Hi all, I’ve seen a really nice Tissot PR516 with lemania 1873 on a French website. The watch seems likes new.... but do not have pics of the mouvement. Is it normal that the lume on the hands has a different color from the lume on the dial? Do you see any red flags that I may have missed? I don’t know much about those vintage Tissot...any idea of what it worth?
Man that thing is stunning. While I don't know the market on those, I would guess this example shown would command a very big premium.
Very nice watch. Playground is here : https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-tissot.63179/ On page 6 you might find a companion (in the box) and on page 10.
Indeed it’s stunning! But I have absolutely no idea of a fair price range... Is around 1000€ a fair price?
Just found this. https://uhrforum.de/threads/tissot-...-1873-original-stahlband-original-box.387718/ Below 1000 Euro would be great, I think. Keep us informed!
2012 one was sold for 750€ over a german watch forum. So i would say yes it´s a fair price for a watch in this condition.
Lovely watch to my eye. Keep in mind they also offer an extract service as a cross check:- . https://omegaforums.net/threads/tis...ves-service-my-experience.94388/#post-1542778
I’m not willing to flip on watch’s I buy, I just want to have nice watch, try new vintage watch etc... So it is ok for me to buy, then enjoy it few months / years, then eventually sell it. If I sell it the price i bought it, it is perfect, if I loose 100 to 200€, it is still ok for me. it is not my job, just want to have fun with them and not loose too much money
The watch is mentioned as NOS so price is in line with it. Used one are more around 700-800€. For the lume, some of this models have a more green colour instead of yellow of hands.
You have to add it to a rotation where it’s only worn occasionally. After a few months, you can retire it for a while. Then, bring it back into the rotation from time to time. Once bought, I wouldn’t sell it unless dire circumstances forced my hand — it’s that exceptional. Don’t have a rotation yet? Then you need to collect more vintage watches. Given the condition of this one, I’d establish a big rotation right away. Beautiful piece!
I have a similar two register model (Tissot cal 872/Lemania 1272 iirc). The lume on mine is a cream colour, but the hands have blackened - a common "feature" where the seals have been compromised. Mine came out of a humid environment and I had the replace all the gaskets to stop it steaming up on the wrist. They come with both a red and a black pulsations bezel. Getting one with a good bezel is critical, as they're very difficult to find. A lovely hand winding movement, that is based on the same Lemania movement (1272/1273) as the three register 861 Speedmaster movement.
So, current asking price is 1000€, I will have to add around 300€ to get it service.... I was not on the hunt for it, but definitely willing to add a nice chrono to my rotation... I’ve never seen one in real life, it would help to take my decision
1000€ is fair value, given the condition and the bracelet. The green lume might become hard to ignore after a while (but I think lume on hands and dial is original). As said above, Tissot offer an extract-services, but I wouldn't bother as they virtually only give you back the information you can feed them.
It's on eBay as well, looking for €1500 so you'd be doing well to get it for €1000. I have one of the same models - it's reference 40528-1X - the hands are much darker but the lume is still a bit "green" and it's clearly not in as good condition as the one at the top. Then again, it cost me less than €1000 ... These are great on the wrist though I prefer the first one I got, which is 40528-2X - the creamy lume and the less angular subdials is a lot less "1970s BABY!" than the one above...
