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Orient vs Tissot

Orient vs Tissot

Orient makes its own movements and warrants them for three years; Tissot gives you 80 hours and a published service price. Here is how the value brand stacks up against the Swiss one.

By Sawyer V. · Published

The short answer

Orient for the most watch in its tier: in-house automatics that hack and hand-wind, sapphire on the Kamasu and AK00, and three years of warranty. Tissot for ownership you can plan: 80-hour movements, sapphire across the range and a published $210 US service. The Orient Kamasu and the Tissot Gentleman are the best of each here.

Orient and Tissot are cross-shopped by buyers moving up from a first automatic, and they offer two different kinds of value. Orient puts its own movements and a long warranty into cases a tier below Tissot's. Tissot gives you a longer reserve, sapphire everywhere and a service price you can look up.

The ownership facts, side by side

OrientTissot
Warranty3 years (2 on the Orient Star here)2 years
MovementsIn-house, hacking and hand-winding statedPowermatic 80 and other 80-hour automatics
Power reserve40-50 hours80 hours
SapphireKamasu, AK00, Orient StarEvery model here
Published US serviceNone$210
Deepest rating here200m100m

On prices: we publish no figure we have not verified today, so every buy button reads "Check price on Amazon". Service prices quoted here are the manufacturers' own published figures.

How we picked

We have not worn these watches. What follows is what we checked instead, on documents you can open yourself — the same criteria, in the same order, on every roundup on this site. The full method is on the methodology page.

  1. 01Movements

    Orient: in-house, with hacking and hand-winding stated, 40-50 hours. Tissot: Powermatic 80 and other 80-hour automatics.

  2. 02Warranty

    Orient three years on most models here; Tissot two.

  3. 03Crystal

    Sapphire on every Tissot here; on Orient, sapphire on the Kamasu, AK00 and Orient Star, mineral on the Bambinos.

  4. 04Service

    Tissot publishes $210; Orient publishes no US service price list.

  5. 05Water resistance

    Up to 200m from Orient (the Kamasu); up to 100m from Tissot here.

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Quick picks

Ranked on the Keep Score below — six published specifications, weighted identically on every page. The last row is the one we would not buy.

#WatchBest forKeep ScorePrice
1

Orient Kamasu RA-AA0004E39B

Sapphire, 200m, in-house automatic, three years.

The best watch of either brand here9.0/10
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2

Tissot Gentleman Open Heart 40mm T127.407.11.041.01

80 hours, sapphire, 100m, $210 service.

Tissot's best argument8.4/10
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3

Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40mm T137.407.11.041.00

80 hours, sapphire, 100m, 10.93mm.

Tissot's best-known watch8.0/10
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4

Orient AK00 Version 3 RA-AK0007S30B

Domed sapphire, day and date, three years.

Orient's domed sapphire8.0/10
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5

Orient Star Modern Skeleton RE-AV0005L00B

Skeleton, sapphire, 100m, 50 hours.

Orient's step up7.8/10
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6

Tissot Le Locle Powermatic 80 39.3mm T006.407.22.093.00

9.75mm, sapphire, 80 hours, 30m.

Tissot's dress watch7.6/10
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Orient Bambino Open Heart RA-AG0002S30B

An open-heart Bambino under mineral glass, 30m.

Skip this one

Not against a Tissot dress watch5.9/10
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Keep Score is arithmetic, not opinion — six published specifications, weighted the same way on every page. The formula is on our methodology page, so you can re-run it yourself.

01

Orient Kamasu RA-AA0004E39B

Best for: The best watch of either brand here

9.0/10

Keep Score

Crystal
2.5/2.5
Serviceability
2.5/2.5
Water resistance
1.5/1.5
Warranty
1.05/1.5
Strap standard
1/1
Cost-to-keep transparency
0.4/1
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Sapphire, 200m and a screw-down crown around a hacking, hand-winding in-house F6922, with three years of warranty — one tier below Tissot's automatics.

40 hours of reserve, and no US service price list.

On paper this is the best value in the category and it is not close: sapphire and a hacking, hand-windable in-house caliber at a price where Seiko still fits Hardlex. Orient's three-year warranty is longer than Hamilton's or Tissot's.

Manufacturer specifications for the Orient Kamasu RA-AA0004E39B
MovementOrient F6922 in-house automatic, hand-winding, hacking
Power reserve40 hours
Case41.8mm stainless steel
Lug-to-lug46.8mm
Thickness12.8mm
Lug width22mm
Crystalsapphire
Water resistance200m
Warranty3 years

Specifications read from Orient Watch USA product page, RA-AA0004E39B.

02

Tissot Gentleman Open Heart 40mm T127.407.11.041.01

Best for: Tissot's best argument

8.4/10

Keep Score

Crystal
2.5/2.5
Serviceability
2.5/2.5
Water resistance
1.1/1.5
Warranty
0.7/1.5
Strap standard
0.6/1
Cost-to-keep transparency
1/1
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An 80-hour Tissot automatic with a Nivachron hairspring, sapphire and 100m on a quick-release bracelet, with a published $210 US service.

Two years of warranty and a 21mm lug width.

The quick-release bracelet is the detail worth paying for: this is one of the few Swiss automatics at this level you can re-strap in thirty seconds without a tool.

Manufacturer specifications for the Tissot Gentleman Open Heart 40mm T127.407.11.041.01
MovementSwiss automatic, Nivachron balance spring
Power reserve80 hours
Case40mm 316l stainless steel
Lug-to-lugNot published
Thickness11.5mm
Lug width21mm
Crystalsapphire
Water resistance100m
Warranty2 years

Specifications read from Tissot product page, T127.407.11.041.01.

03

Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40mm T137.407.11.041.00

Best for: Tissot's best-known watch

8.0/10

Keep Score

Crystal
2.5/2.5
Serviceability
2.5/2.5
Water resistance
1.1/1.5
Warranty
0.7/1.5
Strap standard
0.2/1
Cost-to-keep transparency
1/1
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The PRX: 80 hours, sapphire, 100m and a 10.93mm integrated case, with the same $210 published service.

The 12mm bracelet fitting is not a strap size.

Tissot publishes a US complete-service price of $210 for a mechanical two-or-three-hand watch, which makes this the most predictable Swiss automatic here to own. The 12mm lug width is not a strap size — the bracelet is part of the case.

Manufacturer specifications for the Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40mm T137.407.11.041.00
MovementSwiss automatic, Powermatic 80
Power reserve80 hours
Case40mm 316l stainless steel
Lug-to-lugNot published
Thickness10.93mm
Lug width12mm
Crystalsapphire
Water resistance100m
Warranty2 years

Specifications read from Tissot product page, T137.407.11.041.00.

04

Orient AK00 Version 3 RA-AK0007S30B

Best for: Orient's domed sapphire

8.0/10

Keep Score

Crystal
2.5/2.5
Serviceability
2.5/2.5
Water resistance
0.6/1.5
Warranty
1.05/1.5
Strap standard
1/1
Cost-to-keep transparency
0.4/1
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Domed sapphire over an in-house F6B24 with day, date and a 24-hour sub-register, and three years of warranty.

42.5mm with a 50.5mm lug-to-lug, and 14mm thick.

Domed sapphire at this price is unusual and it is why this one is here. The 50.5mm lug-to-lug is not — that is a big watch, whatever the 42.5mm on the spec sheet suggests.

Manufacturer specifications for the Orient AK00 Version 3 RA-AK0007S30B
MovementOrient F6B24 in-house automatic, hand-winding, hacking
Power reserve40 hours
Case42.5mm stainless steel
Lug-to-lug50.5mm
Thickness14mm
Lug width22mm
Crystalsapphire
Water resistance50m
Warranty3 years

Specifications read from Orient Watch USA product page, RA-AK0007S30B.

05

Orient Star Modern Skeleton RE-AV0005L00B

Best for: Orient's step up

7.8/10

Keep Score

Crystal
2.5/2.5
Serviceability
2.5/2.5
Water resistance
1.1/1.5
Warranty
0.7/1.5
Strap standard
0.6/1
Cost-to-keep transparency
0.4/1
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The Orient Star skeleton: an openworked F6N44 with a power-reserve indicator, sapphire, 100m and a screw-down crown.

Orient's page states two years of warranty beside copy referring to three, and the lug width is 21mm.

The only openworked watch on this site rated to 100m with a screw-down crown, which is what makes it wearable rather than ornamental. The 21mm lug width is the catch: strap shopping will cost you more and take longer, forever.

Manufacturer specifications for the Orient Star Modern Skeleton RE-AV0005L00B
MovementOrient F6N44, automatic with hand winding and hacking, power reserve indicator
Power reserve50 hours
Case43.2mm stainless steel
Lug-to-lugNot published
Thickness13.7mm
Lug width21mm
Crystalsapphire
Water resistance100m
Warranty2 years

Orient Watch USA states a two-year warranty on this product page alongside marketing copy referring to three years. We score the shorter stated term.

Specifications read from Orient Watch USA product page, RE-AV0005L00B.

06

Tissot Le Locle Powermatic 80 39.3mm T006.407.22.093.00

Best for: Tissot's dress watch

7.6/10

Keep Score

Crystal
2.5/2.5
Serviceability
2.5/2.5
Water resistance
0.3/1.5
Warranty
0.7/1.5
Strap standard
0.6/1
Cost-to-keep transparency
1/1
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Under 10mm with sapphire and 80 hours — a thin dress watch that no Orient here matches.

Rated 30m.

Under 10mm thick with 80 hours of reserve is the combination that makes a dress watch practical — put it down on Friday and it is still running Monday. 30m means keep it off in the shower.

Manufacturer specifications for the Tissot Le Locle Powermatic 80 39.3mm T006.407.22.093.00
MovementSwiss automatic, Powermatic 80, Nivachron balance spring
Power reserve80 hours
Case39.3mm 316l stainless steel with pvd coating
Lug-to-lugNot published
Thickness9.75mm
Lug width19mm
Crystalsapphire
Water resistance30m
Warranty2 years

Specifications read from Tissot product page, T006.407.22.093.00.

Skip this one

Orient Bambino Open Heart RA-AG0002S30B

Best for: Not against a Tissot dress watch

5.9/10

Keep Score

Crystal
1/2.5
Serviceability
2.5/2.5
Water resistance
0.3/1.5
Warranty
1.05/1.5
Strap standard
0.6/1
Cost-to-keep transparency
0.4/1
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The Open Heart puts the balance wheel on show for not much money.

Against a Tissot dress watch it gives up the two things Tissot does best: sapphire, and a reserve that survives a weekend — 40 hours against 80. The Bambino V7 is the Bambino to buy; the Le Locle is the dress watch.

The aperture is the reason to buy it and the reason to think twice — an open dial is a taste that dates faster than a plain one. The movement underneath carries the same three-year Orient warranty as the rest of the line.

Manufacturer specifications for the Orient Bambino Open Heart RA-AG0002S30B
MovementOrient FT622 in-house automatic, hand-winding, hacking
Power reserve40 hours
Case40.5mm stainless steel
Lug-to-lug46mm
Thickness12mm
Lug width21mm
Crystalmineral
Water resistance30m
Warranty3 years

Specifications read from Orient Watch USA product page, RA-AG0002S30B.

Which to buy

If you wantBuy
The most watch at the lower tierOrient — the Kamasu
A long reserve and a known service priceTissot — 80 hours, $210
The longest warrantyOrient, at three years
A thin dress watchTissot Le Locle

Each brand on its own: Orient and Tissot. Tissot against Seiko is here, and Orient against Timex here.

Questions people actually ask

Is Tissot better than Orient?

Tissot gives you 80 hours, sapphire across the range and a published $210 service. Orient gives you in-house movements, three years of warranty and sapphire on its best models, one tier down.

Which has the better warranty?

Orient, at three years on most models here, against Tissot's two.

Are Orient movements as good as Tissot's?

They are different trades. Orient's in-house calibers hack and hand-wind, with 40 to 50 hours; Tissot's automatics run 80 hours. Only Tissot publishes a US service price.

Orient Kamasu or Tissot PRX?

The Kamasu for sapphire, 200m and three years of warranty, one tier down; the PRX for 80 hours, a thinner case and a published service price.

Sources

Every specification and figure on this page came from one of these documents. Where a manufacturer does not publish something, the page says so rather than filling the gap.

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