Tissot Visodate Heritage Collection

[atennisplayah]

excellent info itt, can I please get the spring bar size for this watch so I can focus my research for some more leather straps to go with a black visodate.


cheers

[teeritz]

Paul, the owner's manual has me confused because it's very fleeting. Not much info there other than what you mentioned. If you go about 3/4 of the way down the 1st page of teeritz's review, he talks a bit about winding automatic's. I'm not sure what is right, guess I'll just move it back and forth a little bit for now.

--Joe

Wind the watch about 15 times and then put it on. This will give the power-reserve enough tension/charge so that the watch will take one second to tick every second. This is what I've been telling customers for the last ten years and none of them have come back to biff me on the nose.
It's not enough to give it a few shakes and then put it on.
Don't worry too much about the manuals, most of them don't mention winding an automatic watch because they need the space on the page to remind you to get your watch serviced (unnecessarily) every two years.
Cynical, ain't I?

[jedge76]

Wind the watch about 15 times and then put it on. This will give the power-reserve enough tension/charge so that the watch will take one second to tick every second. This is what I've been telling customers for the last ten years and none of them have come back to biff me on the nose.
It's not enough to give it a few shakes and then put it on.
Don't worry too much about the manuals, most of them don't mention winding an automatic watch because they need the space on the page to remind you to get your watch serviced (unnecessarily) every two years.
Cynical, ain't I?

Hey teeritz, I saw your post in the review where you talked about this, but didn't want to quote. Figured you'd do that yourself and lo and behold... Good thing no one has taken your nose off. That's a very necessary appendage.

Since I've been winding my watch, about 10 times (I can do 15, no prob) I haven't had it die. Seems like that method has gotten me the most juice as you mentioned and, if it doesn't hurt the watch, I'll just make that part of my routine. Thanks to you and Sean for the advice. Owner's manuals are enough to turn anyone pessimistic I think.

--Joe

[paul55]

Wind the watch about 15 times and then put it on. This will give the power-reserve enough tension/charge so that the watch will take one second to tick every second. This is what I've been telling customers for the last ten years and none of them have come back to biff me on the nose.
It's not enough to give it a few shakes and then put it on.
Don't worry too much about the manuals, most of them don't mention winding an automatic watch because they need the space on the page to remind you to get your watch serviced (unnecessarily) every two years.
Cynical, ain't I?

Thanks, teeritz! Re: service interval - that's what my watchmaker/AD told me, too. He said, "Bring it in if it starts to run slow or act up. About 4 or 5 years." And he's been fixing watches and clocks for over 30 years.

[Rega]

Hi all, new to this forum.

I bought Tissot Visodate Heritage Automatic watch today and was wondering about the crown? The manual tell's me to "unscruw the crown to position IB before pulling it out to position II or III." How to make sure that the crown is unscruwed and vice versa? Any idea?

Thanks,

Karri

[paul55]

Hi all, new to this forum.

I bought Tissot Visodate Heritage Automatic watch today and was wondering about the crown? The manual tell's me to "unscruw the crown to position IB before pulling it out to position II or III." How to make sure that the crown is unscruwed and vice versa? Any idea?

Thanks,

Karri

Hi, Karri,

The manual that came with your watch includes instructions for many of their models, so not everything in it applies to yours. The Visodate does not have a screw down crown, so that instruction does not apply. You simply pull it out to positions II and III to set date and time.

Congrats on your new watch - wear it in good health!

Paul

[paul55]

P.S. Which one did you get? We'd love to see some pics

[Rega]

Hi Paul,

thanks for the pretty quick reply!

I got the black dial one, will post some photos as soon as possible.

So basically all i have to do is to set the date and time every once in a while? Sounds good to me.

[paul55]

Hi Paul,

thanks for the pretty quick reply!

I got the black dial one, will post some photos as soon as possible.

Very nice - that's the one I have. (I'm assuming you mean black and silver.)

So basically all i have to do is to set the date and time every once in a while? Sounds good to me.

That should be it - just wear it and enjoy!

Paul

[jedge76]

Hi all, new to this forum.

I bought Tissot Visodate Heritage Automatic watch today and was wondering about the crown? The manual tell's me to "unscruw the crown to position IB before pulling it out to position II or III." How to make sure that the crown is unscruwed and vice versa? Any idea?

Thanks,

Karri

Congratulations Karri! Be sure to bookmark this thread as there are a lot of polite and well-informed people here. If you get a chance, I know everyone would love to see some photos of your new watch!

--Joe