Tissot or Victorinox?

[rich85uk]

Afternoon all

Like a few others on here I have some goldsmith vouchers to spend for a Christmas present. After abit of research I am leaning towards a tissot prc 200 as it fits the bill perfect( good everyday watch,durable and reliable,smart but not 'bling') then I stumbled across the Victorinox Swiss Army Classic Chronograph and have hit abit of a wall.

Does anybody know the pros and cons between the 2? The victorinox is around £100 more which I don't mind paying if it is a better watch.

Tissot:

Victorinox:

[AndyWoodall]

The PRC-200 is a PH watch favourite, I have one on the black leather strap and it's a fantastic watch for the money. There are quite a few on hear that also rate them highly. That would be where my money goes.

I can't say that I have any experience of the other watch.

[Kudos]

I have the tissot, managed to get it with something like £50 off goldsmith price. Search the web, got mine from a reputable company in portadown NI

[Ikemi]

It's a tough decision, as in terms of features, they are almost identical - Both watches share the same ETA G10.211 quartz movement! So really the choice between the 2 watches is driven on which you prefer to look at

I prefer the Victorinox - It's a proper left field choice. It seems every man and his dog has a PRC200! But perhaps there is a reason for that ... ?

[Importr]

I personally prefer the Victorinox, but the Tissot is more recognisable as a watch brand. Would this matter to you?

[rich85uk]

Importr said:

I personally prefer the Victorinox, but the Tissot is more recognisable as a watch brand. Would this matter to you?

Not really, 98% of my friends wouldn't have heard of either and if I was worried about image I wouldn't buy a watch with amarni or Gucci stamped on it.

Have you had first hand experience on both the above? I'm struggling to find my out in the way of Victorinox,seems most buy there penknifes...

[Easty-5]

rich85uk said:

Not really, 98% of my friends wouldn't have heard of either and if I was worried about image I wouldn't buy a watch with amarni or Gucci stamped on it.

Have you had first hand experience on both the above? I'm struggling to find my out in the way of Victorinox,seems most buy there penknifes...

I have a Victorinox and the quality is very good. I would have another one in my collection over a Tissot.

[rich85uk]

mind if i ask you guys why you chose them over Tissot? have you had experience of both or just wanted to be different?

[andy_s]

As it comes down to styling I have to say I prefer the case of the Victorinox; lugs are more interesting, crown guard and large pushers all seem good and the dial/hands seem clearer (albeit the numbers aren't as well resolved as the Tissot). I also prefer the external tachymetre and the bracelet on the Victorinox...

[CardShark]

Have you tried them on? You'll get a much better idea as to which you'd prefer when they're on your wrist.
As has been said, it really comes down to the aesthetics. Visually, I'd say that the Tissot has a more universal look than the more tool-like looking Victorinox and would probably be the better of the two if you were to have just the one watch, but that's just my opinion and, that aside, I actually prefer the look of the Victorinox, even with the subdials cutting in to the numerals. A friend of mine has the Tissot and very fine it is for the money, only you can decide if one is visually worth more than the other.

Edited by CardShark on Monday 5th December 15:24

[rich85uk]

Thanks for the input guys, off to oxford Saturday to try them out along with a few others

One being a rather nice bulova, god watches are an expensive thing to like...