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Tissot Diver Seastar 1000 Automatic Wristwatch
Tissot Diver Seastar 1000 Automatic Wristwatch

Tissot Diver Seastar 1000 Automatic Wristwatch

By Tissot

Located in Montreal, QC

Tissot Diver Seastar 1000 men's wristwatch reference A464/564, stainless steel case & bracelet

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage Tissot Navigator World Time Automatic Wrist Watch
Vintage Tissot Navigator World Time Automatic Wrist Watch

Vintage Tissot Navigator World Time Automatic Wrist Watch

By Tissot

Located in Chicago, IL

Circa mid 1950s Tissot Navigator, World Time Wrist Watch, 36 M.M. 3 piece case with Gold Filled top

Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled, Stainless Steel

Tissot 1940's Stainless Steel Calatrava Military Dial Bumper Automatic
Tissot 1940's Stainless Steel Calatrava Military Dial Bumper Automatic

Tissot 1940's Stainless Steel Calatrava Military Dial Bumper Automatic

By Tissot

Located in New York, NY

This is a rare 1940's Tissot military style calatrava with an in house bumper automatic movement

Category

Vintage 1940s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Tissot 1940's Stainless Steel Calatrava Military Dial Bumper Automatic
Tissot 1940's Stainless Steel Calatrava Military Dial Bumper Automatic

Tissot 1940's Stainless Steel Calatrava Military Dial Bumper Automatic

By Tissot

Located in New York, NY

This is a rare 1940's Tissot military style calatrava with an in house bumper automatic movement

Category

Vintage 1940s Swiss Retro Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage automatic swiss watch, Tissot VisoDate SeaStar PR 516, ca. 1965.
Vintage automatic swiss watch, Tissot VisoDate SeaStar PR 516, ca. 1965.

Vintage automatic swiss watch, Tissot VisoDate SeaStar PR 516, ca. 1965.

By Tissot

Located in New York, NY

Vintage automatic swiss watch, Tissot VisoDate SeaStar PR 516, ca. 1965. Gray face Black lather

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Aesthetic Movement Wrist Watches

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1970s Vintage Gold-Plated Stainless Steel Tissot Automatic Seastar
1970s Vintage Gold-Plated Stainless Steel Tissot Automatic Seastar

1970s Vintage Gold-Plated Stainless Steel Tissot Automatic Seastar

By Tissot

Located in Carlisle, GB

1970’s Vintage Gold Plated Tissot Automatic Seastar This beautiful 36mm vintage self winding

Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

Vintage 1970s Tissot Automatic Ladies Wristwatch
Vintage 1970s Tissot Automatic Ladies Wristwatch

Vintage 1970s Tissot Automatic Ladies Wristwatch

By Tissot

Located in Carlisle, GB

This vintage watch is working and running well. The silver plated case is a bit tarnished as shown. Visible scratches on the top glass. Please study the images carefully as form par...

Category

Vintage 1970s Wrist Watches

Materials

Silver Plate, Base Metal

1960s TISSOT Automatic Seastar Gold-Plated Vintage Watch
1960s TISSOT Automatic Seastar Gold-Plated Vintage Watch

1960s TISSOT Automatic Seastar Gold-Plated Vintage Watch

By Tissot

Located in Carlisle, GB

This beautiful vintage mechanical Swiss Watch is in good working conditionand it is ticking well. It has some signs of wear and ageing with the gold plated case has some tarnished as...

Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold Plate

Vintage Steel Tissot Seven 7 Automatic Wristwatch, 1970s
Vintage Steel Tissot Seven 7 Automatic Wristwatch, 1970s

Vintage Steel Tissot Seven 7 Automatic Wristwatch, 1970s

By Tissot

Located in Bologna, IT

A vintage steel Tissot Seven 7 automatic wrist watch, dating from the 1970s. Both the buckle and

Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Vintage Steel Tissot Seven 7 Automatic Wristwatch, 1970s
Vintage Steel Tissot Seven 7 Automatic Wristwatch, 1970s

Vintage Steel Tissot Seven 7 Automatic Wristwatch, 1970s

By Tissot

Located in Bologna, IT

A vintage steel Tissot Seven 7 automatic wrist watch, dating from the 1970s. The buckle watch is

Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Tissot 14k Rose Gold Visodate Seaster Automatic Men's Watch 27B.621
Tissot 14k Rose Gold Visodate Seaster Automatic Men's Watch 27B.621

Tissot 14k Rose Gold Visodate Seaster Automatic Men's Watch 27B.621

By Tissot

Located in Sherman Oaks, CA

Tissot 14k Rose Gold Visodate Seaster Automatic Men's Watch 27B.621 Movement #27B.621 Case #N

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Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches

Materials

14k Gold, Rose Gold

Tissot 14k Gold Filled Square Automatic Men's Watch with Leather Band Mov 285
Tissot 14k Gold Filled Square Automatic Men's Watch with Leather Band Mov 285

Tissot 14k Gold Filled Square Automatic Men's Watch with Leather Band Mov 285

By Tissot

Located in Sherman Oaks, CA

Tissot 14k Gold Filled Square Automatic Men's Watch with Leather Band Mov 285 Movement #285-1

Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches

Materials

14k Gold, Gold-filled

Vintage Tissot Seastar Visodate Men's Automatic Date Watch
Vintage Tissot Seastar Visodate Men's Automatic Date Watch

Vintage Tissot Seastar Visodate Men's Automatic Date Watch

By Tissot

Located in New York, NY

A robust TISSOT timepiece, featuring a black dial with luminous hour markers and a date indicator

Category

20th Century Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Tissot Powermatic 80 Steel Black Dial Automatic Mens Watch T086.407.11.201.02
Tissot Powermatic 80 Steel Black Dial Automatic Mens Watch T086.407.11.201.02

Tissot Powermatic 80 Steel Black Dial Automatic Mens Watch T086.407.11.201.02

By Tissot

Located in New York, NY

/Formal Model: Tissot Powermatic 80 Vintage: No Movement: Mechanical (Automatic) Number of Jewels: 23

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Tissot Le Locle Steel Black Roman Dial Mens Automatic Watch T41.5.423.53
Tissot Le Locle Steel Black Roman Dial Mens Automatic Watch T41.5.423.53

Tissot Le Locle Steel Black Roman Dial Mens Automatic Watch T41.5.423.53

By Tissot

Located in New York, NY

for a long time. There are minor scratches on the case, bezel, and deployment clasp. Brand Tissot

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Tissot Ladies Two-Tone 1853 Automatic Watch
Tissot Ladies Two-Tone 1853 Automatic Watch

Tissot Ladies Two-Tone 1853 Automatic Watch

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Movement: automatic Function: hours, minutes, seconds Case: 27mm stainless steel case, diamond

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

1960s Steel Tissot Men Watch
1960s Steel Tissot Men Watch

1960s Steel Tissot Men Watch

Located in Poitiers, FR

at 3 o'clock.  Watch brand Tissot visodat automatic Seastar seven.  Watch of the 1960s. The bracelet

Category

Vintage 1960s French Retro Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

Tissot Automatic Seastar Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Vintage Women’s Watch
Tissot Automatic Seastar Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Vintage Women’s Watch

Tissot Automatic Seastar Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Vintage Women’s Watch

By Tissot

Located in New York, NY

Automatic Seastar women’s watch, expertly crafted in 18K yellow gold. Its timeless design speaks to Tissot

Category

20th Century American Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Tissot Yellow G.F. Automatic Wristwatch, circa 1950s
Tissot Yellow G.F. Automatic Wristwatch, circa 1950s

Tissot Yellow G.F. Automatic Wristwatch, circa 1950s

By Tissot

Located in Long Beach, CA

FACTORY / HOUSE: Tissot STYLE / REFERENCE: Dress Round METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA

Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Tissot Rose Gold Chronometer Automatic Wristwatch Ref H700333
Tissot Rose Gold Chronometer Automatic Wristwatch Ref H700333

Tissot Rose Gold Chronometer Automatic Wristwatch Ref H700333

By Tissot

Located in Firenze, IT

wristwatch with date and 18K pink gold Tissot double deployant clasp. Case two-body, polished and brushed

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Rose Gold

Tissot Stainless Steel Automatic with Original Dial, circa 1940s
Tissot Stainless Steel Automatic with Original Dial, circa 1940s

Tissot Stainless Steel Automatic with Original Dial, circa 1940s

By Tissot

Located in Long Beach, CA

FACTORY / HOUSE: Tissot Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Round METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel

Category

Vintage 1940s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches

Tissot Rose Gold Chronometer Automatic Wristwatch Ref H700333
Tissot Rose Gold Chronometer Automatic Wristwatch Ref H700333

Tissot Rose Gold Chronometer Automatic Wristwatch Ref H700333

Located in Firenze, IT

wristwatch with date and 18K pink gold Tissot double deployant clasp. Case two-body, polished and brushed

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Rose Gold

Vintage 1960s Stainless Steel Blue Tissot Automatic Seastar
Vintage 1960s Stainless Steel Blue Tissot Automatic Seastar

Vintage 1960s Stainless Steel Blue Tissot Automatic Seastar

By Tissot

Located in Carlisle, GB

This classic & Elegant Pre-owned Mechanical watch is in good Working condition and is running well. There a fine scratches on the glass . Please study the images carefully as form ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Tissot Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch, circa 1950s
Tissot Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch, circa 1950s

Tissot Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch, circa 1950s

By Tissot

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Vintage Tissot automatic man’s stainless steel dress model ref 6541-1 circa 1950’s. Featuring a 36

Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

1970's TISSOT Vissodate, Automatic Seastar Watch
1970's TISSOT Vissodate, Automatic Seastar Watch

1970's TISSOT Vissodate, Automatic Seastar Watch

By Tissot

Located in New York, NY

Vintage, stainless steel TISSOT Visodate, Automatic Seastar watch with leather bracelet.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage 1970s TISSOT Visodate Automatic Seastar PR516 Stainless Steel Watch
Vintage 1970s TISSOT Visodate Automatic Seastar PR516 Stainless Steel Watch

Vintage 1970s TISSOT Visodate Automatic Seastar PR516 Stainless Steel Watch

By Tissot

Located in Carlisle, GB

This Pre-own watch is working and running well with its swift seconds, fine scratches on the glass and the bessel. Please study the images carefully as form part of the description.

Category

Vintage 1970s Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Tissot Automatic Small Second Men's Watch T0634283606800
Tissot Automatic Small Second Men's Watch T0634283606800

Tissot Automatic Small Second Men's Watch T0634283606800

By Tissot

Located in Wilmington, DE

Energy Automatic Jewels 25 Diameter (mm) 25,6 Caliber 11 1/2''' Model ETA 2825-2 Movement Swiss

Category

2010s Wrist Watches

1960s Gold Filled Tissot Visodate Seastar Seven Automatic Watch
1960s Gold Filled Tissot Visodate Seastar Seven Automatic Watch

1960s Gold Filled Tissot Visodate Seastar Seven Automatic Watch

By Tissot

Located in Carlisle, GB

1960’s Gold filled Tissot VISODATE Seastar Seven Automatic Date Display Watch. This watch is

Category

Vintage 1960s Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold-filled

Tissot PR50 Men's Watch Stainless Steel White Diamonds
Tissot PR50 Men's Watch Stainless Steel White Diamonds

Tissot PR50 Men's Watch Stainless Steel White Diamonds

By Tissot

Located in Antwerp, BE

Tissot PR50 ref: J374/474 Automatic Stainless steel total weight: 90,07gr. Diamonds: 1,38ct

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

White Diamond, Stainless Steel

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By Jaeger-LeCoultre

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By Omega

Located in Stamford, CT

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Stainless Steel

Bulova Crystal Turnstyle Two-Tone Steel Mop Dial Quartz Ladies Watch 98L245
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By Bulova

Located in New York, NY

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By Maurice Lacroix

Located in New York, NY

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

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Steel

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Tiffany & Company 1920s Ladies Platinum and Diamond Wrist Watch

Tiffany & Company 1920s Ladies Platinum and Diamond Wrist Watch

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Chicago, IL

Circa 1920s Tiffany & Company retailed Platinum and Diamond Ladies Wrist Watch, 18 x 18 M.M. Cushion shape case with Hand Engraving work and single cut Diamonds set into the beze...

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Vintage 1920s Swiss Edwardian Wrist Watches

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Diamond, Platinum

Piaget 18K Yellow Gold 9559 1 D Hexagonal Vintage Ladies Watch
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By Piaget

Located in New York, NY

Made by Piaget circa 1970's in 18K Yellow Gold this is a 95591 D wristwatch. Perfect vintage accessory, for someone who is into a retro era, clean lines and simplicity. Designed with...

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Cartier Stainless Steel Tank Francaise Wristwatch

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By Cartier

Located in Stamford, CT

Cartier Stainless Steel Tank Francaise Wristwatch embodies timeless sophistication. Its sleek stainless steel case exudes a modern charm, while the iconic dial showcases a blend of l...

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By Omega

Located in MADRID, ES

This is a iconic piece from omega know as omega seamaster James Bond since in 1995 Star Pierce Brosnan wore a Seamaster Professional watch in the first of his four films as Agent 007.

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Located in Long Beach, CA

FACTORY / HOUSE: E. Gubelin / Lucerne STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco, Two Tone METAL: 18Kt Rose and White Gold CIRCA: 1930's MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 18 Jewels High Grade ...

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By Cartier

Located in Chicago, IL

Circa 2015 Cartier Tank Francaise, Reference 2465 Mid Size Wrist Watch, 25 x 20 M.M. Stainless Steel Water Resistant Case. Quartz Movement, Silvered White Dial with Black Roman Numer...

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Steel

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Antique Old Mine cut Diamond Cluster Earrings

Antique Old Mine cut Diamond Cluster Earrings

Located in Chicago, IL

Circa 1880 - 1890 Silver top Gold Backed Cluster Earrings, measuring just under 1/2 inch in diameter and set with Old Mine cut Diamonds totaling approximately 1.40 carats, having lev...

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Antique 1880s European Russian Empire Drop Earrings

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Bretitling Stainless Steel Chronomat Mens Wristwatch
Bretitling Stainless Steel Chronomat Mens Wristwatch

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By Breitling

Located in Stamford, CT

Breitling stainless steel Chronomat men's wristwatch, a masterpiece of precision and style that commands attention. Case diameter 44mm with a total length top to bottom 51mm. Its rob...

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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

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By Rolex

Located in Montclair, NJ

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By Breitling

Located in San Diego, CA

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By Cartier

Located in Miami, FL

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Located in New York, NY

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Tissot Automatic For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate tissot automatic for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of Gold, Stainless Steel and 18k Gold, this item was constructed with great care. Our collection of these items for sale includes 20 vintage editions and 11 modern creations to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect tissot automatic among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Creating a tissot automatic has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by TISSOT are consistently popular. There aren’t many items for women if you’re seeking a tissot automatic, as most of the options available are for men and unisex.

How Much is a Tissot Automatic?

On average, a tissot automatic at 1stDibs sells for $675, while they’re typically $199 on the low end and $2,995 for the highest priced versions of this item.

Tissot for sale on 1stDibs

Tissot has a sterling history of producing high-quality and innovative watches that spans more than 170 years. Based in the town of Le Locle, in the Swiss Jura Mountains, the Swiss luxury brand was founded by the father-and-son team of Charles-Félicien Tissot and Charles-Émile Tissot in 1853. 

In the early days, Tissot focused on producing pocket watches with high-precision movements, many of which were ornately decorated and popular with women, including French actress Sarah Bernhardt and, later, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium and famed singer Carmen Miranda. Its watches housed in domed tonneau cases, such as the Porto of the 1910s — a distinctive Art Nouveau design — foreshadowed the venturesome forms of Art Deco jewelry and landed well ahead of the shaped watch trend, and its anti-magnetic watch beat the world’s best known brands to the punch, too.

While Vacheron Constantin is credited with developing early technology for anti-magnetic timepieces — which protected movements from disruptive magnetic fields — it was Tissot that introduced the Antimagnétique, which is believed to be the world’s first anti-magnetic wristwatch. 

The sleek Art Deco-styled accessory made its way to market in 1930 — the same year that saw Tissot merging with Omega to establish the Swiss Society for the Horology Industry — decades before Rolex debuted its Milgauss, which was designed specifically for scientists toiling in the immediate vicinity of strong magnetic fields. IWC, Omega and Jaeger-LeCoultre would introduce their own antimagnetic timepieces in the years that followed, but Tissot was ahead of the game. In keeping with its slogan “Innovators by Tradition,” Tissot introduced the Navigator in 1951, a mass-produced self-winding watch that displayed 24 time zones on its sophisticated oversized dial.

In 1983, Tissot became part of the Swatch Group. Since then, Tissot’s enduring commitment to quality and style has led to even more milestones — the Tissot T-Touch, the first watch to incorporate touch-screen technology, debuted in 1999. In 2011, Tissot took first prize in the International Timing Competition with the Tissot Le Locle watch, which scored a 764 out of 1,000 for accuracy — leaving the next competitor in the dust with 488 points. 

Tissot watches continue to be status symbols and have been embraced by the likes of George Clooney and Justin Bieber as well as Angelina Jolie, who sported Tissot watches in both Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Tomb Raiders

Find vintage Tissot wristwatches and pocket watches on 1stDibs.

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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.

Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.

Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.

Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.

In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.

Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.

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