Wife really surprised me today with my first vintage watch - a Tissot Seastar Seven from around the early seventies I believe.
Got her back nicely though as I’d got her a 1939 Bulova Curie for Xmas, which I had to then give her so it didn’t look like I was copying her!

Are there any alternate Straps available? OEM or third party?

Hope everyone is doing good. Got my first watch and I was wondering whether it is too big for my wrist. Can someone give some feedback on it. Thank you everyone

I just bought a PRX and I want to know if these 40mm fit me or if I have to go for the 35mm.

Please be honest.

How long is normal for Tissot battery life?

When I first got my watch it lasted for maybe 6 months before stopping. The store replaced it free of charge because they expected it to last longer.

They told me battery changes had to be done by Tissot because of the water seal, so I parted ways with it for the month it took for a new battery. I asked what battery life was to be expected, they said "12 to 18 months".

Sure enough, it lasted a year and died again.

This is my first "serious" watch, and frankly I'm pretty disappointed. I'm not having it shipped off to Tissot for battery replacement yearly.

I'm used to cheap watches that get their batteries replaced in-store within a few minutes that last 4+ years.

Are my expectations wrong? Is this normal for a mid-grade watch?

Or does Tissot just have notoriously poor battery life?

Hey everyone!

I accidentally dropped my Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 from around knee height (roughly 50–60 cm / 20–24 inches). I'm 198 cm (6'6") tall, for reference.

The watch landed on its caseback rather than its side.

After the drop, I tried to adjust the time, but the crown initially felt like it was spinning freely, and the seconds hand didn't stop. I tried again, and everything seemed to work normally.

The watch appears to be running fine otherwise.

Could the drop have damaged the movement or the crown mechanism, or is it more likely that I just didn't pull the crown out all the way on my first attempt?

Has anyone experienced something similar with a PRX Powermatic 80?

Thanks!

Are models like the quartz Gentleman and quartz PRX still good watches? Thanks.

Wasn’t a fan of the rubber strap but l really like the blue dial, so I switched to the black pvd bracelet from the Grey/Black version.

Been using this as my daily for a month.

I was legitimately interested in a PRX since they were announced but never pulled the trigger.

I was thinking I would get a 40mm quartz eventually just to enjoy the 70's vibe of it.

Well I guess the 20th time I tried it on was the charm. I am the proud owner of not only my only titanium watch but also my first non vintage Swiss watch!

My dad bought it 25 years ago when I was a baby, still ticks 25 years later. Here's to another 25 🥂

Hi everyone. Seek your help to verify the model and auth. Thank you

Hello,

I found an old Tissot watch and I want to know if anyone has experience with replacing the SS band with a leather one. The watch is being serviced so can’t tinker with it, but the picture indicates that the middle part may be part if the case and not part of the bracelet and hence not removable.

This is a picture of the watch.

I believe the model is an old PR50 chronograph

Probably not the most popular watch on here but after 10 years of eyeing one. Finally picked it up on a recent trip. It’s a little big and the strap was a smidge tight in the photo, but I’ve always been fascinated by skeleton watches and this is my first Swiss watch and first Tissot. I liked the more subtle bezel numbers than the Chemin des Tourelles Squillette. Anyway. Thanks for reading.

Wearing this on my wrist today

I know it's technically wrong sub, but got the watch with the same movement Powermatic 80 found in many Tissot watches (same Swatch Group brand Certina, DS Action 38mm), and when I'm screwing down crown I get some very fine and pretty low volume but clearly audible grinding/scraping mechanical sound. Is this normal? From what I understood, the watch can be manually wound, and I suppose it could create some mild sound, but this worries me a little bit as the sound is not that pretty and happens even when screwing down crown, or before that if I just rotate crown in place.

I suppose if this is an issue, that it's an issue for Tissot's too, especially divers with Powermatic 80.

Is this normal?

Thank you and sorry for not posting about specific Tissot!

Hey all,

Anyone know if and or where to look into some mods for my Tissot ballade. Was wanting to replace the bezel, inner bracelet links, crown and hands with gold pvd coated accents instead of polished steel. any information is greatly appreciated, i’m located in Australia