Quick specs Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Skeleton
Price: starts at $ 895 | € 975 | £ 835 | CHF 845 (ivory)
Size: 39 mm
Reference:
T139.836.11.048.00 (blue dial)
T139.836.16.261.00 (ivory dial)
T139.836.36.441.00 (black dial)
The Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Skeleton is a T-Classic model with stripped-off middle dial to provide a good look on the tech inside. The watch is named after the street where the Tissot factory is located, in Le Locle, Switzerland. It’s available in three executions, all in stainless steel, one coated with black PVD. The latter also has a black “dial”, the other two are ivory or blue.
The 39-millimeter case is the perfect size for a dress watch (for most buyers), and the color options offer some extra’s. If you go for blue, the outer ring of the dial is adorned with Clous de Paris. The ivory dial has a sunray effect, the black one as well, but combined with a black case and bracelet.
The Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Skeleton has a power reserve of 80 hours
Inside is a Powermatic 80 with a Tissot labelled oscillating weight and based on the ETA caliber C07.631. Which means it has a regular escapement, the C071xx ETA’s have a synthetic escapement. (And the C07.8xx have a silicon balance spring, but that’s another story.) The power reserve is a sufficient 80 hours.
The Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Skeleton either comes on a bracelet or leather strap (the ivory version). The latter is the most affordable, the blue one ads about 80 to the price and the black one is about 120 more. If you rather have a “closed” dial, take a look at the Tissot T-Classic Chemin des Tourelles Powermatic 80.
| Technical data Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Skeleton |
| Reference: T139.836.11.048.00 (blue dial) T139.836.16.261.00 (ivory dial) T139.836.36.441.00 (black dial) |
| Movement: Tissot caliber Powermatic 80 (base ETA caliber C07.631) | Automatic | Diameter: 25.6 mm (11½ lignes) | Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) | Jewels: 25 | Hours, minutes, seconds | Power-reserve: 80 hours |
| Case and dial: 39 mm | Stainless steel or stainless steel with black PVD | Thickness: 11.2 mm | Domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with antireflective coating | Open-worked dial with Clous de Paris pattern (blue version) or sunray effect (ivory dial and black version) | Dauphine hands with double finishing | Transparent case back | Water resistance: 5 ATM / 5 bar / 50 meters / 165 feet |
| Strap: Five-link brushed and polished stainless-steel bracelet | Patina khaki leather strap | Black leather bracelet |
| Price Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Skeleton: starts at $ 895 | € 975 | £ 835 | CHF 845 (ivory) |
| Website: www.tissotwatches.com |