Tissot Seastar 1000 Quartz Chronograph 38mm Unisex Watch

Ref. T1202171106100

The Seastar 1000 has long occupied the practical end of Tissot's sport range — high water resistance, screw-down crown, unidirectional bezel, built to go everywhere without ceremony. What changed here is the case: the previous generation ran to 45.5mm, sized for visibility and presence on the wrist. The 38mm version is a considered reduction, one that shifts the watch from statement sport tool to something you actually wear every day without thinking about it. The 60-minute bezel, square markers and contrasting hands remain intact; the proportions simply become easier. At 38mm with an 18mm lug width, it sits tidily on a range of wrists, and the graded grey-black dial rewards a little attention — the graduation gives the surface more depth than a flat colour would. The chronograph here is properly specified: screw-down pushers, split and add functions, 1/10-second resolution, and a battery end-of-life indicator that tells you when the movement needs attention before it stops unexpectedly. That level of function in a watch this size, rated to 300m, is not typical, and the flat profile it manages at under 13mm thick means it disappears under a cuff more readily than most dive chronographs.

Reference

T1202171106100

Brand

Tissot

Case size

38mm

Case thickness

12.95mm

Lug width

18mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Square

Dial

Black

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Quartz

Calibre

ETA G15.212

Functions

Chronograph, Date

Water resistance

300m

Bracelet / strap

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Folding clasp

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths