Topic: Any Tissot in the house? (Read 8040 times)

Time · « **on:** July 23, 2010, 07:31:30 PM »

Does anyone have any Tissots (is that how you spell the plural of Tissot

)?
Would love to see some.

normdiaz · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2010, 11:17:11 PM »

Last Tissot I had was one with a true 24-hour movement, purchased in the early 70's from a little watch shop in Caracas. Should have hung on to that one; haven't seen a Tissot with true 24-hour movement since. Or did I have a fake?

LUW · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2010, 02:05:40 AM »

Sure do!

My beloved Le Locle with Reserve de Marche

Seastar 1000, my first "grail" watch (took me a year and a half to find one!)

Time · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2010, 08:04:32 AM »

That Le Locle looks sooooo classy!

The SeaStar is such a beautiful watch, its a shame that they don't make it anymore.

LUW · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2010, 11:21:31 AM »

Thanks Time!

My Le Locle is my go-to watch for all formal situations, and I think on a leather strap it looks even classier. The Seastar is maybe my most different diver, with a very un-oriental look to it, making it stand out among my Orients and Seikos. I guess Tissot pulled the plug on it because it never was a brand associated with divers and they probably didn't want to compete with Omega. But who knows what goes through the minds of these corporations? Just like Seiko's Sammy, I'm sure it still would be selling if it was still around.

arocpk · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2010, 02:49:56 AM »

The only Tissot I owned .....1962 cal 784 automatic with date only,well made and classic sub look

Managed to find an original black croc leather strap and SS buckle

Happy sunday to all..........cheers

dschaen81 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2010, 01:26:50 PM »

I owned this vintage Tissot Seastar Automatic:

A beautiful little watch, but I hardly ever wore it, so I sold it to buy more Seikos.

LUW · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2010, 06:17:31 PM »

Quote from: arocpk on July 25, 2010, 02:49:56 AM

Quote

Quote from: dschaen81 on July 25, 2010, 01:26:50 PM

Beautiful, both of them!
One of the things I like about Tissot is that it has as many cool vintages as Seiko does.

Axel66 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2010, 09:30:22 PM »

I think after Seiko and Citizen Tissot shows up the most in my collection, here they are:

Cheers,

Axel

Time · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2010, 10:09:04 PM »

fantastic collection Axel!
Those navigators are exceptional.

Isthmus · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2010, 02:41:30 PM »

I have a blue Seastar 1000, just like Luciano's.

Time · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:01:24 PM »

I want a seastar too

I have a nice PRC-200, I'll add some pictures later.

LUW · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:13:45 PM »

Did you guys see what should be the new Seastar 1000?
Terrible

.

Time · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:18:16 PM »

Quote from: LUW on July 26, 2010, 03:13:45 PM

Did you guys see what should be the new Seastar 1000?
Terrible .

no, do you have a pic?

LUW · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:29:06 PM »

Here you go:

The watch was VERY poorly received by enthusiasts, and I haven't heard anything since the beginning of the year, so maybe Tissot (gladly) binned the darn thing. It looks nothing like the old one, and looks like something out of Armani or Invicta

.

Time · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:49:28 PM »

that does like a 'boutique' diver... And exhibition back for a 300meter diver...?
and 'SEASTAR' is written in Star wars fonts.

dschaen81 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2010, 07:08:40 PM »

That Seastar looks awful. Invicta could not have done it any worse.

LUW · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2010, 08:20:51 PM »

It was a major let-down for sure...

The old one looked very good, almost something vintage with that bezel, but this one is something I would expect from a fashion brand

. After these sneak-peak photos in the beginning of the year nothing else surfaced, so I think Tissot got the message - EVERY board hammered the watch. The bad news is that if Tissot was really thinking about something like this horrible scar it means that the Seastar 1000 will become just a memory.

Jake B · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2010, 06:37:19 AM »

Just one right now...Super-Tech style. Tissot T-Touch Expert Titanium.

A gift from my wife, last year when she was my girlfriend...

I LOVE this thing!

Jake B

Isthmus · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2010, 02:06:06 PM »

Quote from: Time on July 26, 2010, 03:49:28 PM

And exhibition back for a 300meter diver...?

Actually the current Seastar 1000 is rated to 300m and DOES have an exhibition caseback (with a big thick sapphire crystal). At least it's a really cool -off center design with a rotor that has a little diver that swims round and round. This watch has never really been more of a dress diver than anything. I agree though, this new design looks like something I would expect from Fossil or Invicta, and not from Tissot.

toodutch · « **Reply #20 on:** July 30, 2010, 11:19:19 AM »

I love this thing, but the standard leather strap was a bit too thin for me..slapped a Hirsch Liberty on it, looks great!
It's a PR50 Automatic T34.1.423.32
A simple and affordable model

normdiaz · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2010, 05:07:40 PM »

Axel, the dial set-up (hands under markers) on that Tissot PR516 looks similar to the Alfex 5624. (image by manualgear.com)

Time · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2010, 05:14:42 PM »

Quote from: normdiaz on July 30, 2010, 05:07:40 PM

Axel, the dial set-up (hands under markers) on that Tissot PR516 looks similar to the Alfex 5624. (image by manualgear.com)

I don't see any similarities other than both being watches.

normdiaz · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2010, 05:41:40 PM »

Quote from: Time on July 30, 2010, 05:14:42 PM

I don't see any similarities other than both being watches.

The Alfex 5624 makers advertise that the hands travel under the markers. In Axel's pic of the Tissot PR516, the hands also APPEAR to travel under the markers, but of course I can't be sure of that.

The "hands under markers" if they in fact exist in both, would be the only similarity.

What say you, Axel?

Axel66 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2010, 07:02:07 PM »

There are/were a few watches with that raised markers design. Afaik the PR516 GL was the first one.
It was nice to see Tissot reassembling this design in the PRS516 the last decade.

Cheers,

Axel

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