Look at this guy pretending he knows more about water resistance than the engineers at the largest watch group in the world.

The trick is to put the minute hand 30 second ahead of the seconds hand when you synchronize. Then it will be accurate as after the initial half minute "lag", the hands synch with each other. I had to do this with my Seastar 1000 quartz.

100% user error. The minute hand is calibrated each time you set the time....by the user. It works this way on all movements including Miyota, and excepting micromoter fired computer controlled hands (like casioak), some citizens, etc. To correctly set it, stop (hack) the watch by pulling the crown all the way out when the second hand reaches 12 o'clock. Then set the minute hand to the NEXT minute being sure to be exactly on the marker. Then, when the actual time reaches that minute, push the crown all the way in being careful to not rotate it. There you go, the minute hand is now exactly on the marker when the new minute starts. I you do this wrong, and have the minute hand in between two markers when the second hand is at 12 o'clock, you end up with what you're describing in this video. It's not so much that the watch doesn't know how to tell time as the user doesn't know how to set a watch ;)

Just set the time when the minute hand is half a minute in advance. The gears inside the movement need a couple of seconds to start moving. It's also a common "problem" with the valjoux 7750. I don't know what the big deal is....

Almost all mass machine produced movements have a little slack in the gears, so when setting it's best to go past the time slightly then backwards to the time you're setting to. This takes up the slack and prevents the minute hand alignment issue. Do you do that?

Thanks for the review! The Accurist Origin watches are similarly styled and based on one of their own watches from the past, like this one. They may not have quite the same finish, but are still really nice and half the price! They also come with a proper screw down back and the second hand on the ones I have seen all seem to hit the markers. Shame Tissot could not go that little bit further to make it perfect.

I had the same problem with all of my ETA autos until I changed the way I set them. When setting them I pass the minute marker that I want and then go back until I get it smack dab on the minute I want. Works every time and I see it on my myota autos as well. For some reason my seikos don't do this.

How do you set the time? You should go past the desired time about 5-10min and then go back to the time you want to set to.

Seems like a quality control issue to me as my PRX quartz lines up perfectly. If it were me, I would just exchange for another. It's a great watch.

Just bought the 40mm quartz with creme dial (my first quartz purchase), and honestly this is a fantastic looking watch, and the accuracy is fine on mine. I've owned and do own several mid to high luxury watches, and this does not look out of place with any of them.

Great intro!! What's taters, Precious? Great review pointing-out that lame had alignment! I've only seen gushing reviews, so good to get a counterpoint. (Even though I would never drop that kind of cash on battery + push-pull + integrated bracelet.) 👍

Can’t tell the time? Based on looking at a single watch? That makes it a money grab? Obviously you don’t know very much about watches. None of the dozens of other reviews I’ve read have had any problems with either the quartz or the automatic version of the PRX. I’ve had mine for about four days now and every day I find something else I like about it That I hadn’t noticed before. If a little bit of misalignment concerns you that much, send the watch back and get a replacement which is what you should’ve done before you did a review.

The same thing can happen with an automatic watch of any quality. The seconds hand is not linked to the gear train for the minutes hand. If you pull the crown out and hack the seconds hand and thirty seconds and then set the minute hand to to an index on the dial, when you start the watch again the minute hand will be between markers when the seconds hand reached 12. There is also play/slack in the gear train that can cause this, but usually not so bad that the minute hand is dead center between markers.

Did you adjust the minute hand to be spot on the mark AS the second hand is at the 12 o’clock mark? If not I don’t know how you expect the minute hand to be hitting the markers lol

This happens with all my cheap Swiss quartz watches. I just fine tune the minute hand when I’m setting the time. Same with seconds hand not hitting indices. Need high end seiko quartz for that

When PRX came out I was in love, especially with the quartz version because I am not a huge fan ofthe Powermatic 80 but as soon as I saw one in person and put it on my wrist I was disappointed, I don't know what it is but something felt off. Also, all models that the dealer had in stock had poor hands alignment. I have 3 ~50 USD Casio MTP models and every single one has perfectly alligned hands.

Got the green dial quartz, had my jeweller pull out 9 models of it to pick one with the seconds hand hitting the hour markers perfectly. I Didn’t like the prx at first but then it grew on me, strangely it gave me Oyster quartz day date vibes after owning an OQ DD and then moving it on few years later, this filled that gap that was missing at a great price point.

That's why they made digital watches for little money, or high end watches with sweeping second hand mechanical movements. That in itself wouldn't bother me, it did, I'd buy a GS Quartz with higher control. I feel this watch is more iconic as a design. and quartz accuracy in timekeeping. But for accurate reading, as mentioned above there are many other options in the digital market from Casio

Are you sure you can't wriggle the minute hand when you set it a little? Even with my Grand Seiko 2.5k € HAQ it almost can be between the markers, if I want it to be.

Quality issues happen all the time. I bought a new Tudor BlackBay GMT at Tourneau and with the 2nd day the date wheel skipped or got stuck in between numbers. I googled it and there was a huge community with the exact same problem mainly because it was a brand new movement

❤❤❤i wore my prx in public yesterday-the coolest thing about this watch( attracted lots of attention )is that it has its own unique beauty !...doesnt look like a homage or a fake watch-i predict that these low prices of the prx line will skyrocket into the wonderful of vanity-and i am a proud owner of the quartz no worries excellance-a watch u can quickly grab and go out without the hassle of setting the time or adjusting-this watch will transform the efficiency of wearing an attractive lightweight thin timepiece !!

Have you tried adjusting how you set the minute hand? Sometimes there’s a little play in the gears so there’s some “uptake” before they engage once you set the crown back to its first position. I’ve had this with some valjoux based chronographs, and some eta 2824 watches too. Even my Speedmaster Racing (7750 based movement) does it occasionally. It seems to be fixed by first winding the minute hand out to a few minutes ahead of true time, then slowly winding the minute hand back to true time and then engaging the crown to the first position. Maybe that helps.

The minute hand on my PRX is just fine. I recently synchronized my PRX with my Citizen Atomic Timekeeping Blue Angels watch over a week ago, and the hand alignment is just fine. I think that quartz on the PRX is the way to go as it is essentially a reissue of the 1978 Quartz Seastar. The Tissot Seastar branding has been repurposed to cover their "dive watches", so a new brand was understandable to avoid confusion. And PRX works. So having this watch in Quartz just seems natural, as the original on which it was based was also quartz. Mine has lost about 2 seconds in the last week, which is pretty good for a standard quartz movement. Anything under a +/- 15 second a month deviation is ok in my book. Complaining about Minute and or Hour Hand alignment is understandable. And I would definitely be concerned with one that routinely didn't line up the minute hand. It's when folks complain about second hand alignment, is when my blood starts to boil. Backlash and slight off centered placement of the movement is the primary cause of this, and this occurs in automatics as well. Anything with a gearing system has to have backlash, or the gears won't properly mesh, and off center placement can and will occur with thermal variations in the watch, as well as the anti shock material used to cushion the movement in the case. It's not noticeable in an automatic because an automatic second hand sweep is typically 3hz or greater, so you simply can't detect it like you can with the single 1hz "tick" of a quartz. The only way to counter this, is either through the use of mechanisms to maintain alignment like that in "The Citizen" or to utilize a movement where the stepper motor runs at 4hz or greater (as in the Bulova Precisionist) Neither option is very practical, as the "mechanism" to achieve alignment in "The Citizen" is much too expensive to be used in standard quartz movements, and to use a stepper motor that runs at 4hz or beyond really reduces effective battery life. Do you really want to be replacing your battery yearly? I love my Automatics, but I do acknowledge that Quartz is easier to live with on a daily basis, than my automatics. And to dismiss quartz because of a "flaw" that really isn't one, is ridiculous to me. So it's pretty intellectually dishonest to complain that "second hand misalignment" is a QC issue when it is common in quartz movements, and environmental issues can cause the alignment to get better or worse on a specific piece on a daily basis.

Still rocking my Tissot PRS516 on daily basis. Still accurate as the day I bought it.

I'm late to the party but question: if you hack the watch at 60 seconds (or noon/ 12, same difference) and move the minute hand directly on top of the marker, you are saying by the time the second hand hits the next 60 that the minute hand will only have moved halfway to the next marker? My advice is pull the seconds hand off. That watch should have always been a two-hander IMO, just like the RO or PP 3600.

I have several of these in different colors; none of them have any accuracy issues. It could be a matter of quality control, and while unfortunate, it does happen, even to the bigger brands. It may simply be a reflection of that particular watch, as opposed to the whole line. Although I do think this came off a bit exaggerated, I could see how it could be a point of criticism. I would just factor in the possibility of QC.

I will agree, the misalignment on the second is annoying but that has been my only gripe, but, I was surprised that your minute hand isn’t accurate.

I have a few similar complaints with mine as well, the markers is annoying but I'm used to thanks to my hamilton quartz doing the same and the wr I'd treat as swimming would be okay, but diving or snorkelling, nope. Mine doesn't have the hour misalignment but it does miss the markers on the seconds hand. I can see why you'd title the video as you have. Seems to be a watch that could have been done better really.

Well the gears got play between the meshing teeth, and they used steel and brass parts for the gear and pinion so.... Yeah it'll need a bit time to catch up, and it'll keep the parts last longer cz of less friction in that way, and it's still serviceable. Japanese quartz won't do these because its gears made out of plastic, there's no need for a play cz the teeth meshing plastic against plastic, supposedly would cause a high friction but it's plastic so the friction is still "lighter" compared to metal, and also you gotta throw the whole movement and install a new one if it is broken so... Unless if it's a high end watches that used LIGA tech to produce their gears which made every single teeth act like a spring so even if they were to be put in a high friction situation, the springy teeth would compensate for that and there would be no play between the teeth but it'll be about for watches that was selling in grands of dollars

I tried this on at Macys yesterday… it was underwhelming imo. The thin is good but it is too thin and the ends flare instead of tapering down. It sss also hard to read for me (quartz version) , if they hands were a touch wider or more lume filled it would be a nicer contrast. Hands also looked like it didn’t make it all the way.

2:02 I believe 1853 is just the year they were founded but not the actual name or model number of the clasp.

You can either treat the lumed area on the hand baton (as it’s thinner ) as the point of reference for the reading the extact minute or treat the desired minute as soon as the edge of the baton hand hits the next minute . It can’t be that mind boggling surely ?!

why not get the power 80 version instead of the el cheapo quartz? just the open case back is worth it.

5.25 That issue is pretty common with the ETA F06 movement. Ive got one in my Marathon MSAR 36 quartz and it happens. If, when setting, you roll the minute hand forward past the minute you want then move it back it solves it

How much do you want for it?

So far I’ve heard nothing but great things about this watch. Thanks for pointing out the flaws. For the $ it should at least be able to tell time! Keep up the great work brother.

I checked my mint green PRX against your criticisms. It took a bit of fiddling (thanks to one of the comments below), but now it is aligned perfectly. I had the same "problem" with my Seiko "Seitona" solar powered chrono. The second hand mostly hits the markers, certainly the five minute markers. This kind of watch is a fashion item, a statement if you will, much more so than just a time telling piece, and the specs and finishing overall are just great for the money. No design or craftsmanship in the affordable to mid tier to affordable luxury category will be perfect on all counts (same with European cars). So perhaps your criticism is a bit harsh on that count.

A quite hard and very critic guy! But I really like his style and he mention aspects I would't have recogniced. So even if I tend to disagree concerning the resümee, it's a great review! On the other hand, the quarz-werk remember me on the really glory times of this technology where they had 10 times higher prices than mechanic watches and seams for me to be it's true (hidden) value!

Weird. Mine hits all the marks perfectly. FWIW i owned a powermatic for a while before buying a quartz to beat around ( bought 2k3) and there's a chance they've address this issue

Great vid 😂 - I’m interested in the ifl SKY limited edition but if that is like this. I think is a no!

On my PRX Powermatic 80 the minute hand is also a little bit misaligned but not as much as on that

"A watches One job is to tell the time" I disagree, because if it was Just about the time we would all be wearing Casio f91w or using our phones. Its also about the Style, the brand. It can tell the time, its just off by a min which I dont think its that bad. But besides that, great video! It was great to get an opinion that was a bit more critical

Set at 30 sec past and align minute hand at 30 second past?

Thank you, you saved me a lot of money for this low quality watch. The misaligned hands is a deal breaker for me due to my jop which needs an acceptable accuracy at least for a normal watch

Bought all 3 colors...love them!

Ouch! QC issues happen bro… it’s a very simple hand alignment issue when they were installed. Easy fix or use the warranty

I also have same issue about Tissot, alignment of date will late fr 1 day, I done adjust for the frst time I bough than, happen again.

"A watch one job is to tell the time": Maybe in 1910, but since everyone has a smartphone, I think a lot of people wear watches as a fashion accessory. And the PRX does this job pretty well. Regarding the second and minute hand: some have this problem, some do not. If you have it, just send it back and get another one. IMO this video simply tries to get clicks by provocation, because the PRX is an extremely popular model to which there are already countless very positive videos. So this guy just thought: let's make a negative video to trigger people to click on it. And if you look at the other videos on his channel, you'll immediately notice that the PRX video has by far the most views. Mission accomplished...

Thinking about Dropping Deposit on the Newly Announced PRX Chronograph 🐼. I called a Couple Tissot Dealers and found one. Only discount is limited . They are taking off $100 off MSRP . For Preorder. I think the Chronic will be a Hir

I agree, I returned this watch, it is beautiful dial but I couldn't adjust time just like your problem.

How is it even possible for the minute hand and the seconds hand to be so unsynchronized? Which one is correct? It's almost like the seconds hand is just a decorative feature, not physically connected to the rest of the movement.

I LOVE my new green dial 40 mm case PRX!

Man you could’ve just got a watch that had a bad dial on it. To say it was a money grab is a bit of a reach though. Did you even try to reach out and maybe get a replacement?

I have one prx 80 automatic and I love it and it runs spot on

I own a $100 Casio edifice 100d and the second hand hits every minute marker perfectly. Tissot should learn from Casio

shame about the alignment issue, i was considering getting a quartz in white that i could wear to work and worry less about than my blue Powermatic 80 version. i think i might reconsider tho and just put money aside towards the chrono version

No issues with my Powermatic 80. Working like a dream

Hang on, is this satire? If the watch hacks, you can line up the minute hand…just like any watch that hacks. I totally agree that the watch is a little overhyped, but I don’t get the movement complaint.

i think u have a dodgy one.I tried one on and it hit all the markers.I just couldnt pay up for the automatic at double the price which i think is better looking!

“ It’s Swiss made!” The Swiss poop too.

You made an amateur mistake for buying a quartz watch online - live and learn. Make sure you buy it at a shop so you can inspect the hands. Even some Grand Seikos hign end quartz have misaligned seconds hands and a lot of omega quartz are misaligned too. These PRX quartz are an utter bargain and at half the costs of the automatic versions with better accuracy and cost free maintenance.

Would only consider getting it at a substantial discount or maybe secondhand. Thanks for the review

I've got a Sekio and a Casio with plugged crown marked 100m water resistance. After swimming， both of them got fog.

I bought a certina ds 8 which also costs 200 dollars more than the prx and I have the same problem with the second hand, in fact mine is even worse! I don't even use it so much that it bothers me and the shopkeeper didn't change it for me, never again Swiss watches (and I'm Swiss).

Seems like the Swiss are getting sloppy. I rather get a seiko for the money. How can the Swiss not adjust the seconds hand to hit the minute marks.

Perhaps it’s just the particular copy you are looking at. Have you seen the same issue on another copy?

Mine is hitting the minute markers perfectly. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I don't have an issue with quartz - almost half my watches are quartz - but I can't stand it if the minute hand doesn't line up with the indices with the second hand hit 12. That would be a deal breaker for sure.

I have the auto PRX, and it's fantastic, but after seeing this, i'm glad I went with the auto. That's stupid that they can't get a high end quartz to line up.

the eta F06 in general is a big step down from its predecessor the 955, plastic gears and less jewels. All that for saving maybe 10 dollars per movement. This is what's holding me back from buying new swatch group quartz watches. When i think swiss quartz i think of a robust movement that can be serviced IF it fails in a couple of decades. I don't even care about accurate hands. If i want a plastic quartz with only 1 or 2 jewels i'll just buy a seiko, their movements are much cheaper and perform better. If you're looking for swiss quartz look for ronda movements, they're much nicer.

I've heard too many reports of hand alignment problems that can't be fixed by hacking. Otherwise it _would_ be an attractive watch, but I don't trust this movement to work properly. Maybe I'd get one that works, but there's too much doubt in my mind. I can accept a second hand that isn't hitting the markers all the way around, but the minute hand needs to hit the bloody markers when the second hand passes 12. A watch that can't do that is junk, no matter what else it has going for it.

lol I dont think I have ever taken note of an issue like this lol. Dude this watch is too affordable to be bothered with this lol.

Maybe this is a bad unit. Try compare with another one or get it replaced. I only had the powermatic version and that one is flawless.

I hope this is a joke with hour hand not aligned to the hour marker when the second hand hits 60.. you know you can adjust it to line up right?

Thanks for saving me a couple hundred bucks, gshocks are still quartz kings huh

you can easily adjust the minutes with the crown ;)

I never really liked these when they came out, especially with all the hype. They started to grow on me, but never to the point I had to have one. But that obviously stops today. Love your intro….hmmmnnnnnffffffff!!!! Ha😂

Considering the quartz watch nearly ended the Swiss watchmaking industry, it's hardly a coincidence that the Swiss would flood the market with inaccurate quartz watches.

1) Pull the crown out when second hand is at 12. Then set the minutes and hour at the excact time and click the crown back in when it is time to do so😅 2) The second hand not aligned with the markers is because of temperature changes. The mechanical wheels expands sometimes when temperature changes and they made space between the wheels inside the watch because of that. It is actually more of a quality thing.😅 How can you diss the watch makers without knowing that? They are pretty aware of those kind of problems. If you want totally accuracy you should get a more expensive watch. They make smart engeneering tricks and technology you pay for to align those hands😅

Did he just say at this price he is not going to risk swimming in it. 🤣

Why don’t you return it to Tissot and get it fixed or replaced?

The only second hand that hits accurate is the omega seamaster quartz but price is above 1k..😅

My cheese is Swiss made too ... 🤦‍♂️

It's just nice to see a video not slurping all over the PRX

Very odd... I grabbed a Black-Dial Quartz PRX for $280 or so, shipped to the States from an AD in the UK (had a nice sale+free 2 Day DHL shipping I couldn't pass up) less than a month after it was first released. Had already had an eye on it for quite a while before release, and loved how it fit my 7.35" wrist. So I knew about people having some issues with QC as far as the seconds hand not hitting each tick, but that was really the only issue (for those who even consider that a major issues) known at that time. I had already talked to this AD before hand and made sure the one being shipped to me didn't have that issue. It arrived just as I was promised it would, and did me GREAT in the time I wore it almost daily... Unfortunately once I was finally able to pick up my Black-Dial 41mm Oyster Perpetual for retail, so far nothing has been able to "dethrone" it as my no-nonsense daily wear... Between that, and a 40mm No-Date Sub it's been a lonely life for most of my Watches which has lead me to sell a chunk of them... Which is now all invested, in a Watch-specific fund, as I save for my next piece in a RG VC Overseas. But before that, I had the PRX on near daily... It was a stunning piece, which always looked so much better in person than it ever did in videos or pics... Fit my wrist perfectly... And got a lot of compliments/questions (many more than either of my Rolexes, for those into that kind of thing) when I wore it. I didn't have any of these accuracy issues... At all, actually. I started using an Atomic Clock App to keep time on all of my pieces around the time I got the PRX, and the thing was barely off at all in the time I had it. Now, I highly suggest when it comes to a piece like this... You buy the seller, not the Watch. Buy a seller that will actually be there for you if you run into an issue like this. A place that WILL replace it or allow a return if that's your wish... Vs some "dealer" on eBay or whatever who will just ignore you when you contact them about an issue... Thee things are all over the place, at various price points, so it's probably quite easy for some sellers to get away selling returns/pieces with QC issues without letting the buyer know anything regarding any of that... You'd just think you're getting a bit of a cut price, when in reality you're buying a Watch that was returned yet still looks new enough to re-sell. Disgusting practice imo but it definitely happens with pieces this cheap... Available at tons of places from Dept Stores, to ADs, to various Jewelry Stores, online GMDs etc.

Fair criticisms

It bothers you, get a Casio. They have the machining to get it right. Even on their analog quartz watches. Their QC is amazing.

Tyler hover called He wants his intro music

For a Tissot, to not track properly, and miss the markers...return it. Send it back.

What you have there is a defective model, it happens, even to the Swiss. Bring it back to the AD and it will be rectified. It's better for a watch to be rectified than crucified because every PRX quartz that I've seen has been dead-on-balls when it comes to hand alignment.

I agree but I don’t like the powermatic dial.

Nice intro :)

Wow! A quartz watch that doesn’t keep time is not even worth $100. This watch deserves not only a dump on it, but also a shempter plus a monster deuce! Enjoyed the review. Thanks!

To me it looks like you didn't have the minute hand lined up correctly...

My watch too is perfectly aligned, and for 375 euro you can't find an other quality watch.

Can’t believe you seriously said that! 😂 First of all is not a pricy watch, it is actually a bargain for the quality it offers, specially the quartz version. And second and most important, everybody knows that the minutes hand doesn’t jump from one minute to another, it moves periodically; so it may be a time where it is between two minutes. Duh! 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

I don’t own a prx , but this is an exhibition of exactly how little you know of watch mechanics.

That's a shame. I like the retro vibes this watch gives off, and it was on my radar. I was leaning toward the quartz, because I don't care for the dial on the automatic version as much, and the fact that you can't regulate the automatic yourself. I guess if I do buy this one eventually, I will have to do it in person.

Finally someone being objective about this money grab scheme. To me this movement issue is big , but the entirety of the watch is just a big fail and never understood the hype behind it. Case finishing might be ok, but isn't "wow" either, the case and endlink design is bad (mind you I hate these integrated bracelet and these Genta lookalike designs), the wr is crap and not thrust worthy the dial is so-so... Ok is as Swissmade on the dial, but even this can be misleading as the rules are not really transparent.

Feel so bad for your prx. Mine's perfectly fine tho.