What is Tissot PRS?
Description. Tissot PRS 516 series takes time to reflect on its 1960s motorsport-inspired origins. Wearers of the Tissot PRS models are equipped with timepieces integrating the innovations in Swiss watchmaking to complement nostalgic design elements from the racetrack.
Are Tissot mens watches good?
Yes. Tissot watches are high-end, Swiss-made timepieces backed by quality and 160+ years of innovation. Tissot has an impressive collection of dynamic sports watches, bold diver’s models, elegant dress watches, sporty chronographs, and the brand even created the world’s first touch-screen, solar powered timepiece.
What is special about Tissot watches?
Tissot developed the first tactile watch 20 years ago. This high-tech feature improves watch ergonomics and makes it unique and intuitive to use. The technology offers an array of functionalities ‒ compass, altimeter, weather, alarm, chronograph ‒ without an abundance of buttons or complex sub-menus.
Do Tissot hold their value?
Tissot watches typically don’t hold their value too well. Tissot watches are produced on a large scale, which means there’s not much exclusivity, the main driving factor behind watches holding or increasing their value. Watches typically decrease in value for the first few years, stabilizing after that.
What is the Tissot PRS 516 series?
Download sizing tool. Tissot PRS 516 series takes time to reflect on its 1960s motorsport-inspired origins. Wearers of the Tissot PRS models are equipped with timepieces integrating the innovations in Swiss watchmaking to complement nostalgic design elements from the racetrack.
What is a Tissot PRS watch?
Wearers of the Tissot PRS models are equipped with timepieces integrating the innovations in Swiss watchmaking to complement nostalgic design elements from the racetrack. This automatic model allows the movement to be seen in action through the distinctive case back shaped like the steering wheel of a pioneering sports car.
How does the Tissot test the watch?
Tissot tests the watch’s ability to resist impacts and pressure, as well as the penetration of liquids, gas and dust by replicating the real-life conditions in which the watch may find itself.
What materials are used in Tissot watches?
This material, recognised to be one of the hardest substances, has been used at Tissot for decades. It is perfectly suited to the external parts of a watch that is exposed to daily scratching and impacts. Ceramic ingredients include aluminium oxide and zirconium, which means that it will never oxidise no matter how much time passes.