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Tissot

Tissot

The only Swiss brand here that publishes US service prices and warrants the work. That is worth more than most finishing.

By Sawyer V. · Published

The short answer

Tissot publishes US service prices — $210 for a complete mechanical service, $60 for a partial — and warrants each intervention for 24 months. Combined with 80-hour Powermatic 80 movements and sapphire throughout, that makes it the most predictable Swiss brand here to own.

"Are Tissot watches worth anything?" is a question about resale, and the more useful question is what they cost to keep. On that measure Tissot is the strongest Swiss brand on this site, and it is not close.

Tissot is one of only two manufacturers here — Seiko is the other — that publishes what a service costs before you buy, and the only one that warrants the work for 24 months afterwards.

The ownership facts

From Tissot's published service price list, United States.
Tissot
Warranty2 years
Published US service pricesYes
Complete service, mechanical 2-3 hands$210
Complete service, mechanical chronograph$310
Complete service, quartz 2-3 hands$130
Partial service$60
Light service$35
Warranty on the service work24 months
MovementsPowermatic 80 — 80-hour reserve, Nivachron on several references
Crystal policySapphire throughout
From Tissot's published service price list, United States.

On prices: we publish no figure we have not verified today, so every buy button reads "Check price on Amazon".

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. 01Warranty term

    The stated length, and — usually more revealing — what it excludes.

  2. 02Published service pricing

    Whether you can find out what keeping the watch costs before you buy it.

  3. 03Named calibers

    Whether the brand tells you what movement is inside, so an independent can quote.

  4. 04Crystal policy

    What the brand fits at each price, and where it saves money.

  5. 05Water resistance

    The rating, and whether a screw-down crown sits behind it.

  6. 06Parts and service network

    How obtainable parts are, and who can do the work.

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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

Tissot Gentleman Open Heart 40mm T127.407.11.041.01

80 hours, 100m, sapphire, a quick-release bracelet and a published $210 service.

The most usable Tissot8.4/10
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2

Tissot Le Locle Powermatic 80 39.3mm T006.407.22.093.00

9.75mm, 80 hours, sapphire, Nivachron — and 30m.

A properly thin dress watch7.6/10
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Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40mm T137.407.11.041.00

Superb watch, and a 12mm integrated lug width that ties it to one supplier.

Skip this one

Nothing you intend to keep for forty years8.0/10
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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

Tissot Gentleman Open Heart 40mm T127.407.11.041.01

Best for: The most usable Tissot

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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100m on a dress-styled Swiss automatic is unusual and it makes this the one Tissot here you could genuinely wear every day.

The quick-release bracelet comes off in thirty seconds with no tool. The 21mm lug width is the counterweight — straps come in 20 and 22.

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.

02

Tissot Le Locle Powermatic 80 39.3mm T006.407.22.093.00

Best for: A properly thin 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 an 80-hour reserve is what makes a dress watch practical rather than precious: put it down on Friday and it is still running on Monday.

30m means rain and hand-washing only, and the 19mm lug width narrows the strap market. Both are the price of the thinness.

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

Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40mm T137.407.11.041.00

Best for: Nothing you intend to keep for forty years

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 is the best-looking watch Tissot makes at this price and there is nothing wrong with it as a watch. 10.93mm thin, 80 hours, sapphire, 100m, and a published $210 service price.

The 12mm lug width is not a strap size. The bracelet is shaped to the case and is structurally part of the watch, which means no aftermarket strap or bracelet will ever fit it.

Bracelets stretch and clasps wear, and they are the components most certain to need replacing over decades. Depending on one manufacturer stocking one model-specific part for forty years is the single largest structural risk in Tissot's range — and if you want a Tissot to keep, the Gentleman above avoids it entirely.

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.

The Powermatic 80

Tissot's Powermatic 80 runs 80 hours against 40-41 for the Japanese entry calibers on this site, and several references pair it with a Nivachron antimagnetic hairspring.

For a watch that is not your daily wear — which describes most dress watches — the reserve is the specification you will notice most. A 40-hour movement is stopped every time you pick it up; an 80-hour one is not.

What Tissot does that nobody else here does

  1. Publishes US service prices, by movement type, before you buy.
  2. Warrants the service work for 24 months. Seiko guarantees its work for twelve. Nobody else states a figure at all.
  3. Publishes a partial service price. $60 for gaskets and a pressure test — the maintenance that actually prevents the most common cause of watch death.
  4. Fits sapphire throughout. No mineral or hardlex anywhere in the range on this site.

Tissot against Hamilton

TissotHamilton
Warranty2 years2 years international
Published service pricesUS, full listEurope only
Warranty on the work24 monthsNot stated
Power reserve80 hours80 hours
CrystalSapphire throughoutSapphire throughout
Typical size39-40mm38mm

Both are Swatch Group brands with 80-hour movements and sapphire crystals. Tissot publishes what US owners will pay to keep the watch and warrants the work; Hamilton makes the smaller, more wearable cases. Those are the two things that separate them, and which matters more is a genuinely personal call.

Questions people actually ask

Are Tissot watches worth anything?

As watches to own, yes — 80-hour Powermatic 80 movements, sapphire throughout, and published US service prices with a 24-month warranty on the work. As a resale proposition they behave like most Swiss brands at this level, which is to say they depreciate.

How much does it cost to service a Tissot?

Tissot publishes it: $210 for a complete service of a mechanical two- or three-hand watch, $310 for a mechanical chronograph, $130 for quartz, $60 for a partial service and $35 for a light service. Each intervention is warranted for 24 months.

Does Tissot make a good watch?

On specifications, consistently. Sapphire across the range, 80-hour movements, Nivachron hairsprings on several references, and the most transparent service pricing of any Swiss brand here.

Is the Tissot PRX a good buy?

As a watch, very much so — thin, sapphire, 80 hours, 100m. As a watch to keep for decades, the 12mm integrated bracelet is a real constraint: no aftermarket strap will fit, so you depend on Tissot for the part most certain to wear.

How often should a Tissot be serviced?

Tissot publishes prices but no interval. Seiko's three-year recommendation is the only published figure in this category, and we use it as a stated assumption in our cost-of-ownership arithmetic.

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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