Tissot PR516 Chronograph 40mm Mens Watch Black

Ref. T1494171105100

The PR516 name traces back to 1970, when Tissot built a sports watch shaped around the aesthetic of motorsport — the tachymeter bezel reading speed from elapsed time, the whole thing designed to sit comfortably on a driver's wrist between stints. This current version keeps that intention intact: the bi-coloured black and white aluminium bezel, the satin black dial with its oversize luminous baton hands, and the central chronograph seconds hand all read as a coherent piece of period-influenced design rather than a pastiche of one. The ETA G10.212 inside is worth noting beyond its quartz classification. It offers split-time recording alongside the standard 30-minute counter, and carries an end-of-life indicator that signals a battery change before the movement loses accuracy — a small but genuinely useful feature on a watch used as a tool chronograph. The anti-reflective coating on the sapphire crystal makes the black dial exceptionally legible at an angle, which matters when the chronograph functions are actually in use. At 12.20mm the case sits flat enough to clear a shirt cuff without difficulty, which is not always a given at this complication.

Reference

T1494171105100

Brand

Tissot

Case size

40mm

Case thickness

12.20mm

Lug width

20mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Black

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Quartz

Calibre

ETA G10.212

Functions

Chronograph, Tachymeter

Water resistance

100m

Bracelet / strap

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Deployant clasp

Lume

Luminous

Retailer

Goldsmiths