diff --git a/nrf5/timer.c b/nrf5/timer.c
index de9fb62fb8..b973800963 100644
--- a/nrf5/timer.c
+++ b/nrf5/timer.c
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ typedef struct _machine_timer_obj_t {
     Timer_HandleTypeDef *timer;
 } machine_timer_obj_t;
 
-Timer_HandleTypeDef TimerHandle0 = {.instance = NULL};
-Timer_HandleTypeDef TimerHandle1 = {.instance = NULL};
-Timer_HandleTypeDef TimerHandle2 = {.instance = NULL};
+Timer_HandleTypeDef TimerHandle0 = {.instance = NULL, .id = 0};
+Timer_HandleTypeDef TimerHandle1 = {.instance = NULL, .id = 1};
+Timer_HandleTypeDef TimerHandle2 = {.instance = NULL, .id = 2};
 
 STATIC const machine_timer_obj_t machine_timer_obj[] = {
     {{&machine_timer_type}, &TimerHandle0},
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ void timer_init0(void) {
     TimerHandle0.instance = TIMER2;
 }
 
-#if 0
 STATIC int timer_find(mp_obj_t id) {
     // given an integer id
     int timer_id = mp_obj_get_int(id);
@@ -71,14 +70,50 @@ STATIC int timer_find(mp_obj_t id) {
     nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(&mp_type_ValueError,
         "Timer(%d) does not exist", timer_id));
 }
-#endif
+
+STATIC void timer_print(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t o, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+    machine_timer_obj_t *self = o;
+    mp_printf(print, "Timer(%u)", self->timer->id);
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+/* MicroPython bindings for machine API                                       */
+
+// for make_new
+enum {
+    ARG_NEW_id,
+};
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t machine_timer_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *all_args) {
+    static const mp_arg_t allowed_args[] = {
+        { MP_QSTR_id,       MP_ARG_OBJ, {.u_obj = MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(-1)} },
+    };
+
+    // parse args
+    mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
+    mp_arg_parse_all_kw_array(n_args, n_kw, all_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);
+
+    if (args[ARG_NEW_id].u_obj == MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(-1)) {
+        // index -1 does not exist
+        return mp_const_none;
+        // TODO: raise exception
+    }
+
+    // get static peripheral object
+    int timer_id = timer_find(args[ARG_NEW_id].u_obj);
+    const machine_timer_obj_t *self = &machine_timer_obj[timer_id];
+
+    hal_timer_init(self->timer->instance, &self->timer->init);
+
+    return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
+}
 
 const mp_obj_type_t machine_timer_type = {
     { &mp_type_type },
     .name = MP_QSTR_Timer,
-#if 0
-    .print = machine_timer_print,
+    .print = timer_print,
     .make_new = machine_timer_make_new,
+#if 0
     .locals_dict = (mp_obj_t)&machine_timer_locals_dict
 #endif
 };