Two years ago, Tissot released the PRX as a reissue of their iconic 1978 PRX 40 205 with a quartz movement and later they added an automatic time and date model. Last year, Tissot released the PRX Automatic Chronograph and the moment we saw it, we knew we’d have to get one. Our love for the PRX is unlimited. The level of finishing and Swiss craftsmanship rarely seen in this price range, only keeps getting better within the PRX collection.
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From the Editor: Here's Why I've Bought Four Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 Watches. The Best $650 USD One Can Spend.
When the quartz Tissot PRX was released, I was one of the first ones to want one. Even though here at WCL we rarely publish watches in that price range, we had to do a review of the watch. You can read the review here. As the watch lover that I am, the price tag on a watch means nothing to me. I love horology and will wear a Tissot as much as I would wear a Vacheron Constantin.
Budget Watches: Tissot PRX. Never Have Seen a Watch in this Price Range this Well Finished.
The moment we saw the new Tissot PRX, we knew we had to do a review of the watch. While we’ve only published a handful of budget watches here at WCL and we’ve never published any watch with such a price tag, for under $400 USD, —yes, it is not a typo— the reissue of the 1978 PRX 40 205 brings a level of finishing and Swiss craftsmanship that is rarely seen in this price range.
Baselworld: Tissot. 160 Years of History.
The Tissot Pavilion is located across from Omega and Ebel. This year, Tissot celebrates its 160th anniversary with the Tissot Heritage Navigator, a watch created for their 100th anniversary in 1953 and which reflects all the achievements of the brand since 1853. Today, Tissot is the biggest Swiss watch brand in volume sales, after Swatch.
The Tissot Heritage Navigator 160th Anniversary is a world timer watch indicating multiple time zones. Once you've set the watch to the capital of your choice, the corresponding time zone is shown on the numbers on the bezel. This watch is a perfect example of what Tissot stands for: tradition and a touch of innovation. After the first two pictures, you'll find Tissot's video for this watch.
Additionally, Tissot also presented their quartet of pocket watches named Musical Seasons, a collection that includes four different pocket watches. Every one of the four pocket watches captures the atmosphere of a season through a different colored cameo on the dial and its own excerpt of seasonal musical tones and their own visual interpretation of the passage of time. It may be 333 years since the birth of Antonio Vivaldi, but the inspiration of the four seasons expressed in his famous violin concerto has withstood the test of time.
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Rare Bird: Tissot Navigator Day-Date. A Touch of Orange.
This beautiful Tissot Navigator from the mid-70s is a rare specimen. While we often find Navigators with a date feature, we typically hardly come across Day-Date pieces. This watch was originally purchased by a watchlifestyler back in Buenos Aires, Argentina —notice the day in Spanish language—and is still running strong for a watch of this age.
The Navigator features a Lemania caliber 1341 automatic chrono module featuring two independent chrono hands, one keeping track of the seconds and the other one of the minutes. The chronograph hour register is positioned at six o'clock, while the running seconds register is at nine o'clock. The dial is an enamel dial in chocolate brown. If you pay close attention to the pictures you can still see the texture from the brush utilized to create this beautiful piece.
The cal. 1341 is a simplified version of the caliber 1340 which was first introduced in 1972. The main difference between the two, is that the caliber 1341 has 17 jewels instead of 22 jewels, and has no facility for adding a 24 hr function. The 1340/1 calibers are often linked with the Omega calibers 1040/1. In 1930 Tissot and Omega formed a working group called Société Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogère (SSIH) and ASUAG where forced to merge, creating what today is known as the Swatch Group.
