Christmas gift from my son

Dan S

That's a charming watch and a great gift. Once it's cleaned up, it will be appealing on the wrist, and I'm sure you will enjoy the bumper movement. It appears to have had some water intrusion at some point, so hopefully any issues can be addressed during the service/repair.

@Vitezi might know if the crown is original. I will say that the style of the crown is certainly period-correct.

bralofsky

What a nice gift for Christmas.

Dan S

Obviously the hands and dial show damage, and some of it is probably due to water. But I wouldn't worry about it or try to fix it. Together with the radium burn, the watch has a charming and honest appearance, and I would just enjoy it for what it is. Much better to have a dial like this one, that shows some age, than one that has been repainted. Any corrosion in the movement will obviously need to be addressed, but it's quite possible that this was already done during a previous service.

Dan S

Obviously the hands and dial show damage, and some of it is probably due to water. But in your place, I wouldn't worry about it or try to fix it. Together with the radium burn on the dial, the watch has a charming and honest appearance, and I would thoroughly enjoy it for what it is. Much better to have a dial like this one, that shows some age, than one that has been repainted. Any corrosion in the movement will obviously need to be addressed, but it's quite possible that this was already done during a previous service.

Dan S

It looks like some of the plating on the hands has been lost due to corrosion. But that's just my opinion based on your photos. The luminous paint is also darkened on the hour hand, usually due to water and/or mold. The best thing is to learn to love it, as I mentioned previously.

Options generally involve various levels of restoration, typically not cleaning. The luminous paint can be removed from the hands and new color matched compound can be reapplied. That's not too difficult for an experienced watchmaker to do, but beware that the existing paint is radioactive so it should be handled with care. And if you choose to do it, you should probably replace the paint in both hands so that it matches. The person doing it can try to get a reasonable match with the lume on the dial markers, but don't expect perfection. If the darkened lume in the hour hand really bothers you, this wouldn't be a crazy option to consider.

The hands themselves can be stripped and re-plated, but then they will be shiny and they won't match the applied dial markers. If you do this, you should do it for all three hands, but I really don't recommend it because the condition of the hands will be dissonant with the rest of the watch.

bubba48

Nice watch.
I think the crown is correct and original to the watch.
This is mine of the same period.

Other references but same crown

Vitezi

Yours is an early '50s watch so that style of crown is correct and possibly original. Signed Tissot crowns started to appear in the mid-1950s.

Yes, that's a Tissot "bumper" automatic movement, variants of which were used on all their automatics from the late 1940s through the early 1950s.

Yours is a reference 6548, version 7, as seen on the inside caseback.

Congratulations on your first Tissot 😁
Make sure to browse this thread and add yours: https://omegaforums.net/threads/do-you-like-tissot-many-pics.58233/