Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium: Luxury, Precision, and Style Combined

Tissot gentleman powermatic 80 silicium, being a Swiss-made watch, is a really cost-effective, yet beautiful timepiece. Just like it exudes detailed craftsmanship and innovative style, it has been a symbol of luxury and honor for ages, and still to this day represents sophistication. Its style appeals to both the watch enthusiasts and everyday wearers. So, experience the timeless charms of Tissot through this detailed article.

Rethink History

Since 1853, the Swatch Group has been represented by a very exalted part: Tissot. It was the Le Locle-based enterprise of its founding proprietors Charles-Felician Tissot and son Charles-Emile, who first started that city's horological industry. And in keeping with this world-renowned tradition that comes naturally to a Swiss automatic everyday watch, Tissot draws strength from its origins while meeting new challenges with a combination of traits not often found among brands born elsewhere. Timepieces such as this are not simple products; they are exceptional works of engineering that work through the natural oscillation of the wearer's wrist and are completely powered without a battery.

The Case

While Tissot has adapted its other lines to ISO-sizes, the Gentlemen's Collection maintains a consistent alternative of 40mm across all styles, with an overall thickness of 11.6 mm for those classic Powermatic 80 Silicium models. In short, this type of watch is for wearing in one's everyday life while showing a dependable and honest face to the world.

However, although it has a 48.6mm lug-to-lug distance, the Gentleman tends to wear it larger than it seems. All watches should be tried on before purchase, if possible, to see whether they feel just right. The round lines of the bezel also reduce this watch's overall massiveness when seen at a glance.

The Dial

With a commitment to simplicity, Tissot is a brand that makes style and readability a priority, while at the same time excelling in both looks and utility. The range of dial colors offered by the brand is quite broad, appealing to different tastes. From the modest luxury of silver and white dials with yellow gold indexes, seen in the lively forest green seen on this Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium dial above, we can find a dial for anyone's taste.

Tissot's dials are not merely for telling time. A lot of models include useful complications such as date displays, week, and automatic chronograph functions; even world time clock features can be found on these Tissots if you look closely enough to see them. Also, the Powermatic 80 movement has a 3-Hz frequency, with a weekend-proof power reserve of 80 hours. And is on display through the sapphire crystal caseback, though the finishing techniques are quite robust. This makes Tissot a must-have for pure precision and accuracy alike.

The Strap

Tissot watches offer a little something for every taste, with a ton of top-quality strap options. It provides a leather strap option in place of a metal one to suit your style. As a classic and trusted option, this old-fashioned outlook goes flawlessly with your aesthetic. For example, the Tissot Gentleman review suggests that it is a super-suave watch with a beautiful brown leather band. On the contrary, Metal bracelets are another popular choice as they provide toughness and versatility alike.

Silicon for eternity

By the end of the year, and in the steel case ticks a new member in the Tissot tree of movements, ETA, I believe, under Caliber is officially in production, yet named CO7.811. It was called Powermatic 80 for its debut, as is well known in the industry. The Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium version uses a silicon hairspring to lengthen the life of its movement, improve its accuracy, and resist magnetic interference far more easily than with an ordinary balance spring.

Style choice is yours.

Everything that Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium contributes to the watch world, it does in style. From bezel and dial colors to strap choice, you have the choice to customize it to your liking and make the most out of your purchase.

The perfect, do-it-all, is 40mm today. While a 39mm turns out to be quite small for the modern style, the 41 mm case doesn't offer that classic business watch look. Hence, a 40 mm is believed to be the perfect, contemporary case size.

Endless versions to match your aesthetic

Thus, the three tough models in the Tissot watches line are green, blue, and black-faced. And instead of the metal bracelet, you're offered polished or polished and drawn steel bracelets when you choose one of these versions with a leather strap and butterfly clasp that is narrowed at both ends. Besides all this luxury, the Powermatic 80 costs around $2375 on a leather strap, as well as an attractive push pin buckle of its own; it'll cost only $950 for a full metal model, especially for the worth. People in this era may find the leather straps meaningless, anachronistic, and just plain ugly. But it doesn't matter! And while I'm mentioning it, there's no fault at all with the bracelet. It can hold its own with bracelets costing far more money indeed. Just don't compare it against anything from Rolex or Omega!

The Final Verdict 

If the temptation to buy the Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium is alluring to you, read this first. Of course, the Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium is a modern classic and, occasionally, a great rogue.

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