Watches

Review of Tissot PRC200 Automatic Chronograph

Model # T014.427.11.081.00

At a Glance:

Brand/Model:  Tissot PRC200
Movement:  Swiss automatic
Material:  stainless steel case and bracelet
Complications:  date display, chronograph timing in one second increments up to six hours
Price:  MSRP:  $875 USD; street price:  $550 USD


Plenty of photos follow the review.  Click on the pictures to enlarge.

I had been considering one of Tissot’s new PRC200 automatic chronographs for quite some time and finally decided to take the plunge.  I am very pleased that I did!  The PRC200 series comes in a variety of dial colors with either stainless steel bracelets or leather straps.  The black dial looks like a winner, but being the iconoclast that I am, I chose the grey dial.  I really like grey dials on watches and this color is rather difficult to come by.  Please note that in the stock photos of the PRC200 with the grey dial, the color looks darker grey, like a charcoal grey, but trust me, the color is grey, the normal, medium grey color you would expect grey to be and that’s just fine with me.  The watch looks fantastic.

What makes this watch unique is the movement.  When the Swatch Group (of which Tissot is part of) introduced its new 15-jewel automatic chronograph movement about a year or so ago in several Swatch models, people were talking, especially since the watch cost about $350 USD, which is unheard of for a new, Swiss-made automatic chronograph in the 21st century.

People were also abuzz because the movement was reported to be non-serviceable, contained plastic...

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