Tissot Seastar 1000 Chronograph Dive Watch

When Swiss watches are mention in a conversation, Tissot is probably the last watch I think of and most of my “watch guy” friends think the same way.  I don’t know why they don’t get the respect, they have been manufacturing fine timepieces since 1853 and they are the official timekeepers of many sporting events and they even sponsor Renault and Lotus Formula 1 teams.

Tissot’s latest watch, the Seastar 1000 Chronograph has made me look more into their watch collection, they do have some nice watches.  The Seastar 1000 is one of those nice watches and it’s a very elegant diver’s watch, the styling reminds me a bit of Oris dive watches for some reason.

The Seastar 1000 is elegant enough to be worn to the office but it feels at home in deep water, it has a water resistance of 300 meters and comes with a rubber strap and a 316L stainless steel bracelet.  The watch is on the bigger side, measuring at 48 mm in diameter.  The watch comes in two colors, black dial with white markers and a blue second hand or black dial with orange markers and orange second hand.  The hands and markers are coated with Superluminova, making reading the watch an easy task even in the darkest places.

The Tissot Seastar 1000 Chronograph is powered by a Calibre C01.211 automatic movement and comes with a sapphire crystal, a unidirectional rotating bezel, and a helium release valve.  The dial features three chronograph sub-dials and a date window at the three o’clock position.  The watch is priced at $1,000 – $1,999.