Swiss watch around 400 mark

mondeo

Looking at moving away from the usual jap stuff to something with deeper swiss heritage. Looked at a Tissot PR100. What else is out there in around this price ? I do like the Tissot PR 516 also but it's pushing 600 euro and for a quartz that is expensive imo.

kabakuyu

Quartz or automatic?

I got Certina DS podium auto on chrono 24 for 300,nice watch with powermatic 80 movement,very comfortable on wrist,I would look at Certina on chrono 24,some good value there.

mondeo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123703446#Comment_123703446

Just quartz

kabakuyu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123703479#Comment_123703479

Certina do a selection of quartz as well.I find the quality of certina quite good.

Lorddrakul

An Alpina Alpiner quartz is just about in range.

AuldDaysul

Tissot Gentleman quartz in budget I think.

Cassius99

The Tissot Gentleman is a nice watch...i have both a blue dial quartz Gentleman and a blue dial quartz Victorinox Alliance both barely worn that I'm hoping to sell. Just found 40mm too big for my wrist with that style watch.

PM me if your interested .

prime87

I like what Clarkson said about Tissot - can't buy one since I'm not 12 years old (or something along those lines - couldn't agree more)

That logo with the year is just so childish it wrecks my head, pitty though, love some of the watches if they had no logo.

mondeo

I hate the 1853 date on the dial as well. It cheapens it imo. I can't afford an Omega so I have to settle for the cheaper option.

Grassy Knoll

where would you go about to buy a decent secondhand Swiss watch?

prime87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123710547#Comment_123710547

Certina better way to go then.

PS Tissot used to have a much nicer logo on their watches in italic, pity what they did with this new one.

OmegaGene

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123710590#Comment_123710590

try adverts or done deal, eBay used to be good but since brexit it’s not financially viable

Oscar_Madison

I wanted to like Tissot but when I went shopping early this year I tried on about 3-4 that I’d consider buying - the watch felt way too light- the metal straps felt cheap with some nasty sharp edges - great “looking” watches but I left them all behind for the above reasons

Ryath

If you're near Kildare Village have a look in Hour Passion, they can have very good deals on Hamilton and Certina which are both a step up from Tissot. Signet Jewellers there also sell Alpina and also can have random seconds stock.

https://www.thebicestercollection.com/kildare-village/en/brands/hour-passion/