Tissot watches offer a good deal at every price point, especially its mechanical model. On the secondary market, most models are priced under $1,600 and represent a serious value proposition, perhaps the first option for those who want an affordable mechanical watch from a well-known Swiss luxury goods maker.
Since Tissot is part of the greater Swatch Group, the brand has consistent and reliable access to ETA movements. At this price point, having a genuine ETA mechanical chronograph movement is a serious positive. Used in countless luxury watches from a large variety of manufacturers, ETA calibers are the gold-standard for Swiss-made generic movements, and they are frequently used in other replica watches that cost several times the price of Tissot’s various chronograph models.
The Tissot PRS 516 is the brand’s line of sporty chronographs that draw their design inspiration from 1960s race cars. While Tissot offers a big assortment of other chronographs in their more classically styled collections, the PRS 516 series is the go-to choice for those that want a sports watch.
Tissot excels at classically styled timepieces, but the brand’s archives also are home to some truly particular designs that you won’t find anywhere else. What’s more, much like most of Tissot’s watches, nearly everything you are likely to encounter will be priced significantly below $5,000, meaning that you can concentrate on finding something that will make you happy, instead of just something that will come in under budget.
The Tissot Heritage Navigator is a modern-day recreation of a historic model from 1953, which was first launched to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. The fake watch’s signature feature is a central world time disc with city names to represent the different time zones. Although the original model from the 1950s was only 36mm in diameter, the new version has a 43mm shell diameter, greatly increasing space and readability. This is especially useful when referring to various city names during use as a world time watch.