Tissot. Good or bad?
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A few years back I bought a Tissot in Duty Free. Of all the watches I own, this has got to have been the most unreliable. It's forever losing time, even after replacement batteries. A new battery was fitted a couple of months back and today I found it was 5.30pm when my watch said 4.45!
I have a theory that some jewellers could be buying in crap batteries and selling them as decent ones. Could this be the case or are these watches not so good? How would I know a good from bad make of battery? I don't want to sling this watch in the bin to find I've been being ripped off by jewellers for the last few years!
I have a theory that some jewellers could be buying in crap batteries and selling them as decent ones. Could this be the case or are these watches not so good? How would I know a good from bad make of battery? I don't want to sling this watch in the bin to find I've been being ripped off by jewellers for the last few years!
XG332 said:
I sent my tissot back for repair as it was looking time and had a rattle.
Yes it took about 3-4 weeks. But came back having been polished and brushed, cleaned and in a travel case.
Top job. Might be worth getting it done properly.
I have learned this lesson too. We have both had Tissot watches and they were fine. From memory about £150 each about 20 years ago. I bought a Bering recently. The service is fantastic. They will replace the first battery free while it's under warranty.Yes it took about 3-4 weeks. But came back having been polished and brushed, cleaned and in a travel case.
Top job. Might be worth getting it done properly.
Difficult one without seeing it, but "cheap batteries" won't usually cause that sort of problem. They'll cause a whole raft of other ones (such as leakage killing the watch) but not the sort of thing you're describing. Sadly, most jewellers just do what you ask and replace the battery without even checking the old one's flat first.
As for Tissot quartz, they're not exactly the greatest and the usual "repair" is simply to replace the movement as a complete unit. In fact, on their current chronos, that's the only option because they're sealed units that you can only disassemble by destruction. So any description of dismantling / cleaning / replacing worn parts in their service literature (such as here support.tissot.ch/data/docs/repairlist/PriceList_en.pdf under "complete maintenance")is borderline fraudulent for their quartz range.
That said, the movements they use are usually reliable until they're not, at which point you have a choice of throw it, find an indie to replace it, or get your wallet (relatively) raped by Tissot replacing it.
As for Tissot quartz, they're not exactly the greatest and the usual "repair" is simply to replace the movement as a complete unit. In fact, on their current chronos, that's the only option because they're sealed units that you can only disassemble by destruction. So any description of dismantling / cleaning / replacing worn parts in their service literature (such as here support.tissot.ch/data/docs/repairlist/PriceList_en.pdf under "complete maintenance")is borderline fraudulent for their quartz range.
That said, the movements they use are usually reliable until they're not, at which point you have a choice of throw it, find an indie to replace it, or get your wallet (relatively) raped by Tissot replacing it.
I have got 4 Tissot's, just about to be 5, and never had any issues with anyone them for losing time or unreliability. Three and quarts and one automatic
I have a PRS200, T-Touch, T-Race and PRS516 Extreme. Have had to change the battery in the 3 quarts all once and these have all been fine.
Tissot is one of my favorite brands, good quality and a good brand for not an awful lot of money.
I have a PRS200, T-Touch, T-Race and PRS516 Extreme. Have had to change the battery in the 3 quarts all once and these have all been fine.
Tissot is one of my favorite brands, good quality and a good brand for not an awful lot of money.
Chris200 said:
I have got 4 Tissot's, just about to be 5, and never had any issues with anyone them for losing time or unreliability. Three and quarts and one automatic
I have a PRS200, T-Touch, T-Race and PRS516 Extreme. Have had to change the battery in the 3 quarts all once and these have all been fine.
Tissot is one of my favorite brands, good quality and a good brand for not an awful lot of money.
All fair comment, but anyone buying (not the OP's situation, I know) should keep in mind that the disposable (ie: impossible to service) nature of Tissot movements means that, when it breaks in 10 years time and has become your favourite watch ever that you'll really really miss, there's a very good chance indeed that it'll be completely unrepairable. The movement will have been discontinued (or, if not, will ONLY be available through Tissot at their special "vintage" repair price).I have a PRS200, T-Touch, T-Race and PRS516 Extreme. Have had to change the battery in the 3 quarts all once and these have all been fine.
Tissot is one of my favorite brands, good quality and a good brand for not an awful lot of money.
Despite common myths, other makes' quartz movements can be serviced / repaired if you ever find yourself in that situation, so discontinuance by the maker isn't usually an issue for non-Swatch brands.
Variomatic said:
Chris200 said:
I have got 4 Tissot's, just about to be 5, and never had any issues with anyone them for losing time or unreliability. Three and quarts and one automatic
I have a PRS200, T-Touch, T-Race and PRS516 Extreme. Have had to change the battery in the 3 quarts all once and these have all been fine.
Tissot is one of my favorite brands, good quality and a good brand for not an awful lot of money.
All fair comment, but anyone buying (not the OP's situation, I know) should keep in mind that the disposable (ie: impossible to service) nature of Tissot movements means that, when it breaks in 10 years time and has become your favourite watch ever that you'll really really miss, there's a very good chance indeed that it'll be completely unrepairable. The movement will have been discontinued (or, if not, will ONLY be available through Tissot at their special "vintage" repair price).I have a PRS200, T-Touch, T-Race and PRS516 Extreme. Have had to change the battery in the 3 quarts all once and these have all been fine.
Tissot is one of my favorite brands, good quality and a good brand for not an awful lot of money.
Despite common myths, other makes' quartz movements can be serviced / repaired if you ever find yourself in that situation, so discontinuance by the maker isn't usually an issue for non-Swatch brands.
L1OFF said:
very good point, I actually prefer the Tissot over the Speedy Pro, Daytona And GMT that are sat in a box in the bedroom.
Really? Should you not just sell those then? I've got a PRC200 and a Speedmaster and, whilst the PRC200 was a good watch for the money (I paid about £200 new), I'd never say I prefer it to most of my other watches.
M.
Tissot certainly the brand that they used to be! That's Swatch's doing though and they have been deliberately repositioned. Many are barely able to be described as 'Swiss' too (more Chinese).
You don't have to go back too many years for this to have been different though. I have a Divermatic PR100 which is worth more used than many Tissots cost new and the quality appears to be equal to TAG Heuer 2000s (later Aquaracer type). Possibly better, and this was a pre-LVHM buyout watch, when their quality was still high.
You don't have to go back too many years for this to have been different though. I have a Divermatic PR100 which is worth more used than many Tissots cost new and the quality appears to be equal to TAG Heuer 2000s (later Aquaracer type). Possibly better, and this was a pre-LVHM buyout watch, when their quality was still high.
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