Tissot PRX: Was it really worthy of all the hype? 

After I finally got some time with my PRX, in quartz, I agree strongly on the "don't bother with the automatic" aspect. With the quartz I get the bracelet/case style and finishing which are the real selling points, for a LOT less.

Get the 35 mm quartz. Save money, let’s face it the bracelet is the star and it’s the size of the 70’s original. I’m happy with it.

Bought a blue PRX auoto on a cruise for $495. USD. Love the look and the comfort of the watch. I especially like the way the case and bracelet play in the sunlight. They sparkle and look far above its price. I can't afford the $2000 +watches that are better. It is my favorite watch along with my Seiko Save the Ocean King Samurai(on a blue strap) and my Zelos Aurora.

Just found your channel. I love the way your present your arguments and knowledge. Personally, I love the PRX, but I can't pull it off with my wrist size/shape. Hoping to see more of you!

Mike, I just want to thank you for this channel. I’ve been a watch fan since 2021 but haven’t found a content that really does a deep analysis of the watch and it’s design, value, significance, etc. in a way that’s intellectually satisfying. You are the first guy that I actually really enjoy listening to. The technical jargon, geeky fascination with reference numbers, hype blow hards just don’t do it for me. Just want to let you know in a very short time you’ve become my favorite watch guy. Thank you.

I've been binge watching your channel and love it! I bought into the PRX hype a year ago and still really like it. I can't stand the Presage bracelet and the Seiko movement is a big caveat. I bought the glacier blue and it's fantastic. A year ago it was only $650 !

Just ordered the blue automatic from Jomashop for $509. Very much looking forward to getting it! Nice video, subscribed!

Really appreciate your well informed and concise analysis.

Thanks for your review. Will be getting the quartz version.

Great analysis and thank you for focusing on the undue importance and price premium placed on the mechanical movement in this instance. As far as the design, I know that it's effectively a reissue of their old Seastar Quartz (one more reason the mechanical movement makes less sense here), but the bracelet finishing and waffle dial makes the PRX seem more like a cheap AP or Zenith knock-off than a modernization of a legacy model, which undercut's the watch's legitimate heritage.

Very well said “faintest of praise” value without intrigue equals less value.

Great video as always! Unfortunate that you found he Maurice Lacroix Aikon to be hideous T.T I actually love that piece! May I suggest you do a video on integrated bracelets/Genta deign watches? Cheers!

🙇‍♂️ My wrist is 14.5 cm or 5.7 inches. Anything over 43.5mm lug-to-lug looks Flavor Flav on me. I have been frustrated with the big watch trend for decades now. The only Swiss heritage brand that truly offers several modern tough waterproof options in 34-36mm is Rolex. Mind you, a lot of 36mm Tudors and Rolexes are over 44mm lug-to-lug! People don’t understand how limited the options are with tiny wrists if you don’t want to wear something delicate (vintage). Therefor *the fact that any Swiss watch brand with heritage issues a 35mm waterproof automatic watch, let alone below 2000/2500 EUR/USD, can not be overhyped enough* in my opinion. And I am a Nato guy-I don’t even like integrated bracelets! Still I cannot thank Tissot enough for these 35mm options and I hope they’ll set a new trend🙏 New Tudor Ranger in 35mm 🙏 Longines Zulu Time in 35mm 🙏 Any Sinn with UTC bezel in 35mm 🙏 Omega Speedmaster in 35mm 🙏 JLC’s with a lug-to-lug below 43mm 🙏 🤞🤞🤞

I own the automatic. I wish I got the quartz. It's smaller and thinner. Even on my 7,5 inch wrist the automatic is not a daily driver for me. The bracelet is top. Accuracy is superb.

Bought a blue dial PRX 40mm I love it!

Just a few days ago I found your channel after my month long binge of watch content, following my family gifting me my first serious watch (ended up being a Tissot Gentleman), and have to say, thanks for creating it. There are other quality channels around that helped me navigate watches and ultimately choose the Gentleman, but your channel adds a huge amount of value to the space that would otherwise be missing. Your videos are measured, critical and objective, well thought out and ultimately bring a much needed amount of reason to what is a generally very emotionally driven topic. Your channel has fast become my favourite on the topic of watches. On the topic of sub-1000$ steel bracelet watches, isn't the Tissot Gentleman another contender in that area? Not that the style of bracelet is all that comparable, but I do think it edges out the Seiko bracelets in look and quality. EDIT; I ended up writing and posting this comment just half a minute before you mentioned Tissot being its own competition in that area with the Gentleman, so my final bit of text is kinda superfluous, isn't it.

Waiting to receive my glacier blue automatic PRX. That ice blue waffle dial was the main reason I went auto :)

Appreciate your reply for the comments that are been posted ❤.. super cool content..do tis prx will add a style quotient ??..apart from the classic tag

Great video great presentation! End of the day get the watch you like the aesthetics of and that you will wear!

What a video! Excellent, nay the best analysis of all the main issues with the PRX. Well done, Sir. Consider yourself subscribed to! My analysis went roughly the same way... I'd always been keen on the value proposition of Seiko's Cocktail Time watches vs Grand Seiko... Citizen's Tsuyosas vs Rolex OPs and finally Tissot's PRX vs CasiOaks. My only gripe may be that in order to emphasise your main points, speak a little more slowly or use graphics. Believe me, your analysis is the best out there and worthy of more emphasis and punctuation throughout. Thank you.

man i love ur channel. I personally dont like Quartz cuz it makes me stare at the second hand n whether it matches the index o not 😂😂 so i got automatic. U always spread good msg and a neutral one. giving the viewer the ultimate msg "hear my opinion n buy what u want"

Recently got the gold quartz 40 mil, looks amazing.

The hype has died down and the PRX is still around. Integrated sport watches are en vogue again. There are some great ones out there like the CW Twelve. I passionately adore the quartz Tissot PRX. So much so I’ve bought two-the white lume dial and the blue. The 40mm look and fit perfectly on my 7” wrist. And for $260 new, you can’t beat the value. I don’t care for the waffle dial and I don’t need more mediocre mechanical movements as I own high end, high finish ones already. (Don’t think my comment posted, apologies for the repeat).

... Certina?! Great video pal. Keep up the great work!

I have a Concord Mariner with a black waffle dial. It's been around longer, and Concord has a history of pushing ETA to produce superior ultrathin quartz movements. But that was decades ago. Nowadays, most people will not have heard of the brand much less seen one in person. But this piece is definitely a step up from the PRX, being both waffled and quartz, and for that step up you're looking at double or triple the price. I got mine on discount.

I'm tempted by the 35mm auto with the mother of pearl waffle dial as a birthday present to myself. I like some of the designs Junghans offers but rarely see RU-vid videos on them.

Full disclosure i can't afford luxury watches. But im a watch guy. Im blue collar, but i like dress watches asthetically. The thought of having a complicated mechanical movememt working in harmony while im walking around makes me giggle with joy. Im a walking talking contradiction. But my work requires a watch. A reliable watch. +-5, 10 seconds a day over the course of a week can get me into trouble at work. So when it came to buying a prx, you can guess what i went for. Automatic movememts, especially visible ones are for jewelery purposes. Its jewelery for men. Quartz, as dull as it is, is a tool more so then a tourbillon.

PRX is an amazing piece; I bought my blue waffle about a year ago. I like your take on the first mover aspect - never thought about it in these terms. Solid value proposition until you consider that it's kinda the only value proposition? Still, I enjoy it a lot and don't regret the money spent (slightly below retail). A couple of points to add to your review: - The bracelet is prettier than it might seem at the first glance. They've polished the sides of the links, and thus the bracelet has this ability to all of a sudden start shining on your hand when the polished sides catch light. On the other hand, the sizing was almost a miss for me - it sometimes feels a tad too tight, esp. it did during the last summer where I live. Oh and I haven't noticed the fingerprint-magnet aspects, but boy does it scratch. - Lume really, really sucks. I wanted to buy the same watch for my younger brother; the bloody lume was what stopped me. - Questionnable QC on quartz models. You see a lot of misaligned seconds hands around. - The rotor did get quieter pretty quickly in my case.

Nivada Grenchen 37mm automatic, integrated bracelet ! I own the tissot PRX powermatic in blue 40mm no regrets ❤

40mm powermatic green dial is ❤

I deliberately gifted my girlfriend a quarz cartier, an automatic would just be a problem for her. She’s got a point :-)

I was looking at Tissot PRX for my second watch for an everyday beater, but I am going Citizen Eco Drive

Agree 👍 Quartz in the PRX is the 👌 best. I have the white dial Quartz and keep getting compliments.

There’s the Mido All Dial, which can be bought with a COSC certified movement. I think you can get one for around the price range of an automatic PRX. It’s an integrated steel bracelet sports watch, albeit quite different aesthetically. Some generations look better than others. The 2023 is meh for me. I like their older white dial version

What about the plastic escapement inside? Also, I don't like the idea of replacing the whole movement if anything inside goes wrong. That is why I prefer the Seiko. However, I would like to try a Swiss auto around this price point that can be comparable to a Seiko or Tudor movement

I actually love what I can see through the case back. And I specifically bought it because of the movement and the looks.. couldn’t bear to spend that much money for a quartz watch.. it also wouldn’t give me a kick of renewable energy. But why can’t it be serviced ?

Good competitor would also be the Christopher Ward The Twelve. Not that known and a more expensive, but great look

Doesn’t really appeal all that much to me, and I thought that there was WAY too much hype around it when released. Some of the reviewers were surely making some money from how hard they were schilling it. Also agree with your take on Cartier buyers being not all that interested in the movements or other technical aspects. Cheers 🥂

I agree with you with your approach and observations. Personally, I just love the PRX watch design including the waffle dial. I only buy watches that excite me visually and have at least a Sapphire crystal. So the fact the PRX is valuable too just makes it a no-brainer. Only downside is the weak lume but that isn't a deal breaker for me as a watch's crystal is. That said, I own the Blue Moon Cocktail but with a leather band. It's my favorite watch but definitely not versatile. Even for some formal functions, its a little too blingy. But nonetheless, it's my favorite watch. And one of my most affordable watches too. Funny how that works. Nonetheless, it doesn't have sapphire but it's such a popular model that there's aftermarket sapphire specifically for it. So if I ever get a scratch on my baby, I'll be upgrading to sapphire.

How would you compare this with the older PRC 200 automatic design? I think PC 200 is more robust and a better looking in my opinion.

⁠​can I ask for an opinion, I’m considering to purchase the prx or the seamaster 1000, if its you, which one you choose?

I think the PRX (and the Gentleman) is the ultimate first automatic watch. You can gift it to a young high-school or college graduate.

The maen manhattan 37 is a strong competitor to this in my opinion. Although it of course has no quartz option

My favorite watch reviewer

It is worth the hype.

Love mine

Tiffany blue quartz ftw

I hesitated between Tissot and the Milano D1 but I ended up with the Tissot which is better built.

Today the Damian Lillard special edition prx is the crème de la crème 👌🏼

Christopher Ward should be considered. Swiss quality for a fantastic price. I do like this watch a lot though.

Lived the '70's, wasn't much of a fan of the styles, even back then. As far as Tissot's, I'm a much bigger fan of the Gentleman.

Liked the way it looked online. I saw it in person, and it did nothing for me. I think the dial was too plain, and the proportions didn't look right.

My Vostok has an in house movement

Of course it is. There is no question.

The quartz won't hit the seconds markers on any unit you try. It is horrendous.

Under $1k I'm eyeing Yema's Urban Traveller. A bit above Chris Ward's the Twelve. Under $10k, Cartier Santos.

Before I watch it, I do think it’s overhyped. I made the mistake of buying it without seeing it in person. It looks tiny on my wrist and from all the videos I watched I thought it was going to be too big. Maybe I have bigger wrists than I thought ( never measured them) Also I think the bracelet isn’t very high quality. I’ll keep it but I’m not blown away like I thought I would be.

Bought a blue dial PRX 35mm for about 350.00. A steal , it’s a gorgeous bracelet that tells the time.

8:09 isn't Nomos German? Or did I miss something?

Hamilton has a bunch of watches on bracelets at a similar price point, field watches, pilots watches, divers. Sub-$1000 Swiss watches in general are getting hard to come by. Other than Tissot and Hamilton, what other major Swiss brands make them? To me Tissot is just bland. The PRX is better than most, but still doesn't excite me. No doubt they are well built and good value, but I don't feel moved to buy, or even look very hard. In that price range, I have several Seiko Presages and a couple of Hamiltons, which are also quite decent, but also have that extra something that capture my interest.

Such a disrespect towards Aikon which in live is by far the best watch with integrated braclet, machining,fit,finish,design,fine brushing and polishing,very good movement and insane AR coating really elevates the Aikon over Manny watches with double the price of CL.

CW the twelve is competition imo

*Tudor Royal enters the chat

Is that a stone island shirt

Timex Giorgio Galli @ 38mm

Meanwhile. I bought a vintage RADO VOYAGER. ETA 2836-2. 4HZ FOR $100. 😂

What are you talking about , " it has no competitors "?

Had to wait 9 weeks for the powermatic ice blue🧊! Tissot are obviously doing something right. Being the first mover is a risk, however the PRX is a success and Tissot are rewarded by the market. Bracelet looks good but is a bit rough on the edges. No real need for the see through case back. The dial is 👌🏻. Very pleasant over all experience.

never seen a prx for more than 700

I find it hilarious you compare the quality against a Rolex. Why not compare to an actual superior piece rather than the watch only bought to show off because of the name?

I dunno, never considered buying one. Not my style, plus the Powermartic 80 is a cheap movement in my eyes. I'd rather have a proper ETA 2824.

Powermatic 80 is a throw away movement which cannot be regulated and 80% of the watchmakers will refuse to service it.

I have 2 Rolex watches and the Tissot movement is really better quality

Comparing a Tissot PRX with a IWC 🥴

Tudor Royal

Having seen the PRX up-close, it really doesn't interest me. I'm with you, I'd much rather spend the money on a Seiko with a nice dial.

I owned an auto PRX for a few months last year. For me, it’s almost there. I did wind up selling it for 2 reasons. First is lack of microadjustments. I tried multiple configurations with the links, but never could get an ideal fit. It was always too loose or too tight. I’m still considering picking up a 35mm version. The links on the 35 are smaller, so it should be easier to get a better fit. The other negative is it wears too big. It’s not too big as in the diameter of the case is too wide. It’s too big as in it feels like you are wearing a cuff and not a watch.

Clones and homages destroyed it . Shame the quality per $ ratio is pretty impressive.

Seiko SARB much much better.

Get over it. I bought two Prx 80s. One for me and one for my son. They look beautiful. As for the Seiko they are only 50m water resistant which is poo.

Christopher Ward Twelve >>> Tissot PRX

It’s overpriced for sure. Quartz or Automatic. Both overpriced.

Comparison with watches 15x the price felt way too cynical. It’s no Rolex, Omega, Zenith. Quality of that level comes at a price.

Dadi khechun kada lukha hai ha gadvachi aulad😊

Crap Watch. Just looks cheap and nasty. Bloody Awful.

yeah... overrated and over$$$... reminds me on casios

It's a Rolex oysterquartz rip off

👍👍👍

Cw 12.