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Do you like Tissot? (many pics)
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Nupero
·Yes, there is a stamp of JOUSI Turku
I could not find much relating to Tissot, but the company "HJ Jousi" has an interesting history. Company was founded by Hjalmar Jousi in the city of Turku circa 1914. In the beginning the company produced photo albums and briefcases.
In 1924 new factory was opened. I believe your Tissot box was made in this location. Photo dates to 1930s.
In 1938 Jousi started making bakelite products. Company also did contract manufacturing, everything from jewelry boxes to weapons of war (more on this later).
Inside the factory, 1930s.
Jewelry box, 1930-1960.
Only Tissot product I could find. Labeled as a watch stand. 1938-1950.
During the 40s the company produced bakelite casings for landmines!
In 2018, HJ Jousi went bankrupt. The family business had been operating for over a century. The next year, 2019, Timo Jousi (a 4th generation family member) bought the original equipment from the factory. New business operates under the name KRT Jousi. They make jewelry boxes.
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·I could not find much relating to Tissot, but the company "HJ Jousi" has an interesting history. Company was founded by Hjalmar Jousi in the city of Turku circa 1914. In the beginning the company produced photo albums and briefcases.
In 1924 new factory was opened. I believe your Tissot box was made in this location. Photo dates to 1930s.
In 1938 Jousi started making bakelite products. Company also did contract manufacturing, everything from jewelry boxes to weapons of war (more on this later).
Inside the factory, 1930s.
Jewelry box, 1930-1960.
Only Tissot product I could find. Labeled as a watch stand. 1938-1950.
During the 40s the company produced bakelite casings for landmines!
In 2018, HJ Jousi went bankrupt. The family business had been operating for over a century. The next year, 2019, Timo Jousi (a 4th generation family member) bought the original equipment from the factory. New business operates under the name KRT Jousi. They make jewelry boxes.
Thank you for the information. At that time Tissot was in partnership with Omega, even movement cal 20 is in the same Omega watches. In the late 1930s, identical bakielite boxes of other colors with the Omega inscription appeared, but the box already showed Swiss made.
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skand
·The history of this watch is also interesting. The heirs of the owner of the watch store some 60 years after his death auctioned off this 1935 piece, which had never been used or sold. Can I say that I am its first owner after 87 years of its production ?
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LDM68
·Have really enjoyed reading through this thread as I have always loved the Tissot brand, although maybe not held in such high regard as other manufacturers or indeed by manufactured to the same level oy quality in later years, they did to my eye at least produce some very attractive watches.
I would be tempted to go as far as saying it is possibly the brand that interests me most, be it an automatic, hand wind or quartz - analogue or digital. For various reasons i seem to be drawn towards watches from the 60s through to the late 80s/90s.
Lots of very interesting watches on this thread, thankyou all for sharing.
I would be tempted to go as far as saying it is possibly the brand that interests me most, be it an automatic, hand wind or quartz - analogue or digital. For various reasons i seem to be drawn towards watches from the 60s through to the late 80s/90s.
Lots of very interesting watches on this thread, thankyou all for sharing.
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·Yep, big fan particularly of the bumpers though not my watchmaker's favorites... The chrome '45 handwind jeweler branded was a freebie from the local jeweler. The '54 was in a solid gold case.
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bmpennington
·I owned a Tissot once. I won't ever buy one again. They don't hold their value well.
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LesXL
·I owned a Tissot once. I won't ever buy one again. They don't hold their value well.
In essence, what you are saying is that you're only buying Rolex to be on the safe side.
As an investor
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··Vintage Omega AficionadoI owned a Tissot once. I won't ever buy one again. They don't hold their value well.
Maybe it's just me, although I seriously doubt it, but I buy watches because I like them, not for what they might be worth down the road.
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janice&fred
·I owned a Tissot once. I won't ever buy one again. They don't hold their value well.
I owned a Rolex one. It leaked profusely when gotten wet.
Oh...wait. That wasn't me it was you.
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LDM68
·I owned a Tissot once. I won't ever buy one again. They don't hold their value well.
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·Like everything in life, it depends... Every brand has models that are more sought than others... Maybe you overpaid to start with... Maybe you didn't do your homework correctly?
In essence, what you are saying is that you're only buying Rolex to be on the safe side.
As an investor
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LesXL
·No I would buy other brands too but very few. Also, I would never pay MSRP for most watches, but not all. I only buy high end luxury watches now.
Good for you on your watch choices, so your post here was only to vent because you had a bad day
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·To get back to the thread theme : yes I do and here is a PR516 trio from the late 60s (1969 & 1970)
I like the blue touch and nuances on the dials (and those pour pictures convince me to buy this macro lense tool for my phone …)
Have a good weekend
I like the blue touch and nuances on the dials (and those pour pictures convince me to buy this macro lense tool for my phone …)
Have a good weekend
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Willbur
·I'm always surprised by the poor quality of the PR516 tricompax dial.
Don't remember if I ever see one not blury.
Don't remember if I ever see one not blury.
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LDM68
·3 very nice watches - I do fancy a GL.
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LDM68
·Can someone explain what the number on the inside of the watch cover means? as an example 44622-5x, im assuming first 5 digits are model but how about the last two?
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Bernhard J
·Here is mine, enamel dial without any hairline or chip. I bought it some 30-40 years ago for 300 DM (now 150 €) at a flea market. No repair needed, running strong and no flaws in the chronograph work. Recently I looked just for fun what is asked nowadays for these and was shocked.
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Vitezi
·Here is mine
