Tissot 870 or Lemania 1277 on Tissot PR516 Vintage Project

iChristos · Aug 17, 2023

Hello everyone,

More or less two years ago, I had the opportunity to acquire this Tissot PR 516 Chronograph that I had spotted in various books.
It was on a fashion website for sale for less than 200 Euros in its current state, with no case back, non-functional and missing parts on the movement.

I took the gamble of taking it and gave it to my watchmaker, very quickly we were able to find the case back and bracelet but unfortunately the movement being rusted, half the parts are out of order.

I wanted to know if anyone had any parts or a remania 1277/Tissot870/Omega872 movement, as the only movement I could find online cost 800 Euros, so the watch would cost me more than it's worth.
Also, do you know what the watch is worth in its current condition?

Thanks for the space.

sheepdoll · Aug 17, 2023

The movement does not look all that bad. I have seen worse. https://omegaforums.net/threads/rust-bucket-special.148468/

Just this week I got an empty PR516 case cheap which I thought might fit my Lemania 1280. Which it does. Spent part of the day looking up pushers as one of them is broken off on mine. Here I am at 1AM local time, still finding more lacunae in my search than solid substance.

Case parts are tricky as their are so many variations. There does not seem to be any cross reference tables.

Lemania parts are not plentiful or cheap. Most are offered with the omega references. Makes searching all the more difficult. A part has to be pretty far gone not to be salvageable.

Valuation is best done by closed auction listings. Unless one is into self repair, cheap non working watches can suck money (and or time) like a dry sponge takes up water.

Most likely this watch is worth what parts can be salvaged. Shame as it does have a decent (if dated dial.) Eventually I will need to replace the crystal on the one I just got. Online crystals cost more than I paid for my case.

I like to look at the new listings, the desirable parts do not last long. Most are listed with BIN prices. Some parts can linger unsold for months. Others are gone in a few days or hours. Usually parts auctioned are only good for art projects.

I hate to say it, as I love project watches, the best thing would be to sell it no reserve with a low starting bid. Which is probably what the prior owner did. Sometimes less is more.

iChristos · Aug 19, 2023

sheepdoll
The movement does not look all that bad. I have seen worse. https://omegaforums.net/threads/rust-bucket-special.148468/

Just this week I got an empty PR516 case cheap which I thought might fit my Lemania 1280. Which it does. Spent part of the day looking up pushers as one of them is broken off on mine. Here I am at 1AM local time, still finding more lacunae in my search than solid substance.

Case parts are tricky as their are so many variations. There does not seem to be any cross reference tables.

Lemania parts are not plentiful or cheap. Most are offered with the omega references. Makes searching all the more difficult. A part has to be pretty far gone not to be salvageable.

Valuation is best done by closed auction listings. Unless one is into self repair, cheap non working watches can suck money (and or time) like a dry sponge takes up water.

Most likely this watch is worth what parts can be salvaged. Shame as it does have a decent (if dated dial.) Eventually I will need to replace the crystal on the one I just got. Online crystals cost more than I paid for my case.

I like to look at the new listings, the desirable parts do not last long. Most are listed with BIN prices. Some parts can linger unsold for months. Others are gone in a few days or hours. Usually parts auctioned are only good for art projects.

I hate to say it, as I love project watches, the best thing would be to sell it no reserve with a low starting bid. Which is probably what the prior owner did. Sometimes less is more.

Thank you for your fair answer, yes finding a complete lemania movement is difficult, I have a fair offer, I think that I am gonna sell it.

Tissot 870 or Lemania 1277 on Tissot PR516 Vintage Project

iChristos

sheepdoll

iChristos

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