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·Here’s a good article on the PR 516 line...
http://www.sometimeago.com/collector-tip-tissot-pr516-series/
http://www.sometimeago.com/collector-tip-tissot-pr516-series/
VINTAGE TISSOT
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Vitezi
·Would love to learn all about them but haven’t been able to find any resources
Building a resource is what this thread is all about. There is a Tissot brand forum on WUS that features several threads on vintage Tissot. There's a book that covers the company history (TISSOT: 150 Years of History 1853-2003) but it's not a product catalog. Other than that, you'll have to do your own research. And be sure to share what you find here.
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hmmmcamu
·FYI .... link to a very informative page on vintage Tissot ... " THE WATCH SPOT " [photo borrowed from the page]
http://thewatchspotblog.com/?tag=tissot
http://thewatchspotblog.com/?tag=tissot
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bristnj
·ca. 1969 Tissot Seastar Visodate PR516 Ref. Z 445.554 (cal. 782-6) Lovely all original condition with faded ghost bezel and absolutely stunning iradescent aqua dial in pristine shape.
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ClarendonVintage
·Sometimes i feel that once you gotten used to the classic Tissot script of vintage Tissots, you can never look at the modern Tissots the same way. Thank goodness they are making a comeback to use the classic script again!
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nanook
·Greetings -
You folks were a big help with my grandfather's early '60s Omega bumper, so hoping to get some info on a '64 Tissot Visodate dress watch. My interest in the watch is that it is branded Faema on the face and the only one I have come across. I restore vintage lever espresso machines, the most recent a '52 Faema Urania. Unfortunately the back is missing and it has not had an easy life.
So far everything I have found refers to the Seastar. I am interested in finding a replacement back or other parts, and possibly someone to do a clean and lube service, hopefully in the US. I'm in northern California. The watch does run for a few minutes after a quick wind and the minute hand is loose. I picked it up at a low price, so willing to invest in getting it going. I was a camera tech for 35 years, including a year with Hasselblad, so might be tempted to refurb it myself.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
You folks were a big help with my grandfather's early '60s Omega bumper, so hoping to get some info on a '64 Tissot Visodate dress watch. My interest in the watch is that it is branded Faema on the face and the only one I have come across. I restore vintage lever espresso machines, the most recent a '52 Faema Urania. Unfortunately the back is missing and it has not had an easy life.
So far everything I have found refers to the Seastar. I am interested in finding a replacement back or other parts, and possibly someone to do a clean and lube service, hopefully in the US. I'm in northern California. The watch does run for a few minutes after a quick wind and the minute hand is loose. I picked it up at a low price, so willing to invest in getting it going. I was a camera tech for 35 years, including a year with Hasselblad, so might be tempted to refurb it myself.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
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hmmmcamu
·N nanookGreetings -
You folks were a big help with my grandfather's early '60s Omega bumper, so hoping to get some info on a '64 Tissot Visodate dress watch. My interest in the watch is that it is branded Faema on the face and the only one I have come across. I restore vintage lever espresso machines, the most recent a '52 Faema Urania. Unfortunately the back is missing and it has not had an easy life.
So far everything I have found refers to the Seastar. I am interested in finding a replacement back or other parts, and possibly someone to do a clean and lube service, hopefully in the US. I'm in northern California. The watch does run for a few minutes after a quick wind and the minute hand is loose. I picked it up at a low price, so willing to invest in getting it going. I was a camera tech for 35 years, including a year with Hasselblad, so might be tempted to refurb it myself.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
are u a member of the FACEBOOK page for Vintage Tissot ? ... if not here is the link ... request to join the page U might meet more people who might be able to assist u there .... https://www.facebook.com/groups/709994855776569/
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hmmmcamu
·N nanookGreetings -
You folks were a big help with my grandfather's early '60s Omega bumper, so hoping to get some info on a '64 Tissot Visodate dress watch. My interest in the watch is that it is branded Faema on the face and the only one I have come across. I restore vintage lever espresso machines, the most recent a '52 Faema Urania. Unfortunately the back is missing and it has not had an easy life.
So far everything I have found refers to the Seastar. I am interested in finding a replacement back or other parts, and possibly someone to do a clean and lube service, hopefully in the US. I'm in northern California. The watch does run for a few minutes after a quick wind and the minute hand is loose. I picked it up at a low price, so willing to invest in getting it going. I was a camera tech for 35 years, including a year with Hasselblad, so might be tempted to refurb it myself.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
here is another page on FB ... most members are watch restorers and tinkerers .... https://www.facebook.com/groups/Retro.Vintage.Watches.Restorations/
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Screwbacks
·heavily patinated
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nanook
·Thanks for the input hmmmcamu, unfortunately you need a facebook account to view those threads. Hopefully others will chime in regarding possible parts and/or service resources.
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WineGuyd
·My father gave me that exact watch on my bar-mitzvah in 1972. I wore it for 35 years, in the army, through a war, and never serviced it once. And in the end it didn't die of natural causes...eight years ago I cracked the crystal and cheated out and didn't want to pay Tissot the $450 service fee so I paid a local jeweler $50 to replace the crystal. Smart me. A month later I dove in a friends pool and the crystal popped out and the watch drowned(rusted). One day I'll get it restored.
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Foxy100
·STS in the UK bought a huge pile of NOS Tissot parts when (I think) they took over the UK service centre. Or something like that.
Here's my Navigator, bought in rubbish condition and sorted (but all the case patina left) by Rich Askham. I'm not sure he still likes me. Actually, after all the the watches I've sent him over the years I'm not sure he ever did!
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Here's my Navigator, bought in rubbish condition and sorted (but all the case patina left) by Rich Askham. I'm not sure he still likes me. Actually, after all the the watches I've sent him over the years I'm not sure he ever did!
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