That may be true and there are certainly a lot of subtle differences (haha, or maybe not so subtle depending on how much one studies watches). In particular I much prefer the constant hour markers on the Tissot as opposed to the doubled up markers at 3,6, and 9 on the OP. Plus, you get a display caseback on the Tissot! Haha, rather funny since the Rolex has a much better movement so it would make more sense to want to admire it but then again Rolex basically never makes display casebacks. There is a lot to love about Rolex but it is hard to argue against the amazing value of the Tissot! I appreciate your comment!

@@TheTimelyFocus thank you!

Rolex is a wonderful watch brand but very hard to get if you are first time buyer I love Tissot they make quality time pieces and they are not afraid to bring new styles every 3 to 5 years I have the Seastar powermatic 80 in blue dial 43 mm case it’s been great very happy with my purchase

Thank you so much! Great to hear you enjoyed the video!

How bout the movement? LOL

@@jxpstfu2450 at this price point, what’s not to love about a Swiss manufacture simple movement with great power reserve and some resistance to magnetism ?

@@jxpstfu2450 it’s great that’s what it’s about

How much in dollars

I agree! Tissot makes some great stuff!

True I went to purchase tissot prx brought this instead Very cool dress watch

I appreciate that PJ - Thank you sir!

Thank you so much! Yes I have been very pleased with the commentary from the viewers. That is all thanks to great watch enthusiasts like yourself! Totally agree. Tissot makes a wonderfully well made watch for the price you pay especially when compared to watches costing significantly more. That is so neat to hear you carry a pocket watch too!

Thank you Peter! I am so glad you enjoyed it. Oh no question. Tissot has so much history and quality going for it that I am surprised they are not more well known here in America. Yes, I think I may have been a bit too harsh in my video and can totally get behind what you say about the Gentleman having legitimate inspiration from within Tissots own history. I think the success of the OP line definitely inspired Tissot to bring back its own watches of the same style in the form of the Gentleman but that does not mean it is actually a knock of. Thank you for the input! I always appreciate hearing well thought out comments like yours!

Thank you so much Ricky! Really appreciate those kind words. Shooting to post a new video every couple of weeks so stay tuned! Great to hear you are enjoying your gentleman! Like I said, it is a great watch indeed!

I bought a Tissot Gentleman on a leather strap. Will It accept a Bracelet, if so, Do You want to sell Yours?

That is correct Gijo! Tissot is an amazing value. Cool to hear you were thinking the same thing about the Gentleman’s resemblance to the Rolex OP. Mine is pretty accurate. Usually plus 1-3 seconds per day.

Right on! Glad you like it. Yes, I still quite like mine as well

Tolles Video. Ich habe die Tissot in blau. Sie ist sehr hochwertig. Bin sehr zufrieden

Right on! Yes the blue is beautiful! Glad to hear you are enjoying your watch!

Thank you Justin! I appreciate the encouraging comment! Been having a lot of fun producing these little videos too

That is solid logic. Glad you are enjoying your gentlemen. Tissot is really knocking it out of the park with models like this! Thanks for the kind words too!

Thank you Sid - glad you enjoyed it! Yes that is a great point and a very good thing to remember. I suppose I could very easily think of a lot of watches that are super similar from one brand to another. Like the Rolex Chellini, Omega Tresor, Patek Calatrava and the VC Traditionnelle (all super cool watches) for example. Thank you for the input!

Glad you enjoyed it! I had a good time learning all about their origin and impact in the world of horology!

Well said. Yes, there is so much value in this watch and one I still get a great deal out of wearing. Good choice on the blue dial variant! That will look so good and serve you well for a very long time

@TracePhoto: Agree. I have a similar attitude and values. However, I bought the green Gent.

This is exactly right. I’m beginning to accept what I can and cannot afford. It’s really important to do rather than getting into significant debt.

Yep! That is well said

Good choice and glad you are enjoying it!

What's the accuracy?

Thank you David! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much Pete! I really appreciate your kind words and insight. I was just at my local AD checking out some JLC, Patek, and Omega dress watches. It is crazy how similar some of those are (definitely cannot responsibly afford any of those right now, but it is still fun to look). Looking online it seems as though Vacheron and A. Lange also make dress watches that look super similar. Rolex seems to be the most different with a fluted bezel on their Cellini. Considering those are some of the most well respected and oldest brands in the industry, I see your point regarding having only so much latitude to work within for a certain style of watch. In light of this, I would agree with you that I came off a little too harsh on the Tissot Gentleman. It is a great watch that does what it is intended to do very well!

Indeed! I especially like the hour markers. They do an amazing job of catching the light!

Thank you Mauricio! Very glad you enjoyed it! Yes it is a great watch and you certainly will not be disappointed if you end up getting it. Like I said, I still really enjoy wearing mine. Haha, yes I think you are right. I probably was overly harsh. I should have prefaced what I said a little better clarifying that I, at least to an extent, was playing devils advocate especially since nearly no other reviews even mention the similarities and I just wanted to point them out.

You won't be disappointed if you go with this one.There's a blue dial version that you should see. It is something else with the sun burst effect.

Right on - very cool Alex! What did you study? Haha, it would be funny if we had some of the same professors. I am in the Molecular Bio department and am researching TBI at DUs Knobel Institute for Healthy Aging.

​@@TheTimelyFocus I earned a BA in Political Science at the College of AHSS, so probably not much overlap with Bio fields.

Oh that is a sweet watch too! Those Alpinists had not been released when I picked up my Tissot but if they had been that would have been a much harder decision!

Thank you sir! I really appreciate the input. I will keep that in mind for my upcoming videos and be sure to include even more watch shots. I definitely get that. In the gentleman’s defense, I really enjoy the watch. It draws on Tissot’s own history even if it does look a heck of a lot like the OP. Some commenters here have pointed out that there is only so much latitude a brand has when designing a watch in this style. Even the hallowed Patek, VC, and JLC make some watches that looks remarkably like each other (I would say even more than this Gentleman resembles the OP). Just some thoughts

That does sound nice! I have never seen one in person but I have no doubts it is a great looking watch to see in person. Tissot makes amazing watches but they put up these lame renders on their website that make it hard to really appreciate what the watches look like in real life

Yes, well said Hector! Since making this video I have noticed an even closer resemblance of dress watches from popular brands like Patek, VC, JLC, Omega, etc. Thank you for your input and kind words. Appreciate it man!

My pleasure!

Thank you sir!

That is a good choice! Yes, I do see the Milgauss similarities - especially with the polished center links and case shape. Both amazing watches in their own ways. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Congratulations! That is very cool. Yes the green dial is quite nice!

Right on! Glad to hear it!

No question! Tissot has been crushing it lately!

Indeed! Very cool history. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much!

Hey thank you so much! Glad you appreciate it! Congratulations on choosing such a great watch! Yes, maybe I was too harsh on Tissot but to me at least it is hard not to look at my Gentlemen without also seeing a little bit of Rolex inspiration. Either way though, it is still a great watch!

Thank you sir!

My pleasure!

Glad you enjoyed the video Nicholas! Thank you! I understand the indecision. Went through the same thing myself. I of course did go ahead with the purchase and am still glad I own it since it is such a great watch especially considering the price point. Another way to look at it is to consider that owning the Tissot will allow you to enjoy a great timepiece while you wait to save up for and work with your local AD to actually get the Rolex OP since it will likely take over a year for them to be able to get one for you (assuming that is something you want). During that time, having the Tissot will allow you to be sure you actually like this style and want to follow through with the Rolex purchase when one becomes available. Overall, I still think the positives (including that Tissot does have some historical legitimacy in saying the Gentleman was inspired by a previous design of theirs) out weight the negatives of this watch but that is a personal decision and if it really bothers you a lot that it is so similar to the Rolex, well I would probably find another watch to look into. Hope this helps and enjoy your horological journey Nicholas!

Thank you sir!

That is a good point and this one definitely meets those criteria! Sounds like you are enjoying yours. Glad to hear it!

Thank you Graham! That is true, the Gentleman and the OP are not exactly the same but I do feel that there are enough similarities to make them at least comparable to a mash between the OP and DJ. Probably a smooth bezel DJ on the oyster bracelet would have been a better comparison. Good point on the huge price difference. I do wonder what the margins are on both watches. That said, I would be willing to bet that Rolexes margins are not nearly as high as most people would guess given they make basically every part of their watches in house as opposed to many other brands that outsource a big portion of their components to Asia (mainly China and Malaysia). PCLs are something I am rather undecided on. I generally like how they look but they do make scratches more apparent so that is definitely a downside. Putting the green dial gentleman on a green leather strap sounds like a stellar combination. Very impressive that all your watches are running so well but I suppose that is a testament to the huge improvement that has been made as of late and the great engineering that Swatch is doing. I appreciate your input. Thank you sir!

That is a good point John! I had not thought of it as a competitor to the PR100 either. True, certifying the Gentleman as a Chronometer would definitely imply a desire to cement the watch as a mainstay in the Tissot range. Well said John!

Both are great choices! Both wear easily in almost all settings too

Not at all. The watch will look smaller than on my 6.75” wrists but that will give it a really classic and somewhat vintage look. Try one on though if you can since in the end how you feel about it is what matters most. The Swissmatic looks cool and has short lugs so even though it is on the larger side will still wear really well. However, take a good long look at the Tissot Luxury Powermatic 80. Wow what an incredible value it is at the current grey market prices of under $300. I have bought a few as gifts and rather wish I bought on for myself instead of the Gentleman. Yes the Gentleman has a slightly better movement (more anti-magnetic), water resistance (50m vs 100m), and great applied hour markers, but I am not sure those warrant nearly double the price. If I were you, I would go with the Luxury Powermatic 80 and never look back regarding this category/price range of watches. Hope this helps!

Thank you Bill! Yeah I get that. I have been wanting a Rolex Milgauss Z Blue for quite a while now and am just waiting for the AD to get one in and give me the option to buy it. Pretty amazing how Rolex is able to maintain such demand. They do make a great product though. Is Rolex better than others from the competition like Omega, Grand Seiko, IWC, etc.? Maybe in some ways but luckily they are not pricing them as if they are markedly better. Most of them are right in the ballpark of these aforementioned brands for comparable products. It is only on the secondary market that many Rolex models are hyped and sold for sometimes many multiples of original retail price.

I agree! In the sub $1500 price range they are among the best! Great value for what you get

Oh that is another similar watch! Good point.

Great choice! And yes, that sounds like a reasonable way to put it

That is a great two watch collection! Oh, yes the blue dial variant is beautiful. Glad you are enjoying it and your Hamilton as well! That will be really exciting when you have worked hard and have saved up to responsibly buy a Rolex. I respect that

It’s funny, I’m looking at the blue one and the Hamilton khaki king. I’m thinking it’s better to have two affordable watches than one that costs several thousand dollars for various reasons.

I agree! Looks great and considering its features and quality, is near unbeatable in the sub $1k price range

Paulo, that is well said. I agree, Rolex watches are very very hard to come by from the ADs. Plus, you could afford a whole collection from Tissot for the price of one Rolex. I am quite impressed with what Tissot is able to do for such an affordable price. Like you say, great brand! Thanks for the input - I always enjoy reading well thought out comments from watch enthusiasts like yourself. By the way, it sounds like you have a great 5 watch collection there!

@@TheTimelyFocus Phil, you're right on the money! Rolex right now is a trend for the nouveau riche who need to show off that they've made it. I never follow trends. I like what I like and I can't afford luxury watches. Tissot is very impressive for the money. I'm still building my collection. I'm new to watches. I have the Visodate, and I would love to get that wonderful vintage looking chrono (Heritage 1948). The Gentleman or the PRX are very likely to follow,... Cheers!

@Paulo1901: Well said.

Right on! Yes the green is great!

That is a good point Johnny. The overall design and especially the hour markers are rather similar to the Omega AT. Maybe that is one reason I really liked it. I am hoping to pick up an AT in the near future and I will certainly put together a comparison between those watches. The Rolex OP might be a bit hard to source seeing as those have been in quite high demand for the past few years but I will see what I can do. Great idea! Excellent question. As one eclipses the 3k mark, more and more tech is realized. For example, something that the Rolex OP and Omega AT both have which the others do not, is a screw down crown and nearly completely anti-magnetic movements. These are super nice features for everyday wear pieces. The Tissot Gentleman is a particular good value given it has great looks and 100m water resistance and a silicon balance spring which helps it to have relatively high levels of magnetic resistance. Part of me wonders how much it can actually cost to cut some threads and use anti-magnetic components for the mainspring. However, Omega and Rolex do put a lot of work into research and engineering new movement tech which eventually works its way into cheaper models. There will always be a higher level of craftsmanship, detail, and tight tolerances that is expected on the higher end models as well. The question is how noticeable are these differences and are you willing to pay for them. Thanks for the comment! You bring up some great points and ideas!

It is a sweet watch! Definitely an incredible value too!

Wow you certainly have enjoyed some amazing watches! That is interesting about the Piaget! I have not looked much into them but I will have to read more! Thanks for sharing!

I would try and time it to see. One thing to keep in mind is that if you live a relatively sedentary lifestyle/do not move your arm much, the rotor likely will not be able to spin around enough to build up a full wind on the mainspring. Thus, unless you walk around or move your arm a lot, most watches when worn will float somewhere around 50-70% of their max power reserve. If you really want to see the true max power reserve of your watch, give it 30 or so winds of the crown after you take it off for the day to make sure it is fully wound (might not require 30 winds but it never hurts to overwind automatic watches since they have a clutch mechanism to make overwinding impossible. You should be able to feel when this happens) . Tissot generally makes really good watches so I would be surprised if your watch were not able to reach into the upper 70 hours range or even beyond 80 hours. I have tested mine a few times and it is always 80 plus or minus a few hours. However, if I do not wind it after taking it off and have spent a few days working on my computer without moving around very much, then the power reserve is usually around the 50 hour range. Hope this helps! Let me know if you end up testing the PR

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I like the Green PRX! Very cool watch. I have not seen one in person yet but from what I can tell it looks like a great watch as well! The 18k gentleman however is not for me. Personally I am rather averse to any two tone models. I want either solid gold or no gold at all (excluding of course hands, markers, etc). Plus, in the case of Tissot, I would like to see a more highly finished movement to complement the gold. Of course this is quite feelings based so feel free to blow off my thoughts, but an 18k gold two tone Tissot feels rather like buying a bunch of Ferrari body panels and putting them on a Ford Focus ST. However, if Tissot pulled out all the stops and made a really high end watch to compete with GS, Omega, Rolex, Patek, etc at a lower price like Ford did with their GT, that would be fantastic

@@TheTimelyFocus excellent write up and well yoi got me I agree!

That is a great point. Yes, Tissot does a really good job and including an antimagnetic hairspring is a very valuable quality on any watch. I do wonder if in fact the Tissot hairsprings are actually paramagnetic like the Rolex Parachrom Bleu hairsprings. Haha, I suppose we could find out by leaving both on strong magnets and seeing if either were affected. Anecdotally, I do work around a lot of strong magnetic fields and neither my Rolex watches nor my Tissots have been affected negatively in any perceptible way. I expect Omega would fair the same but it would be fun to test more seriously

I'd definitely watch that video 😁

@@jayj2day that is a great idea. No promises, but I might have to track down an Omega and then try and magnetize a bunch of my watches in measurable and controlled ways. Haha, I have already accidentally done it in the lab with my Grand Seiko. Now I pretty much only wear certified dive watches and my Milgauss in the lab

Yes it is extremely impressive what Tissot can do at a fraction of the price of Rolex!

Right on man! Yes it is a great watch. I got mine on JomaShop. Sometimes you have to wait for them to come back in stock but these watches can more often than not be found for around $500 there. Sometimes Authorized Retailers will offer 15-20% off as well. Hope you are able to pick one up!

@@TheTimelyFocus Alright, thank you!

For sure! It is a great watch and I am still glad I own it so obviously the similarities do not bother me too much

Oh interesting! That is good to know. Thank you!

Thom that is some great insight! That must have been so fun to be able to learn from you dad all about watches! I really appreciate your comment and I definitely see your point. Further in yours/Tissots defense, there are so many brands out there that all make very similar watches in the out and out dress category too. I am thinking of watches from JLC, GS, AP, VC etc. that all seem to resemble the Calatrava.

That’s a great watch! You will enjoy it but better deals can be had. Retail price from an AD here in the is lower than that and I currently see them for about $700 here. Hope this helps! www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100652553-10694952?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jomashop.com%2Ftissot-watch-t127-407-11-041-00.html

Thank you

That would have been nice! COSC certification does increase costs a bit so I bet they wanted to be able to deliver as good a watch as possible while still keeping costs relatively low. Mine runs well within COSC tolerances at about 1 second fast per day. Not sure if mine is the rule or exception but most Tissot watches I have or have had experience with also run pretty accurately as well

Yes it is very similar. That is actually a main reason for which I appreciate my Tissot Luxury Automatic more - it is a unique design that does not in any way feel like it is trying to be something else. Great question. These Tissot movements are based upon the venerable ETA 2824-2 and now the Powermatic 80 movements are some of the most popular in production so support for it will be easy to find for decades to come. I have no doubt that Tissot with one of these movements could last many decades with proper maintenance. Rolex has proven to make some of the most robust watches out there and should easily last generations assuming proper care and maintenance as well. I have met many elderly gentleman who have been wearing the same Rolex for over 50 years and their watches still look great and work perfectly. That always impresses me. I have not seen many vintage Tissots.

Tough question. They are both great watches. I actually owned the Ballade for many years and really enjoyed it. It is definitely more of a formal/dress watch than the Gentleman which is more of an everyday watch that is highly versatile. They both have the same movement which is great but the Gentleman does have double the water resistance at 100m as opposed to 50m. Other than that it really just comes down to which you like the looks/style of better and or which you can find the better deal on. I think either would be a great choice!

@@TheTimelyFocus I wanted to ask you my friend how many years this Tissot gentleman will last about 50 years

@@harshalmankar4710 another great question. With consistent maintenance (movement cleaning, lubrication, and seal replacement) every decade or so, I would imagine these watches could easily last 50 years. The movement is based on the ETA 2824 which has already been around for about 50 years and is extremely popular so sourcing parts and watchmakers who can work on it should never be an issue. Might cost up to a couple hundred bucks to have serviced ever decade by Swatch but you could likely also find independent watchmakers who could maintain it for you just as well for less.

Haha, right on! Yes I still quite enjoy mine as well! The green one is really cool. Sometimes I wish I bought that one instead. Congratulations on your new purchase. I hope you get decades of enjoyment out of your new watch!

That is a great question. I do wear my Milgauss quite a lot but my Tissots definitely get a lot of wrist time as well. Very hard to beat their value. I have given many as gifts since they are such wonderful watches for the money. Plus, when wearing a Tissot there is the added benefit of not having to worry too much about it in terms of being stolen or anything.

Ich habe beide. Sind beide in erstklassiger Qualität. Ich liebe beide

Unfortunately it is not. Still, I have had no problem with water ingress or anything, but I am mindful to check the crown is fully pushed in