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oinkitt
·Does anyone know if extracts are available for vintage Tissot watches??
TISSOT EXTRACT
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oinkitt
·I have found Tissots contact details
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Radiumpassion
·I know @Vitezi (?) has some original scans from their written archive. But I dont
know if that service is available anymore.
know if that service is available anymore.
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Xtof
·I am currently waiting for an extract.
I can confirm that the service is officially available, but Tissot staff, at least here in Paris, did not seem to be well aware of it. Although they were very nice, it has not been smooth to initiate the process.
It has been on-going since mid September. And I was told this extract should be sent by the end of January at the latest.
I can keep you posted as soon as I receive it.
By the way, my request concerns a simple Seastar PR 516 for which I would like to get more information as it was issued for the Pakistan Air Force. P.A.F. is engraved on the case back.
I can confirm that the service is officially available, but Tissot staff, at least here in Paris, did not seem to be well aware of it. Although they were very nice, it has not been smooth to initiate the process.
It has been on-going since mid September. And I was told this extract should be sent by the end of January at the latest.
I can keep you posted as soon as I receive it.
By the way, my request concerns a simple Seastar PR 516 for which I would like to get more information as it was issued for the Pakistan Air Force. P.A.F. is engraved on the case back.
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oinkitt
·I found the Tissot website and filled in the extract form.
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Vitezi
·Does anyone know if extracts are available for vintage Tissot watches??
https://omegaforums.net/threads/tissot-extract-from-the-archives-service-my-experience.94388/
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Vitezi
·I know @Vitezi (?) has some original scans from their written archive. But I dont
know if that service is available anymore.
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oinkitt
·I got an answer back this morning stating it costs 100 swiss francs and it takes 2 months.
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Xtof
·After 4 months, I have finally received the extract of the archives for my Military Tissot...
And I am clearly disappointed. Just the confirmation of the date (1967). Not any additional remarks on the destination or the military issue, except a mention that the Seastar version of the PR516 was a waterproof model for sports... No kidding.
And I am clearly disappointed. Just the confirmation of the date (1967). Not any additional remarks on the destination or the military issue, except a mention that the Seastar version of the PR516 was a waterproof model for sports... No kidding.
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorIt could be that Tissot did not sell these directly to the Pakistani government. That would explain the lack of documentation on the above extract.
However, a more likely explanation is that because Tissot is lower on the Swatch totem pole (below Longines, but above Swatch), and charges less than Omega, they provide a lesser service.
I think Longines is an anomaly in the Swatch world of extracts. I think they made the investment to computerize their records years ago, while Tissot, Omega and the rest did not. That is a logical explanation of how Longines can respond to an information request within 24 hours, while the others take months.
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
PS - Here is a French watch forum link to an identical watch:
http://forumamontres.forumactif.com/t236510-tissot-pr516-paf?highlight=tissot
However, a more likely explanation is that because Tissot is lower on the Swatch totem pole (below Longines, but above Swatch), and charges less than Omega, they provide a lesser service.
I think Longines is an anomaly in the Swatch world of extracts. I think they made the investment to computerize their records years ago, while Tissot, Omega and the rest did not. That is a logical explanation of how Longines can respond to an information request within 24 hours, while the others take months.
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
PS - Here is a French watch forum link to an identical watch:
http://forumamontres.forumactif.com/t236510-tissot-pr516-paf?highlight=tissot
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Willbur
·It's a little bit frustrating that they don't mentioned where it was delivered.
Without such information, extract are not so interesting...
If I'm not wrong the second watch in FAM is the same as the one presented here.
Without such information, extract are not so interesting...
If I'm not wrong the second watch in FAM is the same as the one presented here.
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Xtof
·Indeed, that is the same watch as the second one presented on FaM. (I bought it this summer, few days after the post)
There has been few others similar Tissot posted on the web with similar engravings and close serial numbers. That’s why I guessed that it was a special order and I hoped there could be records at Tissot. Too bad.
There has been few others similar Tissot posted on the web with similar engravings and close serial numbers. That’s why I guessed that it was a special order and I hoped there could be records at Tissot. Too bad.
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Willbur
·Previous extract was providing more info regarding delivery
https://omegaforums.net/threads/tissot-extract-from-the-archives-service-my-experience.94388/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/tissot-extract-from-the-archives-service-my-experience.94388/
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Xtof
·I agree with you and I was also surprised.
But after thought, in the case of this Navigator chronograph, I have strong doubt that there were any record of the sale to the final client in the books at Tissot HQ.
I guess that the photo of papers was also sent to Tissot as part of the request form. The extract of the archives would have been “completed” with the information supplied by the requester, as in the old days with Omega when Omega was not as strict as they are today.
But after thought, in the case of this Navigator chronograph, I have strong doubt that there were any record of the sale to the final client in the books at Tissot HQ.
I guess that the photo of papers was also sent to Tissot as part of the request form. The extract of the archives would have been “completed” with the information supplied by the requester, as in the old days with Omega when Omega was not as strict as they are today.
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