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The best Tissot watches to buy in the UK (2026)

Tissot has made watches since 1853 and is the best-value Swiss brand there is. This is which Tissot to buy, from the least expensive quartz PRX up to the automatic chronographs, with the best Tissot for men, for women and under £500.

By the Sterling Guild team · Updated 19 October 2026 · Prices checked daily at Goldsmiths · How we choose

Our top picks: Tissot PRX Powermatic 80, Tissot PRX, Tissot Seastar

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Our top picks

  1. Best Tissot overallTissot PRX Powermatic 80£640The PRX with Tissot's Powermatic 80 automatic movement, a sapphire crystal and 100 metres of water resistance.
  2. Best under £400Tissot PRX£335The 35mm quartz PRX with a green dial, the least expensive way into Tissot's best-known watch.
  3. Best dive watchTissot Seastar£770An automatic diver, water resistant to 300 metres, with an 80-hour power reserve.
  4. Best dress watchTissot Le Locle£600Named after Tissot's home town, an automatic with an 80-hour power reserve and a see-through case back.
  5. Best everyday automaticTissot Gentleman Automatic£690A 38mm Powermatic 80 with an 80-hour power reserve, 11.53mm thick.
  6. Best for womenTissot PRX Powermatic 80£640The 35mm PRX as an automatic, with a green dial and 100 metres of water resistance.
In this guide
  1. How we chose
  2. Tissot's collections explained
  3. Under £500: PRX, Seastar and Gentleman in quartz
  4. £500 to £1,000: the Powermatic 80 automatics
  5. Over £1,000: PRX Automatic Chronograph
  6. The best Tissot watches for women
  7. Tissot or something else?
  8. Questions people ask

The best Tissot for most people is the PRX Powermatic 80: Tissot's best-known watch with an automatic movement, a sapphire crystal and 100 metres of water resistance. Under £400, the quartz PRX. For swimming and diving, the Seastar, and for a dress watch, the Le Locle.

Every watch here is sold new by Goldsmiths, a UK authorised Tissot retailer. Prices are Goldsmiths' own on the date shown.

How we chose

We looked at every Tissot Goldsmiths has in stock and picked the best of each collection on what you actually get: the movement, power reserve, water resistance and price. The facts come from Goldsmiths' and Tissot's own descriptions. We earn a commission if you buy through our links, which never changes the price you pay. The guide starts with the least expensive Tissots and works up.

Tissot's collections explained

Collection What it is Example price
PRX 1970s-style, integrated bracelet £335
Seastar Dive watch £390
Gentleman Classic everyday watch £400
Le Locle Dress watch, named after Tissot's home £600
Chemin des Tourelles Dress watch, named after a street in Le Locle £800

Under £500: PRX, Seastar and Gentleman in quartz

Tissot PRX (quartz). The watch that made Tissot fashionable again: a flat, angular case with an integrated bracelet, inspired by the 1970s. The 35mm green-dial version suits most wrists, men's or women's. For every PRX size and version compared, see which Tissot PRX to buy.

Tissot PRX
Best under £400Tissot PRX T1372101109100 · 35mm · Quartz · 100 m water resistant £335Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths
Tissot PRX and Tissot PRX Chrono Quartz Tissot PRX 55 watches at Goldsmiths, £290 to £1,875. Shop the PRX

Seastar 1000. If you swim, this is the Tissot to buy under £500: water resistant to 300 metres, with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and a Swiss quartz movement, according to Goldsmiths. It's 36mm, so it isn't a huge diver.

Tissot Seastar 1000
Tissot Seastar 1000 T1202101104100 · 36mm · Quartz · 300 metres (30 bar) water resistant £390Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Gentleman (quartz). Rounder and more classic than the PRX, with a sapphire crystal and 100 metres of water resistance.

Tissot Gentleman
Tissot Gentleman T1274101104100 · 40mm · Quartz · 100 m water resistant £400Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

£500 to £1,000: the Powermatic 80 automatics

This is where Tissot is unbeatable. The Powermatic 80 movement winds itself as you move and is named after its 80-hour power reserve: take it off on Friday evening and it's still running on Monday morning.

The best Tissot overall: PRX Powermatic 80. Everything that makes the PRX great, with an automatic movement, so there's no battery to change.

Tissot PRX Powermatic 80
Best Tissot overallTissot PRX Powermatic 80 T1374071135100 · 40mm · Automatic · 100 m water resistant £640Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Gentleman Automatic. A 38mm Powermatic 80 with an 80-hour power reserve, 11.53mm thick. The best everyday automatic Tissot makes.

Tissot Gentleman Automatic
Best everyday automaticTissot Gentleman Automatic T1658071104100 · 38mm · Automatic · 100 m water resistant £690Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Le Locle. Goldsmiths' description says it's named after Tissot's home in the Swiss Jura Mountains. It's a 39.5mm automatic dress watch on a leather strap, with an 80-hour power reserve and a sapphire crystal case back.

Tissot Le Locle
Best dress watchTissot Le Locle T0064071603300 · 39.5mm · Automatic · 30 m water resistant £600Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Seastar automatic. The dive watch with the Powermatic 80: 43mm, water resistant to 300 metres, with an 80-hour power reserve.

Tissot Seastar
Best dive watchTissot Seastar T1204071109101 · 43mm · Automatic · 300 m water resistant £770Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Seastar 1000 or 2000, quartz or automatic, 36mm to 44mm? See which Tissot Seastar to buy.

Over £1,000: PRX Automatic Chronograph

At the top of the PRX range is the automatic chronograph. If you want a Swiss automatic chronograph from a famous name for well under £2,000, this is it.

Tissot PRX Automatic Chronograph
Tissot PRX Automatic Chronograph T1374271101101 · 42mm · Automatic · 100 m water resistant £1,695Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

The best Tissot watches for women

PRX Powermatic 80 (35mm). The PRX as an automatic, in a size that suits slimmer wrists, with a green dial.

Tissot PRX Powermatic 80
Best for womenTissot PRX Powermatic 80 T1372071109101 · 35mm · Automatic · 100 m water resistant £640Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

The Le Locle Automatic Lady is a classic 29mm automatic, and the 25mm quartz PRX is the smallest and least expensive.

Tissot or something else?

At the same price, Seiko gives you more dive and field watches with plenty of character: see our best Seiko watches. Step up to around £1,500 and Longines gives you finer finishing and a 5-year guarantee on its automatics: see our best Longines watches.

More Tissot watches for men

12 more from Goldsmiths, from £285 to £1,040. Prices and specifications are Goldsmiths' own; we haven't written about these ones in detail.

More Tissot watches for women

8 more from Goldsmiths, from £285 to £995. Prices and specifications are Goldsmiths' own; we haven't written about these ones in detail.

Questions people ask

Is Tissot a good watch brand?
Yes. Tissot has made watches since 1853, according to Goldsmiths, and it's the best-value Swiss brand you can buy: sapphire crystals and Swiss movements from well under £500. The Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 is the one we'd start with.
Is Tissot a luxury brand?
Not quite: it's the step below. Tissot makes Swiss watches with luxury details, like sapphire crystals and automatic movements with 80-hour power reserves, for a few hundred pounds. The next step up is Longines: see our best Longines watches.
Is Tissot Swiss-made?
Yes. Goldsmiths' descriptions refer to Tissot's Swiss movements and to its home in Le Locle, in the Swiss Jura Mountains.
Tissot PRX quartz or Powermatic 80: which should I buy?
The quartz PRX is cheaper, very accurate and needs a battery every few years. The PRX Powermatic 80 is automatic, so it winds itself as you move, and the Powermatic 80 movement is named after its 80-hour power reserve. If you can stretch to it, buy the Powermatic 80.
Tissot PRX vs Gentleman: what's the difference?
The PRX has a 1970s-style integrated bracelet and a flat, angular case; the Gentleman is rounder and more classic. Both are water resistant to 100 metres. The PRX is more fashionable; the Gentleman is easier to dress up or down.
Is Tissot better than Seiko?
They're both excellent at the price. Tissot gives you a Swiss watch, sapphire crystals and 80-hour automatics; Seiko gives you more character and more choice of dive and field watches. See our best Seiko watches.
What is the best Tissot under £500?
The quartz Tissot PRX for style, or the Seastar 1000 if you swim: it's water resistant to 300 metres. For an automatic, you'll need about £600.

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How we write these guides: every watch is one you can buy new from a UK authorised retailer. Prices and specifications come from the retailer's own product page, and anything extra comes from the brand's website. We check prices and stock every morning, but they can change, so the retailer's page always has the final word. No brand or retailer pays to appear. Read how we choose watches and jewellery and our editorial policy; spotted a mistake? Email contact@sterlingguild.co.uk.