Tissot Gentleman Automatic 38mm Mens Watch Silver

Ref. T1658071103100

The Gentleman has existed in Tissot's catalogue long enough to accumulate a clear identity — a dress-adjacent automatic that stops short of formality, built for daily wear rather than occasions. This 38mm version is not a revival but a deliberate downsizing of the existing 40mm, producing something that sits comfortably on a broader range of wrists and pulls back under a cuff more easily than its sibling. What separates this reference from the rest of the new 38mm family is the dial treatment: a pyramidal sunburst finish rather than the sector-style brushing carried over from the 40mm, meaning the silver surface breaks light into a more complex, shifting pattern. The domed sapphire adds a further layer of movement as the wrist turns. The Powermatic 80.611 beneath the display caseback is built around a Nivachron balance spring — a titanium alloy developed specifically to resist the kind of magnetic interference that accumulates in pockets alongside smartphones. Eighty hours of reserve means a weekend off the wrist costs nothing on Monday morning. At 45.7mm lug to lug, it is noticeably more compact than the 40mm generation, and on a standard wrist that reduction is felt. The one genuine weakness reviewers have noted consistently is the butterfly clasp, which lacks micro-adjustment — fine sizing it correctly from the start matters more here than on a clasp with more granular options.

Reference

T1658071103100

Brand

Tissot

Case size

38mm

Case thickness

12mm

Lug width

18mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Silver

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

Powermatic 80

Functions

Date

Water resistance

100m

Bracelet / strap

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Butterfly clasp

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths