Tissot’s latest PRX is a 70s inspired beauty

Here’s the first thing Tissot got right about its latest rising star, the PRX: It imbued the timepiece with all the requisite hallmarks of good watchmaking. Here, the Tissot design and watchmaking teams worked hand in hand to deliver a collection that is redolent of one of the most beautiful decades in watchmaking history. But more importantly, they have not forsaken good engineering for good design.

All over the PRX there are obvious signs of horological finesse. Features such as quality finishing, bevelled edges, intricate detailing, a high performance calibre, and a well-built tapered metal bracelet converge in the PRX, making it one of the best value for quality timepieces in its class.

First up, the classic 40mm PRX Automatic went through a luxurious reboot and re-emerged with a dazzling new 18K solid rose gold bezel – elegantly fluted just like many gentlemen’s watches of the 1970s. Against the soft glow of the satin-finished case and bracelet, the gold bezel brings a glamorous shine echoed by the watch’s indexes and hands. This new PRX Automatic comes with either a blue or brown sunray-finished dial, while its high-performance Powermatic Calibre 80 movement with Nivachron hairspring continues to keep its steady pace with time.

Next, Tissot took the opportunity to expand the PRX collection with a new complication that’s perpetually sought after by horology lovers: the chronograph. The new PRX Automatic Chronograph is an upsized, upgraded, and uplifted model, as its sporty 42mm case meets a Valjoux A05.H31 Calibre with 60-hour extended power reserve, while the straitlaced vertical brushed dial underscores its unwavering dedication to timekeeping precision.

Sleek elongated chronograph pushers on the side of the case enable the wearer to comfortably and accurate engage the chronograph functions. Another feature that links this watch back to the 1970s is its dial, styled in the panda or reverse panda aesthetic. Options include silver with black sub-dials, or blue with silver sub-dials.

Finally, the latest variation that shall endear the PRX to greater audiences far and wide is the new PRX 35mm, which has been gainfully downsized to provide a more comfortable fit no matter the wrist size. And what the PRX 35mm took away in terms of proportions it dutifully returned in the form of colour. Indeed, this is the most colourful PRX line since the collection’s launch. These 5 distinctive models each have a unique appeal; 4 steel models with sunburst dials in either silver, dark blue, green, or light blue, plus a fifth model that unabashedly embraces the flamboyant 1970s as it comes in a full yellow gold PVD for its case, dial, and bracelet.

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To accommodate its smaller case size, the PRX 35mm runs on a Swiss made quartz movement, which if seen in one way could be a technical trade-off for some, especially when Tissot has such a high quality in-house mechanical calibre in the Powermatic 80. But it also brings the watch closer to the late 1970s, when quartz technology and the trend for unisex watches were in full swing.

Priced more affordably than many other similar timepieces, these new additions to the Tissot PRX family are all equipped with quality touches not usually offered in this segment, such as applied hour markers, Superluminova details, and a bracelet that has an interchangeable system and a triple-blade folding clasp.