Any nice Vintage Tissot out there?

[mrsnak]

Seastar with the Lemania 1281 (Tissot 871) 17 jewel hand-wound movement.







My others:


(Bought that new in 1987)

[JohnnyMonkey]

Nice....I especially like the Seastar

My 1277 says 'hello'

[mrsnak]

Nice....I especially like the Seastar

My 1277 says 'hello'

So any ideas about the serial number discrepencies in mine?
How many digits is yours?

[JohnnyMonkey]

So any ideas about the serial number discrepencies in mine?
How many digits is yours?

Well, just checked mine, and it's a 7 digit serial no' 208xxxx dating it to 1948 according to serial no' chart!!

I know it's old, but I'm sure it aint that old!!

Might have to ask over on the Vintage forum bout this one?!!

[ninety]

Firstly, hello - I'm pretty new to the forum and haven't posted much yet. There's some stunning looking watches in this thread, hopefully mine just about measures up! I got this off ebay for GBP15 a couple of years back - someone had been doing the decorating wearing it, so it was covered in white emulsion. I gave it a clean up, hit the crystal with the Brasso and got to here:



I've got a couple of Rados and an Omega, all of which cost more than this, but this is the best watch - it keeps perfect time and looks great on the wrist. The only problem is that the plastic crystal picks up tiny scratches really easily - I hadn't realised the state of it at the minute until that photo. More polishing needed.

Another Tissot on the way, but I daren't say too much until it's in my hand...

[JohnnyMonkey]

Firstly, hello - I'm pretty new to the forum and haven't posted much yet. There's some stunning looking watches in this thread, hopefully mine just about measures up! I got this off ebay for GBP15 a couple of years back - someone had been doing the decorating wearing it, so it was covered in white emulsion. I gave it a clean up, hit the crystal with the Brasso and got to here:



I've got a couple of Rados and an Omega, all of which cost more than this, but this is the best watch - it keeps perfect time and looks great on the wrist. The only problem is that the plastic crystal picks up tiny scratches really easily - I hadn't realised the state of it at the minute until that photo. More polishing needed.

Another Tissot on the way, but I daren't say too much until it's in my hand...

Nice one I also got one of these from fleabay, and it cost me a whopping £23, mainly cos the photo was very blurry, and I don't think many people knew what it was, apart from me, and it was in mint condition, as has just recently had a little service from my watchman

Mine (in the middle) says Hi

[ninety]

Hello back! I've just picked up another one that'll be saying hello to yours on the bottom left of that picture when it's back from the watchmaker - runs beautifully and feels smooth, but the stopwatch isn't working. Fingers crossed it's nothing major, then apart from that it's just a cosmetic job. Pics when I get it back - can't wait!

Also, all beautiful watches there, but I'm *really* loving your PR-516 GL on the top row...

[JohnnyMonkey]

Hello back! I've just picked up another one that'll be saying hello to yours on the bottom left of that picture when it's back from the watchmaker - runs beautifully and feels smooth, but the stopwatch isn't working. Fingers crossed it's nothing major, then apart from that it's just a cosmetic job. Pics when I get it back - can't wait!

Also, all beautiful watches there, but I'm *really* loving your PR-516 GL on the top row...

The Seastar/Navigators with the Val 7734's are nice watches. I've got two, plus one with a beaten up dial that I 'may' do a resto job on?!! Can't say why the stopwatch isn't working, but maybe it just needs a service?!!

The PR516 is a lovely looking watch.....I actually have two of those aswell, but they don't get worn as I can't size the bracelet small enough for my twiggy wrists and it's an integrated bracelet design on these so can't put on a leather strap!!

The Lemania/Tissot Navigators (bottom right) are my favourites tho........love these watches

[ninety]

The Navigator's gone straight in for a service, so hopefully that'll sort it. I'm always on the lookout for cheap Navigators, so the Lemania ones tend to be out of my price range! With the 516s, if you cut a notch in the end of a strap, then send a very small diameter bolt through the width and nut the other end could that not be a solution? I know it's not perfect, but could be worth a try on a junk strap to see how it looks?

[JohnnyMonkey]

The Navigator's gone straight in for a service, so hopefully that'll sort it. I'm always on the lookout for cheap Navigators, so the Lemania ones tend to be out of my price range! With the 516s, if you cut a notch in the end of a strap, then send a very small diameter bolt through the width and nut the other end could that not be a solution? I know it's not perfect, but could be worth a try on a junk strap to see how it looks?

Hope it comes back working nicely then.....and get some pics up of this and your other watches

I did consider 'fashioning' a strap to fit the watch, so may still try that?!! I have seen a version with a regular looking strap/bracelet, so may even move mine along and try and acquire one of those..........I always have the same problem with older bracelets