Which is more expensive, Tissot or Hamilton?

In our catalog the median Tissot lists at $795 and the median Hamilton at $995. Tissot ranges $350–$2,150; Hamilton ranges $475–$2,595.

Which holds its value better, Tissot or Hamilton?

On eBay, Tissot watches ask a median 83% of list and Hamilton watches 92%, across the references we track daily, so Hamilton holds value better.

Tissot vs Hamilton

Both are Swatch Group brands using the same 80-hour movement family at similar prices. The difference is style: Tissot leans Swiss sport and dress, Hamilton leans American military and aviation.

Choose Tissot if

you want an integrated-bracelet PRX or a Swiss dress watch

Choose Hamilton if

you want a field or pilot watch like the Khaki Field Mechanical

Side by side

	Tissot	Hamilton
Founded	1853	1892
Based in	Switzerland	Switzerland
Owned by	Swatch Group	Swatch Group
Tier	Affordable Swiss	Affordable Swiss
Watches measured	21	15
List prices	$350–$2,150	$475–$2,595
Median list price	$795	$995
Mechanical	56%	73%
Sapphire crystal	100%	87%
Median case	39 mm	38 mm
Median lug-to-lug	47 mm	47 mm
Median thickness	10.4 mm	11.1 mm
eBay ask vs list	83%	92%
Movements by	Tissot, ETA (Tissot), ETA	Hamilton, ETA (Hamilton), ETA

Figures cover the current watches in our catalog, not each brand's full range. eBay figures are median asking prices against list price, updated daily.

Closest head-to-head matches

For each style both brands make, the two watches closest in size.

Style	Tissot	Hamilton
Dress	Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium 40mm T127.407.11.041.0040 mm · 48 mm L2L · $950	Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic Auto 40mm H3251514540 mm · — L2L · $995
Dive	Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 40mm T120.807.11.051.0040 mm · 46 mm L2L · $875	Hamilton Khaki Navy Scuba Auto 40mm H8241513040 mm · — L2L · $975
Chronograph	Tissot PRX Automatic Chronograph 42mm T137.427.11.041.0142 mm · 53 mm L2L · $2,150	Hamilton Intra-Matic Auto Chrono 40mm H3841654140 mm · 49.2 mm L2L · $2,595
Rectangular	Tissot Lovely Square 20x20mm T058.109.11.041.0120 mm · — L2L · $400	Hamilton Boulton Small Second Quartz M H1332181124 mm · 27 mm L2L · $795

Questions

Is Tissot better than Hamilton?: Both are Swatch Group brands using the same 80-hour movement family at similar prices. The difference is style: Tissot leans Swiss sport and dress, Hamilton leans American military and aviation. Choose Tissot if you want an integrated-bracelet PRX or a Swiss dress watch. Choose Hamilton if you want a field or pilot watch like the Khaki Field Mechanical.
Which is more expensive, Tissot or Hamilton?: In our catalog the median Tissot lists at $795 and the median Hamilton at $995. Tissot ranges $350–$2,150; Hamilton ranges $475–$2,595.
Which holds its value better, Tissot or Hamilton?: On eBay, Tissot watches ask a median 83% of list and Hamilton watches 92%, across the references we track daily, so Hamilton holds value better.