Tissot - History, Models and Owners' Reviews

As soon as I saw them in photos I knew I was going to fall for them. During a weekend in Amiens I tried the 2 models: quartz and powermatic 80. The sunray blue dial excited me more than that of the automatic and although I prefer mechanical watches I found it more in keeping with the spirit of the 80s Seastar to take it in an electric version. No regrets, this watch has become one of the ones I wear the most. Sporty chic, waterproof to 10 atm, comfortable; the dial is really superb and playing with the light is a r…

The Heritage Visodate is one of the Swiss brand's most popular watches, with its simple dial, prominent date display, and tapered case. However, it wasn't until I discovered the original Visodate Automatic from the 1950s and 1960s that I finally understood this model. I discovered this reference in a childhood friend's collection. Among the watches from the great brands, his little Tissot emanated something special, and I had to have one. Now I have, and we share a second model in our respective collections. It's…

This company was one of the pioneers of scheduled aviation, creating the "Flèche d'Orient" line to compete with the Orient Express. Much faster than the train, the airline crossed Europe, from Paris to Istanbul. The first airline to operate overnight commercial flights, and also the first to connect two continents with a commercial route, it became the Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne, before merging with four other French airlines to become Air France. This limited edition is based on one of the i…

I waited a year to make my comment, it's my first real watch I wore it every day, it saw my shower, the swimming pool, the waves of the Atlantic Ocean it never failed, it is a magnificent blue, sapphire crystal, transparent case back, (well I grant you the Powermatic 80 is not very pretty to look at) but it works well drift (-6 +4) screwed crown, ceramic bezel, pleasant steel bracelet with extension for diving, the luminescence is for me a little weak especially the second hand, diameter 43 you need a minimum wrist…

Having already bought the Prx 40 quartz, I gave the 35 mm model to my wife before the summer holidays. I love its design. It is a bit too small for me, mine in 40 mm being a little bit big. I am being picky but in 38 mm it would be perfect. Otherwise the same qualities and defects as the 40 mm. Well finished, beautiful bracelet not easy to adjust because there is no fine adjustment of the butterfly buckle. My wife loves its sky blue dial. The new automatic tapestry version is also very beautiful. It is quite versat…

I've been collecting watches for less than a year, and the PRX is my first Swiss-made mechanical watch (I also have a few quartz Swatches). I literally fell in love with the PRX and wanted to wait a few weeks or months before buying it, then the Goldorak version arrived. Nostalgia, when you hold us! I searched for nostalgic adjectives, and it wasn't there. Beyond the Goldorak aspect, which I'm putting aside, I fell in love with the PRX because of its geometric barrel shape with the round bezel that seems to go thr…

Tissot Seastar1971 Cal manual 781-1. One of my first watches; bought on the bay a few years ago, it was a nice surprise for me. The watch was cosmetically very clean, the dial not pitted. Seastar obliges, screwed back and pierced horns like in the good old days, very practical for changing the straps. The watch works very well and the silver sunray dial, very classic, goes well in all circumstances. Of course I forget swimming! A good little classic that echoes my PRX: watches that give a lot without breaking the b…

Bitten by the fashion for integrated bracelets and by the vintage of the 70s, I started looking for a Tissot PR 516 (we know very well because of whom on this platform). On the other hand, I was a little put off by the small announced diameter of 33mm of the watch. During my research I turned to the GL ranges (grand Luxe) whose diameter is larger (36mm) and which offers indexes arranged on a levitating insert above the dial. This very original device gives depth to the dial. And then I come across this PR 526 GL wh…

I was hesitating between the PRX Powermatic 35 and 40mm, when suddenly, he crossed the entire universe as fast as the speed of light... And yes, it's him, Goldorak, or rather his Japanese name: Gurandaiza, although he's much better known in France and Italy than in Japan. No more hesitation, this was the model I needed. Although it wasn't a limited edition, the watch quickly became unavailable on the Tissot website, fortunately a well-known AD was about to receive one. I thank him. Note that it is now available aga…

This PRX Powermatic 80 Carbon speaks to my technical side. It's a watch with an ultra-shiny finish and dial, and is superbly well-crafted. Once on your wrist, you can't feel it. It's ultra-comfortable. It's somewhere between a dress watch and a sports watch. I love it! And I wear it at least once or twice a week.