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Tissot Complications Squelette Skeleton 43mm Mens Watch Silver
Ref. T0704051641100
Sits in Tissot’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Tissot watches we list, which start at £245.
Price range £245 to £1,875 across 310 Tissot watches in stock.The T-Complication Squelette represents Tissot's most direct argument for open-worked watchmaking at an accessible tier of Swiss horology. The movement at its centre is the ETA 6497-1, a hand-wound pocket-watch calibre with a long history in the trade — large-platformed, unhurried at 18,000vph, and well-suited to being displayed because its architecture was never designed to hide. Tissot has opened it up and framed it behind a double-sided anti-reflective sapphire, so the 46-hour reserve winds down in full view from both sides of the case. At 43mm and 12mm deep, it wears with reasonable discretion for a skeleton — thinner than most, which keeps it from riding high under a cuff. The blue Alpha hands track across the exposed movement without disappearing into it, and the seconds sub-dial sits at nine o'clock in the manner of the original pocket-watch layout the 6497 comes from, which gives the dial a coherence that busier skeleton designs often lack. The 22mm black alligator strap grounds what could easily read as fussy, and the deployant clasp means the watch stays put without fiddling with a tang each time.
- Reference
- T0704051641100
- Brand
- Tissot
- Case size
- 43mm
- Case thickness
- 12mm
- Lug width
- 22mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Manual
- Calibre
- ETA 6497
- Functions
- Skeleton dial
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Learn more about Tissot
Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son Charles-Émile founded the company in Le Locle in 1853, assembling gold pocket watches and, unusually for the time, exporting aggressively — Russia became a major market within a decade.
Tissot's history is a sequence of firsts achieved through willingness to try materials and ideas the establishment considered unserious. The first mass-produced pocket watch with two time zones came in 1853. The first anti-magnetic wristwatch in 1930. The Astrolon of 1971 was the first watch with a movement made largely of injection-moulded plastic, and it worked. The RockWatch of 1985 used Alpine granite for the case, followed by watches in wood and mother-of-pearl.
The T-Touch of 1999 was the most significant: a tactile sapphire crystal allowing the wearer to access altimeter, barometer, compass, thermometer, and chronograph by touching the glass, years before touchscreens were commonplace.
Tissot merged with Omega in 1930 and both became founding members of what is now the Swatch Group. Its position in the group is volume and accessibility — Swiss mechanical and quartz watches at prices most people can reach, with the Powermatic 80 movement offering an eighty-hour reserve at entry level.
The company has held timekeeping roles across cycling, basketball, motorsport, and fencing.
- 1853
- Founded in Le Locle by Charles-Félicien and Charles-Émile Tissot.
- 1930
- Merges with Omega; releases the first anti-magnetic wristwatch.
- 1971
- The Astrolon uses a plastic movement.
- 1985
- The RockWatch is cased in Alpine granite.
- 1999
- The T-Touch introduces a tactile sapphire crystal.
Also in 4 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,007), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Leather Strap Watches (904) and Skeleton Watches (260).
Best of 2 retailers
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Tissot's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
- 43mm sits at the larger end
Tissot Complications Squelette Skeleton alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | T0704051641100 | H76709510 | R32193018 |
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| Price | £1,830 | £1,425 | £2,650 |
| Case size | 43mm | 43mm | 39mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | — | 50 hours | 80 hours |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is hand-wound, so it needs winding every day or two but never a battery.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedWhat size strap does it take?
22mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's.
Cheapest place to buy
Both Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths list it at £1,830, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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