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(Image credit: Tissot)
(Image credit: Tissot)
Watches and motorsport have always enjoyed a close relationship, and now Tissot is the latest watchmaker to rekindle the decades-old love affair, with a 1970s inspired chronograph.
It’s called the PR516 and the collection is made up of four models and two movements. The headline act is a mechanical, manually-wound chronograph with a 41mm stainless steel case and a glassbox-style sapphire crystal that gives the timepiece a wonderfully retro design.
A large crystal on the case back gives a great view of the Valjoux A05 chronograph movement within. Instead of being automatically wound when the wearer moves their wrist, the watch has a manual mechanism that needs winding every day or so to keep accurate time – another 70s throwback that I’m sure horology fans will appreciate.
(Image credit: Tissot)
(Image credit: Tissot)
The manual chronograph features a black sunburst dial with striking orange second hand and subdials.
They also all feature a tachymeter on their bezel, which is used in conjunction with the second hand of the chronograph movement to measure the average speed of an object travelling a known distance. Often found on motorsport- and driving-inspired watches, the tachymeter is most commonly used as a way to quickly calculate the average speed of a car over a known distance, such as when taking part in a road rally, lapping a circuit or crossing a flying mile.
(Image credit: Tissot)
(Image credit: Tissot)
While the mechanical chronograph is only available with a black dial, Tissot is producing the quartz model in black, blue and black with gold. As well as gold details on its dial and bezel the latter also has a partially gold bracelet. The beans-style steel bracelets of every model have a quick-release interchangeable mechanism for swapping to a different strap.
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Available now, the Tissot PR516 with mechanical movement is priced at £1,720, while the silver and black quartz models land at £475 and the gold quartz variant is £515.
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