Tissot PRX Automatic Chronograph

About This Watch

The Tissot PRX Automatic Chronograph elevates the PRX family into complication territory, pairing the collection's signature integrated-bracelet design language with a fully mechanical chronograph movement — a combination that at $1,695 challenges Swiss chronographs costing three to five times as much. The step up to 42mm and 14.1mm thickness is necessary to accommodate the ETA A05.H31 chronograph caliber, a column-wheel movement with vertical clutch engagement that provides the smooth pusher feel and instantaneous chronograph hand start that define a premium mechanical chronograph. The white dial variant offers exceptional legibility across the three sub-dials: running seconds at 9 o'clock, 30-minute counter at 3, and 6-hour counter at 6, with a date window neatly integrated at the 4:30 position. The 60-hour power reserve ensures the chronograph remains ready even after a weekend off the wrist. Column-wheel chronograph movements are typically associated with significantly higher price points — the Omega Speedmaster, Zenith Chronomaster, and TAG Heuer Carrera all employ similar architecture at two to four times the cost. Tissot's access to the Swatch Group's movement manufacturing infrastructure makes this specification democratization possible without cutting corners on finishing or functionality. The integrated bracelet maintains the PRX aesthetic identity despite the larger case dimensions, and the chronograph pushers are recessed into the case sides for a clean profile. The PRX Automatic Chronograph represents perhaps the single best value in Swiss mechanical chronographs today — a column-wheel, vertical-clutch caliber in a beautifully finished integrated-bracelet case at a price that renders most competitors indefensible.