I prefer the quartz. 1.) Thinner 2.) Lighter 3.) More nostalgic 4.) Cost 5.) Set it and forget it.

Maaaan, if these didn't have such a big case size, I'd be SOOO TEMPTED! I think either is so good looking! I kinda love the waffle dial, even tho it's a bit AP RO-ish.

Totally agree with MWC on this one. The quartz version is more in tune with the watch it is based on. The 1978 Tissot SeaStar was a quartz release, so it simply makes sense that the PRX would be as well. Especially now with the new 35mm versions that are nearly 1 to 1 replicas (dimension wise) of the 1978 Sea Star. The PowerMatic 80 feels like a bit of an afterthought to simply satisfy watch snobs that think they are too good to wear a quartz watch. So on one hand, you have one piece that is more in touch with it's horological roots, is an order of magnitude more accurate, requires nearly no maintenance, and is roughly 1/2 the cost. On the other hand you have a watch that has been turned into little more than an homage watch, is not nearly as accurate, costs twice as much AND basically brands you as a pillock who thinks they're too good to wear a quartz watch. I went with the quartz and never regretted it.

I have the quartz version and absolutely love it. The 70s design style makes quartz a good choice for this particular watch in my opinion. Oh, and there's also the price difference of course 🙂

It was a close call but I went with quartz blue. So glad I did. Sometimes I get a wild grass is greener feeling but majority of the time I love that I can just throw it on when I get tired of setting my autos. It's also accurate for the time period it references. I'm usually an auto fan only, but as shown there's a few exceptions. Just a beautiful watch.

Got the green waffle auto yesterday, what a cracking watch for the money, fits my 7.5” wrist perfectly. Great channel, I appreciate the humour injection, and fast paced presentation. Keep up the good work!

I prefer the texture of the waffle dial and I wish Tissot had gone with a linen or teak dial (or something) to give the quartz version a little more visual interest. I also agree with you that a 38mm (or even 36mm) diameter would have better suited the vintage look and feel. With the case shape and integrated bracelet, I think it would have worked even on larger wrists. (I have a 7 inch wrist.)

Thank you for giving the correct information about which Watch these descend from! You are one of the few that have it right!

EARLY CREW. WE HERE!

I picked up a 40mm PRX Powermatic today! Before going into the store, I thought the 35mm would suit me best, but I ultimately favoured the 40mm. I agree, 38mm would have been perfect.

Love the sunburst waffle dial. No worries from my side considering any RO-confusion. My only gripe would be color choices, something funkier would be great...we'll see in the future. Great energy!

SOOOPER! Glad to have you back my friend.

I prefer the dial on the quartz...it's nothing fancy, but definitely completes the 70's esthetic better. Combined with that bracelet, it's a winner. I have a small wrist, so yes, a 38mm probably would be perfect! Great vid, thank you!

I got the silver dial quartz PRX last year when it was introduced. I loved the vintage Oysterquartz vibe.

Quartz is the win for me as well, I just ordered mine online and can’t wait.

Both nice watches and the automatic isn’t expensive for a Swiss made watch. It was nice to see the quartz version second hand hitting all the markers. Not sure if it’s my cup of tea but I can see the quartz option being very popular

This is a smashing review of the watches I am considering. I tried the quartz but I am waiting on my local ad to get auto in stock! BTW I am new to this channel (infact this is my first video here) Love your style! I am gonna binge watch rest of your videos You have a new subscriber!!

Great job as usual, MWC!

I got the blue quartz version and agree that it would be good to have a 36mm size. Glad you preferred the quartz too.

Great review, thanks, was interested in the back to back of these. Cheers

Been trying to hold back, but then you hit me with the Arnie reissue. A favourite of mine. Subscribed. Greetings from France.

Nice video thank you for the detailed review! I own the Quartz version since march and would love to have the Powermatic 80 movement with the quartz dial 😁

Both informative and hilarious😂 ! Thankyou !

Really tempted by it I can't lie. Problem is it fills zero need I have in a watch, I just like it.

Thanks for another hilarious video, very enjoyable, especially Mr. Pagani 😂

The design is inspired / reissued by they model at 70’s of tissot seastar

I’d still go PR100. Micro-adjustable clasp and the option of swapping straps.

I don´t like the waffle dial of the automatic and therefore went with the quartz.

Interesting, thanks Russ 👍

Great video. Tissot really know their market with these two.

I'd love the quartz dial on the automatic!

Big difference in prices too..great show by the way..💯🇬🇧

Automatic for me my friend! Thanks for the review.

Love the one waffle dial but love the quartz price

Quartz! Beautiful!

Love that waffle dial. Great price. Very tempted.

Bet you are glad they have come out with the 35mm ! Also in new colours ! Also with imminent leather strap !

love this guy review! laid back af

Agree, quartz for me too, especially given the price difference. Not keen on the waffle dial either. Great video!

Thanks for the comparison. The RO effect on the Powermatic dial turned me off at first, but I've come to really like the additional texture/interest. It's a shame about the lume. That's one thing you don't have to worry about on a lumed Seiko (closest in feel might be the SPB167 sharp edge). I did try the quartz PRX on at an AD the other day, and it fit beautifully on my 7.25" (18.4cm) wrist. The quartz felt lighter than I am used to, so I'm not sure how I felt about that. I still lean toward the Powermatic, but they didn't have that to try on. Hopefully Tissot will offer some nice rubber straps with quick release to go on the PRX in the future. I do not know why they would go to the trouble of quick release on the bracelet otherwise.

Great video, I loved the 'how long have they been around' section 😂. I think you are right to recommend the quartz👍. It's a shame they changed the dial for the auto, and I'm not sure about the powermatic movement

Mr Pagani's Tory Boy energy is bringing me LIFE LOLLL

Love these reviews …. I got the quartz one and was debating the powermatic

I'm 50/50 between these two versions 😭 Why did Tissot do such a good job? 😂

I have the automatic version. Love it.

That chamfering on the date window quartz is much better than most framing that disrupt the design. Simple but often missed

Would go for the Quartz I think :) nice vid sir!

Totally agree, the Quartz is 70s-tastic. Brilliant review as always! I generally love the simple Tissot designs (gentleman and this one), but like you, wish they were a wee bit smaller. Happy Thursday, Russell! Has Mr. Pagani discovered the magical trend of integrated bracelets yet?

Love the waffle dial on this Tissot, it has classic written all over it, anyway, nice surprise for a Russ video drop on a Thursday evening, hope you had a good few days away with the family

Thats the funniest sh*t have seen mate. You are one of a kind.👍🤣

Got the auto a couple weeks ago myself. Managed to bash part of the square part of the watch head... Had a go of brushing it over myself.... My god, took me forever.

Hey mate, another great show. I have been looking at this watch and tossing up between the two versions so great to get another view point. This was one watch I was looking forward to seeing your wife’s thoughts, always entertaining. have you cut that segment? Cheers

Hello mate. Both watches are stunning for the money. Hope they bring out a 38mm or even 36mm in the future.

Quartz for me, sunburst clean dial so amazing 💙

I originally got the quarts version but my ocd couldn’t handle the seconds hand not hitting the markers. With the auto I will say that it will never leave my collection. I love the face of the watch so much in the blue. Great video Russ

I bought the 40m silver dial in quartz. I really like the design of the Rolex Oyster Quartz. This hits the spot for me.

Sorry for my English I like the watch shape but I don't like the butterfly clasp if they came with new version with solar power plus normal watch clasp I will buy it today before tomorrow

I’ve got the powermatic 80 in my 2021 tissot Seaster and it’s a great movement.

I was totally not fussed when the PRX first came out but it has really grown on me, particularly when the automatic came out with that waffle dial 🧇 A pair of fun watches that seem to be doing very well for old Tissot 👍 Awesome show as ever MWC 👏👏👏👏

Very conservative, but a perfect watch in many ways… as long as one can get a good fit. I’d take the automatic.

My Direnzo DRZ 04 is the same kind of integrated bracelet watch with a unique style dial but without this AP-esque approach. This automatic movement might be the one with this most interesting - anti magnetic - silicone balance staff - I guess. Anyway, another great vid Russ. I wonder what the wife would have chosen.

300 notes. Not a bad bang for the buck. Still lust after the Tudor Royal thou’ Great episode. Cheers. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

If it was smaller I'd be tempted by the quartz and I don't want to be a miserable so and so but I don't like butterfly clasps ( it's a fitment thing for me) good video as always.

this man really deserves more viewers for the effort he puts into these videos, most entertaining watch channel for sure !

Now here's a thing...I was out on the daily bike ride this morning and realized I had no milk for a cuppa so I thought I'll pop into the deli at the mall and get a carton.....well they had moved the deli and what was in it's former spot...yup a watch department and a Tissot display at the fore front....New in were 3 versions of the PRX and I had to try.....white and gold looked cheap....waffle dial was a tad gimmicky, but the blue quartz looked great......got the milk,went home and mulled over the 3 with a big mug of tea.....showered up,drove back and bought the quartz.....had to be done.

Quartz for me. Price to quality ratio its amazing.

I think the white dial with the rose gold bezel is an absolute beauty alot more understated and looks much better in person than the hype train blue and the white doesn't homage the AP as much either win win

Been looking forward to this one Russell! I love the automatic but I do love my quartz one too. Just gutted that I didn't wait to get the auto. My black dial quartz is gorgeous though and I have similar-sized wrists to you and can just about get away with the size of it but it would be perfect if it was jusy a couple of millimetres smaller!

Quartz for me, did I miss what the wife thinks? Always look forward to that. Great viewing bud. 👍🏻

I've tried it on and it definitely feels more like 42 mm ☹️ Great review 👍

I tried both twice with intent to buy. I bought the Gentleman Auto the first time, and bought a Seiko 5 Pepsi the second time :) If the automatic version did not exist than I would buy the quartz and vice versa. I just could not decide between these two.

Would like the powermatic in the plain dial.

Earned a sub.+like! Love it! 🙂

Pagani - hilarious every time.

ALL of the prx quartz ive seen have alignment issues with the seconds dial. Even the one used in this review! So thats the deal-maker there for me.

Yep, quartz for me. But actually too large for my puny wrists, so thanks. Very cool though.

I love your videos and sense of humour!! One question though. When time comes to servicing, how does the caseback on the PM80 movement screw without any notches? I don't see how the caseback can come off. Thanks!!!

I hate waffle dial but after witnessing the white or ivory dial, I am tempted. Haha.

The first watch I ever owned was a Tissot Visodate in steel. It was probably 1965 or 1966, I was 7 years old and the watch was given to me as a gift. So obviously I have a soft spot for Tissot. But these days I would have a hard time buying most Tissots because I hate that font they use on the dial so much. I think that font is awful, it's too big, and it makes their watches look incredibly cheap. In my view they should ONLY use the old script font that was (and is) so beautiful! I don't know why they changed it in the first place, but to me it's a total FAIL.

I've been taken with these for a while, I prefer the blue quartz and at the price, a steal. However, the lack of lume and no AR might kill it for me. Entertaining as usual. 😁

First time viewer. You are hilarious! 🤣 Someone commented on another video (sorry) there will be a 38mm release 🤞

Quartz all the way and 2 times on Sunday

Quartz is not as ugly a word as they make it out to be. Heritage and build quality matter so much more than whether a watch is mechanical or not. I’d much rather a Swiss made quartz PRX over a poorly made Citizen automatic at similar price points.

Quartz it is …on the way…when it’s time for The Royal Oak …the little Tissot will still have a place in the collection….

Did you notice any inaccuracies with the second hand missing markers or the minute hand going in between minutes? I want to get the quartz because it's more cost-effective, but I keep reading and seeing reviews where the minute hand is in between minutes and the second hand is skipping markers

I am sucker for the waffle dial.

Id rather have the Accurist versions, they are discounted at some retailers now. Ive seen the quartz at £100.00

Coudn't deside, bought the two 😁

I think this PRX is the best looking watch and best deal released in MANY years, for real. Its a new icon. This is the first swiss watch in years for me, that really got me excited. With that said, the only thing I would have liked to change with it, its the polished bezel, I would liked for it to have been brushed too like the rest of the watch :P But this is nitpicking.

First time in the channel, excellent video indeed !!! Got a 'thumbs up' and a new suscription as well. Regarding to the watch, and talking about 'homages', OK yes, the auto looks like a RO, but on the other hand the quartz looks like a Rolex 17000, don't you think?

Team quartz here. Would have to be the white one for me. That white date wheel ruins the blue. But even then … I think they wear a bit big for my taste.

I know this video is old as Moses, but I just purchased a moto GP and yours was the first tissot review i clicked on. Mad love from the states my friend, you have a great energy.

As always a great video. Maybe it was all the hype, but i believe i will pass on the PRX. I have never connected with Tissot, although i know it's a well respected watch maker.

I love the look, but could never pull it off!

Want to see the Tissot PRX 35mm vs Nautilus 5712 watch.

Quartz all the way! I got mine with a healthy discount (silver dial) and I am impressed big time! 38mm would have been perfect

between both automatic and quartz, which ones gives out the most blue hue? even at low light situations?

My ADHD loves your presentation and nice presentation compared to other watch channels

I searched for blue waffle: oh god, that was not what I hoped for.

The quartz is just bang on for the £220 I paid for mine, absolute steal for the quality. Sunburst works so much better and great to have a pick up and go Quartz in the box