[31513 New Addn.]- [TISSOT]- POWERMATIC80 yay or nay?
Posted: 31 May 2013 23:45
More Juice! More Power! Yet... i don't feel tough... duh...
After years of buying autos that are mostly base on ETA2824 mechanical movements, today i take the plunge and made my first purchase on one such mechanical watch touted with more power reserve, roughly more than 2 times than 38hrs 2824 movements in the market. A TISSOT dress watch with C07.111 POWERMATIC 80 movement.
It has been numbers of years since my last TISSOT, which ends with a quartz chrono. And ever since then, TISSOT designs does not appeal much to me. As during that time, when the mechanicals autos are affordable, the design trends are rather dull even with a big organization like TISSOT, would tend to look like copies to TITONI dress watch design or, more less appealing compared to the Japanese makes.
Then in recent years, when the VISIODATE and LeLocle released from TISSOT, i had been looking back at TISSOT's range once again.
The dial does not have textured surface, perhaps to blend with the slim bar indexes and the polished hours and minutes hands. The hands, personally, feels to classic. Overall... the dial looks kind of a little fusion between modern and classic. Such as the one with the ROMAN indexes and priced a close to a hundred lesser than what i paid for this. Duh...I'm a bracelet guy... so the lack of bracelet to the ROMAN dial, is a no for me...
There are of course better looking ones than this i picked. Particularly the LeLocle and the VISIODATE with vintage TISSOT logo, however, both are fitted with the good old reliable 2824 automatics. At the same price, with a difference of few tens, this piece is fitted with a different movement, the C07.111.
From far, most would not be able to identify the movement as non 2824 automatic. Until we look closely on the seconds hand rocking movement, we could get a rough idea that the beat is different than 2824 that sweeps. By the way, the movement can be hand winded, as well as hackable like 2824. Except for rock and sweep motion difference.
The bracelet is made up of 7 section per row. And doesn't look so classic with the hands, however the slim parts blends well with the bar indexes on the dial. As a dress watch, most would expect to have butterfly buckle, so does this. Personally, i would prefer the snap lock type clasp over this... The bracelet is polished, though some may expect Beads of RICE type bracelet for dress watches. This is more to modern fusion.
The case is polished, hence will easily be scratched if not often hidden under the cuff of those who wears long sleeves. To those who wears short sleeve shirts like me, and clumsy... sooner or later, the case will be filled with scars of scratches.
So... will i get another POWERMATIC 80s?
This is a real tough question. Especially to a seasoned buyer to mid-high beat movement watches that beats @ more than 28kbph, and is still doubtful whether this new generation movement will be able to move along with times. After all... 2824 has been around for decades...
Probably... yes... if the POWERMATIC 80 is employed in the next generation of VISIODATE and LeLOCLE? Hee~~~
Without further ado... more pics, and more to follow on other dates...
3rd day update...
After years of buying autos that are mostly base on ETA2824 mechanical movements, today i take the plunge and made my first purchase on one such mechanical watch touted with more power reserve, roughly more than 2 times than 38hrs 2824 movements in the market. A TISSOT dress watch with C07.111 POWERMATIC 80 movement.
It has been numbers of years since my last TISSOT, which ends with a quartz chrono. And ever since then, TISSOT designs does not appeal much to me. As during that time, when the mechanicals autos are affordable, the design trends are rather dull even with a big organization like TISSOT, would tend to look like copies to TITONI dress watch design or, more less appealing compared to the Japanese makes.
Then in recent years, when the VISIODATE and LeLocle released from TISSOT, i had been looking back at TISSOT's range once again.
The dial does not have textured surface, perhaps to blend with the slim bar indexes and the polished hours and minutes hands. The hands, personally, feels to classic. Overall... the dial looks kind of a little fusion between modern and classic. Such as the one with the ROMAN indexes and priced a close to a hundred lesser than what i paid for this. Duh...I'm a bracelet guy... so the lack of bracelet to the ROMAN dial, is a no for me...
There are of course better looking ones than this i picked. Particularly the LeLocle and the VISIODATE with vintage TISSOT logo, however, both are fitted with the good old reliable 2824 automatics. At the same price, with a difference of few tens, this piece is fitted with a different movement, the C07.111.
From far, most would not be able to identify the movement as non 2824 automatic. Until we look closely on the seconds hand rocking movement, we could get a rough idea that the beat is different than 2824 that sweeps. By the way, the movement can be hand winded, as well as hackable like 2824. Except for rock and sweep motion difference.
The bracelet is made up of 7 section per row. And doesn't look so classic with the hands, however the slim parts blends well with the bar indexes on the dial. As a dress watch, most would expect to have butterfly buckle, so does this. Personally, i would prefer the snap lock type clasp over this... The bracelet is polished, though some may expect Beads of RICE type bracelet for dress watches. This is more to modern fusion.
The case is polished, hence will easily be scratched if not often hidden under the cuff of those who wears long sleeves. To those who wears short sleeve shirts like me, and clumsy... sooner or later, the case will be filled with scars of scratches.
So... will i get another POWERMATIC 80s?
This is a real tough question. Especially to a seasoned buyer to mid-high beat movement watches that beats @ more than 28kbph, and is still doubtful whether this new generation movement will be able to move along with times. After all... 2824 has been around for decades...
Probably... yes... if the POWERMATIC 80 is employed in the next generation of VISIODATE and LeLOCLE? Hee~~~
Without further ado... more pics, and more to follow on other dates...
3rd day update...
