I DESPISE date apertures at 6 o’clock. Omega have gone full-in with date apertures at 6 o’clock on their most recent selections and it has saved me a ton of money.
I have the blue version since 8-9 months and it was my first purchase of a high quality automatic watch. The finish and design is awesome and it looks more expensive than it actually is. Therefore I am tempted to get another color as well.
About the date window placement i think it depends on the watch's general style elements. i mean i don't even want to see any date window on some dials, the one's that needs to be more elegant and clean. And sometimes i want 'em to be at 6 o'clock especially on dress watches. But for this watch i like it at 3 o'clock. Because it has the contemporary - sporty style which is also elegant in its own rights. And traditional 3 o'clock positioning for the date window completes the ''one for all occasions watch'' feel for this one.
I like no date because of the clean look. But I think it's important that a date window doesn't break the symmetry too much. Worst example is watches with large 6, 9 and 12 digits while the 3 lacks the digit and has date window instead. It becomes very unbalanced and it's then better with abscense of date window or date at 6 a clock. When it comes to Tissot Gentleman I think it's ok as it is. The marker is just slightly cut to make space for the date window and it remains pretty symmetric. But the best had been no date!
Was searching for a watch so I wouldn't blow the money on dumb derivatives. I spotted this and immediately fell in love. Got the blue variant and also the official blue leather bracelet. Match made in heaven. I honestly like the date window at the 3 o'clock position, since I wear the watch on my left hand and the window is closer to my hand. It simply makes sense to me.
The Gentleman is a great looking watch; but I just don't understand why Tissot decided to ruin the green and charcoal ones with that nasty crosshair design. Weird.
I went to see the watches at a shop. Up close the crosshair was indeed weird. But at a distance of about half a meter (about the distance of you looking at somebody else's watch) the crosshair models actually looked better than the ones without the crosshair. Dont know how this works but yeah that's what I felt
Idk, yea I think it’s just a matter of preference, I have the charcoal with the crosshairs and I actually bought it because I liked the grey with them. It felt like it gave it just an extra dash of originality in a way. Or somehow illustrated the symmetry. Idk I liked it
I have the blue dial version of the Gentleman, and I'm loving it. However, I would have gone for the green if it didn't have the plus on it. I have the black Seastar on a bracelet and the green Seastar on a Milanese bracelet as well. I've been on a Tissot kick lately.
Watches and biscoff…..perfect combination! 👍great allrounder of a watch. I agree, the cross-hair dial really elevates the design on the two newer models. I would like to see the green with a nice leather strap (not a fan of polished centre links). Great stuff 👏
The silicium spring has not only anti magnetic properties, is also good against temperature fluctuating and COSC precision..why no chanel mentioned this?
I would also prefer the date window to have the same background colour as the dial. That only seems to be true of the black dial version. The cross-hairs I can take or leave.
This thing runs 0s/d :)) I like the oldschool look of the crosshair especially on the black dial one. I wish it was 38.5mm tho it looks big for a 40mm with that high polished bezel
@@Joshg982 interestingly enough, my 52nd is in 7 days. My Tissot continues to be a favorite within my rotation. By the way, for this birthday , I am getting Fossil Heritage gold dial. It has some insane specs.
I have the version with green dial. I love it. Very elegant. Like to combine it with a green tie on white shirt as a dress watch as well. However, I need to mention that power reserve is in no way 80 hours. Perhaps at most 48h. Another point to note that it is a little large for someone with relatively thin wrist, who is more used to wear 39mm case watches; I'd love it more if the l-l length would be a little smaller.
I have a Le Locle with the same mechanism and it easily gets at least 70 hours of power reserve. Have a watchmaker look at your watch, something's not right with it.
You said the same about the PRX green dial, but later said you had buyers remorse because of the ice blue. Is Tissot having trouble moving the 'green' dials maybe lol
I would change the dial too: instead of “silicone” there should be “chronometer”. I mean it’s the same movement as the Ballade COSC, why is it not certified chronometer…? :(
The biggest disappointment to me isn’t the lack of the cross lines on the earlier colours, it’s the addition of them on the new, green dial. I’ve been waiting for this watch in green for a year & now it’s here, but wait…aargh no! Why those hideous cross lines. Tissot have ruined its uncluttered appearance. Why, why, WHY? Why have Tissot turned a silk purse into a pig’s ear.☹
I was just saying I bought the Charcoal model because I liked it with the crosshairs. I feel like it gives a bit of accentuation to the symmetry and an extra touch of originality. (Also the open caseback…😎) looove it. Great watch it really is. Do wish they had the titanium/rhodium model in auto. That one’s pretty killer but it’s only in quartz 🤷🏻♂️ unless you want the open heart? Then it does 🤷🏻♂️ i don’t know what in the world that’s all about (talk about frustrating) but…(I’m happy with mine) so meh
As a big proponent of 6 o'clock date windows, I can understand where you're coming from about the date placement, however considering that this is very much supposed to be a "classic design" I can understand the more traditional 3 o'clock placement (I do wish the movement size allowed it to be a bit closer to the edge though, instead of cutting a marker in half). If I'm being honest, the one thing I dislike more than the 3 o'clock position is the white date; I much prefer a colour matched date when possible. Unfortunately, despite the black model meeting this requirement, the blue and green dials are simply too stunning, forcing me to pick a model with the white date. Also a quick FYI; the blue dial is available with a cross-hair dial as well, but only on a leather strap.
@@McRazerblade The blue dial Gentleman is available both with and without cross-hairs in both movements. The only notable difference is that the cross-hair dials are leather strap only, while the "plain" dials are also available on bracelets (there's also a titanium quartz model on bracelet).
Do you think this watch is too small for an 8" wrist? What do you think of the Tissot gent XL classic (42mm) and swissmatic (43mm)? I like the dial finish much more on this powermatic, but id love any recommendations on similar watches in bigger dial sizes.
I will not wear a watch with the date aperture at 6 o’clock, and generally I dislike unnecessary cross-hair decorations. What I would change is to dump the display case-back (who really needs to see a modified ETA 2824-2?) and I would substitute a screw-down crown. Hmmmm, 40mm, steel case and bracelet, date at 3 o’clock, screw-down crown, a variety of colours? That sure reminds me of something . . .
3:25 - thats not true :) I have a blue one with a plus sign (T127.410.16.041.01), but it comes with a leather strap ps: the powermatic gentleman is even 100m water resist!!! another reason I bought one :)
I bought one. Fuck the bracelet immediately when buying-swap it out for a leather and.... change that crystal to a magnified date crystal. It's now f'in awesome.
