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Tissot Ballade Fake Watches With New Silicon Balance Springs

Silicon has many, many benefits for watches; anti-magnetism, longevity-of-life, temperature resistance, and not requiring lubricant being among them. However, because of the difficult-to-produce and fragile nature of silicon, hairsprings made of the material have typically been used exclusively in high-end timepieces.

And that is why Tissot unveiling the noble Tissot Ballade replica watches featuring a silicon balance spring and COSC-certified Powermatic 80 movement at Baselworld 2017 is unusual. And the most interesting part of that announcement? It will cost less than a thousand dollars.

Tissot is no stranger to anti-magnetic watches. During the 1930s, they created one of the first anti-magnetic watches with the Tissot Antimagnetique. Ever since then, they’ve been using anti-magnetic components in their watches, so the next natural step would be silicon. That’s not surprising. What’s surprising is the price.

There are seven models of the decent Tissot Ballade fake watches, and while the three ladies’ pieces were reviewed hands-on here back in September, the newest “Gents” models are a bit more masculine with a 39mm or 41mm case. All cases will be in steel with a Clous de Paris-patterned bezel and inner-dial disc, which I find a tasteful nod to the 1930s style.

Both the men’s and women’s watches will feature bi-tone rose-gold and yellow-gold-plated models, with the yellow gold coming on a stainless steel, bi-tone bracelet, and the rose-gold fitted with a brown leather strap on the Gents, and a white leather strap for the ladies.

A full stainless steel case with steel bracelet is also available for both. Each piece has the date window displayed at the 3 o’clock position. While I would normally always go for a bracelet, I find the steel case on black leather to fit the Tissot DNA more than the bi-tone bracelet models. Tissot Ballade copy watches with Swiss mechanical movements are water resistant up to 50m, and all models feature a sapphire crystal and transparent case-back displaying the movement (sorry we don’t have any pictures for you of it from Tissot).

 

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WATCH WINNER REVIEW: Tissot Heritage 1936 Mechanical Fake Watches With White Dials

In October of 2016, the monthly giveaway watch on aBlogtoWatch was a Tissot Heritage 1936 Mechanical watch. The winner was Dan T. from Springfield, Missouri, USA, and after enjoying his new Tissot Heritage 1936 timepiece (retail price $995), he has given a watch winner review for us to share with you —— the aBlogtoWatch audience. Thanks to Dan and all the other watch winners who share experiences with the world. Here is Dan’s review:

Hello, fellow aBlogtoWatch readers! I was super stoked to hear that I won one of the elegant Tissot Heritage replica watches giveaway. Tissot has been a brand I’ve had my eyes on for some time —– specifically, the vintage-inspired pieces with that fantastic retro Tissot logo on the dial. The watch arrived alongside some awesome Tissot swag, and an interesting, nearly 300-page book on the story of the company.

It even pictures a Tissot pocket watch circa 1923 that this design clearly draws some inspiration from. Seeing the connection between Tissot fake watches with brown leather straps and a model from nearly a century ago allows me to truly appreciate the history of Tissot whenever I put the Heritage 1936 on.

So for those who aren’t familiar with this watch, I’ll provide a quick primer. This design celebrates a historically significant point in timepiece history —— it’s modeled after some of the first wristwatches ever made. Trench watches, as they were called, gained popularity during WW1, and rapidly accelerated the shift from pocket watch to wristwatch. These trench watches were essentially pocket watches with wired lugs soldered on, and when you look up images of them you clearly see the resemblance in a lot of the design elements. This nod to the past is big for me —— I very much gravitate towards Tissot copy watches with Swiss mechanical movements with a story.

So now that the history lesson is over, let’s just get straight to the elephant in the room —- the size of the noble Tissot Heritage fake watches. It’s not only the width —– coming in at a modest 45mm —– but it’s also the thickness (13mm) that makes this a beast of a watch. These numbers would typically scare some away, but the watch really doesn’t feel (or really even look) that large, and I have a relatively small wrist. Something about the wire lugs and the narrow (18mm) band make the size of the case size look right and not feel over-the-top, which is important for a vintage-inspired piece.