Tissot unveils ocean-ready Seastars

There have been great big Seastars, and also some fairly small ones, but Tissot seems to have hit the sweet spot at 40mm and has now extended the range with a line-up of new Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 models.

Tissot first launched the Seastar line back in 1952. Although the name was given to underline the brand’s progress in water-resistance, over the years Seastars have not always looked like they are heading for the seas.

The range has spanned a lot of different looks, as well as size. In the Seventies, particularly, the Seastar had quite a dress-watch vibe.

The Seastar now has its eyes much more firmly on the sea. The Tissot website shows watches being splashed with water and most Seastars are now much more at the diving-chunky end of the scale.

Although of course at 40mm, these are perfectly wearable and will not overpower the wrist.

The steel case on the new watches has been updated, with notching along the edges. It has water-resistance to fit the look, at a muscular 300m.

Each watch has a vertically brushed dial that fades to black at edges, along with an unidirectional steel bezel with colour printed glass ring

Two of the new models have a matching steel case and bracelet; one comes with a blue brushed dial, the other has one a black dial.

Another watch is fancy two-tone, with a yellow gold PVD bezel and black bezel ring with a bi-colour steel/gold PVD bracelet.

The final two have a full black PVD case, one with black fabric strap and a blue dial, the other with a grey dial and an black PVD bracelet. An interchangeable strap system for ease of use.

The movement is Tissot’s Powermatic self-winder with Nivachron balance spring and a weekend-spanning 80 hours of power reserve.

From £685.

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