The best Tissot watches
Tissot is the Swatch Group's affordable Swiss brand, and its Powermatic 80 movement, with an 80-hour reserve, is the best value Swiss automatic around. The PRX, a 1978 design revived in 2021, made it one of the most popular watch brands of the decade.
Many Tissots come in both quartz and automatic versions; the automatics cost a few hundred dollars more.
Our picks
The PRX Powermatic 80: the integrated-bracelet watch of the moment. It wears long, at 51 mm.
- Lug-to-lug
- 51 mm
- Fit
- Fits 7"–8.5" wrists
- Specs
- 40 mm case · 10.9 mm thick · automatic, 80 h reserve · 100 m
The 35 mm PRX automatic, for smaller wrists, at 44.9 mm lug-to-lug.
- Lug-to-lug
- 44.9 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.25"–7.5" wrists
- Specs
- 35 mm case · 10.9 mm thick · automatic, 80 h reserve · 100 m
The Gentleman: a versatile 40 mm automatic with a silicon hairspring.
- Lug-to-lug
- 48 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.75"–8" wrists
- Specs
- 40 mm case · 11.5 mm thick · automatic, 80 h reserve · 100 m
The Le Locle, a classic dress watch with an 80-hour movement.
- Lug-to-lug
- —
- Fit
- Lug-to-lug not yet measured
- Specs
- 39.3 mm case · 9.8 mm thick · automatic, 80 h reserve · 30 m
The Seastar 1000, a 300 m diver with a 46 mm lug-to-lug.
- Lug-to-lug
- 46 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
- Specs
- 40 mm case · 12.5 mm thick · automatic, 80 h reserve · 300 m
The PR516 automatic, a 38 mm vintage-racing three-hander.
- Lug-to-lug
- 44 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.25"–7.25" wrists
- Specs
- 38 mm case · 11.2 mm thick · automatic, 80 h reserve · 100 m
The PRC 100 Solar: Swiss solar quartz, 9.2 mm thick.
- Lug-to-lug
- —
- Fit
- Lug-to-lug not yet measured
- Specs
- 39 mm case · 9.2 mm thick · solar · 100 m
Everything else that qualifies
| Watch | Case | Lug-to-lug | Thick | Fits | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissot PR 100 40mm | 40 mm | — | 8.3 mm | — | $350 |
| Tissot Lovely Round 19.5mm | 19.5 mm | — | 6.3 mm | — | $400 |
| Tissot Lovely Square 20x20mm | 20 mm | — | 7.1 mm | — | $400 |
| Tissot Chrono XL Classic | 45 mm | — | 11 mm | — | $450 |
| Tissot PRX 35mm Quartz | 35 mm | — | 9.6 mm | — | $450 |
| Tissot PRX 40mm Quartz | 40 mm | — | 10.4 mm | — | $450 |
| Tissot Bellissima 26mm | 26 mm | — | 6.8 mm | — | $515 |
| Tissot PR516 Chronograph 40mm (quartz) | 40 mm | — | 12.2 mm | — | $575 |
| Tissot PRC 100 Solar 34mm | 34 mm | — | 9.1 mm | — | $575 |
| Tissot Bellissima Automatic 29mm | 29 mm | — | 9.6 mm | — | $875 |
| Tissot Visodate 39mm | 39 mm | 47 mm | 10.4 mm | 6.5"–7.75" | $950 |
| Tissot Ballade 39mm COSC | 39 mm | — | 11 mm | — | $1,100 |
| Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional 46mm | 46 mm | — | 16.3 mm | — | $1,275 |
| Tissot PRX Automatic Chronograph 42mm | 42 mm | 53 mm | 14.5 mm | 7.25"–8.5" | $2,150 |
How we picked
We considered every current Tissot in the almanac. “Fits” is the range of wrist sizes where the watch grades as an ideal fit on our lug-to-lug model. Prices are US retail and change often.