Tissot Gentleman 40mm Mens Watch

Ref. T1274071603101

The Gentleman line reaches back to Tissot's 1960s dress watches, and this configuration — silver sunray dial, stainless case, brown leather — is the one that keeps closest to that original spirit. The Powermatic 80 beneath it is the more considered choice: built on the ETA 2824 platform but running a silicon balance spring, which means resistance to the magnetic fields that accumulate in daily life from phones, screens and appliances, and an 80-hour reserve that carries the watch comfortably through a long weekend unworn. At 40mm with a lug-to-lug of around 48mm, it sits at the larger end of what reads as a dress watch, though the rounded bezel pulls the visual weight back in. The sunray-finished dial catches directional light well, and the crocodile-pattern strap adds enough texture to suit a jacket cuff without looking overdressed elsewhere. The quick-release spring bars are a practical detail: swapping to a plain leather or a bracelet takes seconds without tools, which broadens the range of what the watch can do considerably. The sapphire exhibition caseback lets the movement be seen, and a movement this tidy is worth the view.

Reference

T1274071603101

Brand

Tissot

Case size

40mm

Case thickness

11.5mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Silver

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

ETA C07.811

Functions

Date

Water resistance

100m

Bracelet / strap

Leather strap

Strap colour

Brown

Clasp

Buckle

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths