The page has 4,434 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (getpurpledot.com, Google Tag Manager and Shopify and others), adding 3.4 MB and 2.9 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused JavaScript
900 ms · 1.2 MBAbout 1.2 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 900 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 895 ms
895 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 895 ms of main-thread work and 559 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Render-blocking requests
950 ms15 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 950 ms.
Improve image delivery
862 KiB21 images could be 862 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Shopify adds 346 ms
346 msShopify costs a phone 346 ms of main-thread work and 1.7 MB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 384 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Klaviyo adds 208 ms
208 msKlaviyo costs a phone 208 ms of main-thread work and 362 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 45 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 45 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Reduce unused CSS
38 KiBAbout 38 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
Duplicated JavaScript
11 KiB11 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify JavaScript
3 KiB3 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 20 ms
20 msYour server sent the HTML in 20 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Largest Contentful Paint: 14.7 s
14.7 sYour largest element takes 14.7 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “TW2Y76800 Peanuts® x Timex T80 Snoopy Ski digital watch wit…”.
Time to Interactive: 31.5 s
31.5 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 31.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 12.7 s
12.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 12.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.1 s
1.1 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.1 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 3.8 s
3.8 sThe first text or image appears after 3.8 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 965 ms
965 msReal visitors wait 965 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
5 images without width and height
5 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
-1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 194 ms to 193 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
6 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.9 s
1.9 sReal visitors wait 1.9 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 153 ms
153 msReal visitors wait 153 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.05
0.05For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.05 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.5 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest content (LCP) got 15% faster for real visitors
-15%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.4 s to 2.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 22.4 MB in 559 requests
22.4 MBYour homepage downloads 22.4 MB in 559 requests on a phone: media 14.8 MB (2), images 3.5 MB (111) and scripts 2.7 MB (198). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
18 images far larger than shown
904 KiB18 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example TW5M54300_M_18738971-bb82-4efc-aeff-4a6c5f543c77.jpg at 1,000 px wide, shown at 177 px. Resized copies would save about 904 KiB.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
14798_TX_TC_26_left_nav_mobile.jpg is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
3 images below the first screen load straight away
3 images further down the page (238 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 6.4 g of CO₂ per visit
6.36 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 6.36 g of CO₂e: 762.9 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Accessibility
2 tap targets too small
2 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
Interactive controls must not be nested (1 element)
Interactive controls must not be nested: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
2 form fields without a label
2 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (3 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 149 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
50 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 55 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 50 passed and 5 failed. 6 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is long (66 characters)
Your title is 66 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Watches from Timex | Digital, Analog, & Water Resistant | Timex CA”.
2 H1 headlines
There are 2 <h1> headlines (“.logo>img { height: 3rem; width: auto; opacity: 0…” and “Over 170 Years of Crafting the Perfect Gift”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
8 links crawlers can't follow
8 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
207 internal links, 11 external
The homepage links to 207 pages on timex.ca and 11 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 90 characters
Your meta description is 90 characters: “Timex offers a suite of watches for men, women, boys, and girls. Shop Timex watches today!”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://timex.ca/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization and WebSite.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://timex.ca/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Organization data is thin (3 of 6 facts)
Your Organization JSON-LD is missing logo, description and contact details. These are the facts AI assistants use to describe a business and to tell it apart from others with a similar name.
No llms.txt
There is no https://timex.ca/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
2 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (921 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
1 page without an H1
https://timex.ca/pages/fan-shop has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 80 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
6 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 6 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 6 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
1 low-resolution image
1 image is served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
33 of 37 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 396 words of copy
The homepage carries about 396 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Shop now” and “Shop Now”.
45 calls to action
The homepage has 45 calls to action, for example “Reserve Yours”, “Fan Shop” and “Shop all Men's Watches”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and TikTok Pixel (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (OneTrust) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
23 cookies set on arrival
23Opening the homepage sets 23 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
44 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 44 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: OneTrust
A consent management tool (OneTrust) loads with the page.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at timex.ca, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 11 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Onetrust Consent Management · Wisepops Popup Builder Cro · Purple Dot Timex Canada · Yotpo Product Reviews · Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Elevar Conversion Tracking · Hreflang Manager · Rivo Loyalty Rewards Referrals · Orbe Geolocation · riskified.com · amazonaws.com
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Shopify
Company
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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