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I daily an Apple Watch but have been increasingly interested in getting a nice dress watch.
My dream watch is the Rolex Datejust with the jubilee bracelet and fluted bezel, but I don’t have 12-14k to cough up for one.
Looking at some of the other brands, even a few grand on a luxury watch is a bit much for me for anything similar (Tudor, seiko, omega etc. I never knew those brands were in the thousands).
I found this Tissot and I think it’s gorgeous, but I don’t know too much about the brand. This watch is the Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium Automatic, which runs $825. The Quartz model is half the price, $425, so I’m curious what the major difference is to demand double for the automatic.
Thank you!
The Gentleman was my first watch, it’s great. It’s versatile and looks great on lots of different straps.
To answer your question, the automatic movement demands a higher price point because it’s essentially a different product. You’re paying for something that keeps time (although not 100% accurate) without the use of a battery - the sophistication, complexity and ingenuity of the clockwork are what people are really paying for, like a piece of art, which is also why a exhibition caseback is what some people want in their watches.
Automatic movements can last generations (if properly cared for and serviced), whereas (the idea of) quartz is that it’s eventually disposable, but that could be 20+ years down the line anyway.
Quartz is fine in my opinion, is more accurate and you only need to set it once. So if you don’t particularly care about horology and just want something that looks good on your wrist, go with quartz.
It’s on Amazon for like $550
Would never buy a watch on Amazon. If it’s a dupe and you find out when it’s too late you’re SOL.
It’s a good brand.
I have this watch, it looks great in person, excellent finishing and punches well above its weight class - could have easily been released under a higher swatch group brand name.
I have it too and it’s lovely
Yes. Tissot is a popular entry level mechanical watch brand. It’s swiss made with swiss in-house (group) movement. It’s a solid choice for daily driver.
If you are not familiar with the brand, you may take a look at the PRX, it’s one of their current bestselling, so there should be one or two people wearing it somewhere :)
tissot is good value, its basically swiss seiko. the auto version has a very good movement, its an upgraded powermatic 80.811 with silicon hair spring and no plastic escapement. i think you should be able to find it for <$700 though
Yes, I think you can find them on line for about $550. They are a great entry level watch. Probably the cheapest watch you can get with an anti magnetic silicon hairspring, like Omega and Rolex use.
Echoing the other comments: great watch and great brand. I got this watch too as my first step into watch collecting. Very versatile but leans a little dressy; looks great on a black leather band too.
If you’re considering the quartz model because of price, check out the powermatic model on Jomashop or Chrono24 instead. Steep discount and reliable dealers.
Absolutely. Great brand with history, looks, finish, and the movement to back it up. The gentleman is a good choice, and I like it more than the prx. Do yourself a favor and pick up the automatic with the powermatic 80 movement. You will not regret it. One thing though, don’t pay full retail for these. It can be had for around $550 or $500 used.
The only downside is that when you send your watch in to get serviced, you are likely to just get a new movement than get the one you have serviced. They have cheap’ish movements.
At least that’s the word on the street.
What’s the downside to getting a new movement?
The gentleman (Powermatic) was my first “decent” watch, and i love it! It was supposed to be my fancy watch, but it quickly turned into my daily
Honestly, I think this Gentleman is the perfect starting point. Solid movement and good finishing for a good price point. My first mechanical watch is a Tissot LeLocle.
I’d actually prefer the Gentleman over the PRX, as it’s design is timeless and it’s much more versatile.
Agree, the Gentleman is good watch from a good brand. I think Teddy (I can’t spell his last name) did a video on just this watch a few days ago.
I think it’s nicer than the PRX. For the Rolex anyways, you can’t just go to a store and buy one…gotta go on a waitlist. The Tissot though, just walk in and buy!
If you are okay to not have the AD experience (not sure how it is at Tissot), you can buy the same watch at like Jomashop, or chrono24 for half the price.
I love mine. Got it on sale for around $675 two and a half years ago. It loses around a minute every couple of months, so it’s been rock solid as far as accuracy goes.
Tissot makes good watches and I own four of them. I do like the Gentleman but I won’t be buying one as it’s too similar to the T-Tempo COSC that I already own which is a more expensive model. It’s the only automatic of the four and I recently had it serviced and went through the AD. It has a different movement than the Gentleman, but I do own a Mido with the same Powermatic 80 movement and have owned it for almost two years now. I think the Gentleman is a great choice, regardless of either you go with quartz or the automatic movement. If you are concerned it may be too big for your wrist you should find a retailer where you can try it on first.
Watch enthusiast generally like mechanical movements, and they are regarded as more “luxury” than quartz watches, wether that is true or not is a different thing. But they are definitely more…“renonwed”.
That’s why the automatic costs more.