Tissot T-touch watch

[Delhi Diver]

Anyone have an opinion on this cool watch? It has some amazing features but is rated to only 30m/100ft. I am guessing this is inadequate for diving even though I seldom go below 100ft.

Tissot Men's Orange T-Touch Watch

 

[hlsooner]

There is something about taking a watch with a "pressure sensitive" face down to three or four atmospheres of pressure that seems like a bad idea.

 

[cerich]

The depth limit on that watch makes it only good for swimming.

I have a Tissot Seastar 1000, it is an excellent watch, 1000 ft depth rating, sapphire crystal, excellent build quality (over built) and a steal at this price. I wear it more than many MUCH more expensive watchs I own. Tissot is owned by the same company that ownes OMEGA, SWATCH, RADO etc.

Do a google search for reviews on it and you'll see what I'm talking about. They also have a less expensive Seastar that has a 200m (660FT) depth rating and quartz movement.

http://cgi.ebay.com/TISSOT-SEASTAR-...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300062363041

http://cgi.ebay.com/TISSOT-SEASTAR-...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180064879732

http://cgi.ebay.com/TISSOT-SEASTAR-...DVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180065599249

 

[Diver Dennis]

I found this on the Amazon site where the Tissot watch was...

Water Resistant Depth
Water resistance 50 meters (150 feet): It is wearable around household sinks, while playing sports, and in shallow water. It should not be worn while scuba diving.
Water resistance 100 meters (333 feet): It is wearable around household sinks, while playing sports, and while swimming or poolside diving. It should not be worn while scuba diving.

Water resistance 300 meters (990 feet): It is wearable around household sinks and while playing sports, swimming, and scuba diving at depths not requiring helium gas.

 

[CompuDude]

I wouldn't take a watch that nice scuba diving. Tissot makes some really nice watches, including that one, but it's not a scuba watch. Look for 200m (at least) if you want to take a watch diving, especially an expensive one. I would also choose a model with time/minute marking on the bezel rather than compass directions.

Meanwhile, my $100 Swiss Army (200m) watch works great, when I'm not wearing my $50 Casio G-Shock (also 200m) (and which, in some ways, works better...)

I save my expensive watches for topside. The fish aren't impressed. LOL

 

[tstonedvr]

Get yourself a Reactor and you'll never look back.

 

[terrasmak]

The instruction manuel says its pretty much water resistant and should not even go in a pool , other than that its a great watch. My G- shock goes diving with me , the T touch stays at home.

 

[Packhorse]

I have a T touch and I like it as a dress/work watch.
I would never use it diving.
The temp feature is useless unless you are not wearing it as it gets heated by your wrist.
The barometic always seems a bit high.
The altimeter is only good to measure changes in altitude over a short time span as changers in atmospheric pressure will affect the altimeter.
The compass is quit egood and has an adjustment to get it to point to true north.
Its about 4 years old now with a few scatches on the case but the glass is scratch free.