Tissot Powermatic 80 COSC Silicium - how does a mechanical movement work ?

Tissot presents a tutorial 3D film which explains the basics of a mechanical movement with a focus on the benefits of the Silicon balance spring.

[@GururajBN]

Mechanical watches are the real engineering products. The precision engineering of these tiny components which work together for decades astonishes me. Salutation to the the watch makers who combine art with their engineering skills.

[@FamilieBeer]

Tissot Chemin des Tourelles Automatic 80 owner here...👌👍 Own it for three years now and still in love with it! Best watch I've ever owned and better than my other Omega and Maurice Lacroix watches.

[@TISSOT]

Hello @Bob, We are very appreciative of your comment and thank you for it. Should you need some advice or specific information, you are more than welcome to write to us! Have a great day, Your Tissot Team

[@Hankman23]

Amazing engineering which translates to +5 seconds a day accuracy, even higher priced automatics have trouble matching!

[@adamsgarage5119]

I have a Tissot Gentlemen with this movement and the exhibition caseback is really a great feature because its a beautiful movement.

[@zororosario]

My favourite since the 60's. Nice to see something new & exciting like the kid staring into the showcase !

[@gshockbabe6144]

I am amazed at the fantastic variety of balance wheels in different Swiss watches!

[@sahilsardar1237]

The description is simplified as well as a common man can understand it's mechanical functions very well. Thank you so much ! Continue.

[@23budzik]

I have just bought new Seastar 1000 on rubber strap. Watch is amazing. This power reserve is do handy.

[@sorinbunea471]

After watching this, I never go back to quartz.. this is art 🎨, I have the Seiko 5 Automatic (not a luxury watch ⌚) but I still love it

[@NathanChisholm041]

Sekio 5 are good watches for the money! I want the black face feild version

[@philspencelayh5464]

For the money the Seiko 5 takes some beating, the only real problem is the lack of sapphire crystal ,the mineral glass scratches very easily

[@sorinbunea471]

@@philspencelayh5464 It,s true, they have some sapphire crystal but only on high-end models like Pressage, Astron etc, but still very reliable brand watch ⌚, I trust them!

[@philspencelayh5464]

I have found someone on ebay selling sapphire crystals pretty cheaply, I intend to try one in one of my old Seiko 5's to see how it works out, could be perfect

[@philspencelayh5464]

@Navigator The batteries always seem to run out when you are on holiday and cant find a replacement, automatics dont let you down!

[@chrisbillington2159]

Best explanation I've seen so far about how mechanical watches work... Would love more detail though, especially about how the escapement works.

[@hbertolinih]

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[@erick3903]

Very good video! I love how it explains the parts of a watch very well.

[@argomedoreds]

Great explanatory video about the complexity of the movement at the Powermatic 80.

[@Robert-vw3od]

Five years later, and this is still superb - breathtaking engineering

[@amitnair6455]

This video is so awesome! The workings of an automatic watch so well explained!👍

[@philspencelayh5464]

Depends which model you have but this www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Dome-Sapphire-Watch-Crystal-30mm-x-1-5mm-fits-SNK-series/324264460663?hash=item4b7fab0177:g:z5UAAOSw9G1fOpP1 mentions a few that it will fit .

[@SteveJobs_]

The best explain. I couldn’t understant how mainspring and balance spring are connected by other movies

[@MegaBink]

Tissot is such an amazing brand, as a Tissot owner I can say that you get much more than you pay for. (Speaking for Le Chemin Des Tourelles Squelette.)

[@steverichey7517]

this video is wonderfully hypnotic and super informative. I could watch it all day

[@INGBWLer]

Thank you very much for producing this video and load it up !!! Actual I have the impression, that I lived in a wrong world till today.

[@jaysonmills6555]

Got my first Tissot yesterday. Ballade Powermatic 80 COSC. While I was at the store, another caught my eye - Gentleman Powermatic 80. I'll be back for that one soon.

[@greenerick]

How's it running now movement wise

[@carrickrichards2457]

Thank you for a masterclass in the movement. Wonderful

[@alparslanendirce4156]

Thanks to Tissot for cheap and very high quality watches. It is an honor to make watches since 1853.

[@jasonwillis7961]

I wouldn't say cheap. I would say affordable quality. I like that I can get a quality Swiss watch from Tissot and not break my bank account.

[@duncanidaho2130]

Awesome video. Got a Tissot Powermatic 80 on the Wish List.

[@maximaleffort]

Works of art! Well done, thx❤️

[@laercioricci543]

Amazing Tissot, always inovating. I have four pieces of this brand.

[@spunz83ify]

Any favorites out of the 4 u have? Currently looking into tissot thinking of buying one for myself.

[@TheOwlGuy777]

Omega has been using the silicon mainspring for many years now and now SWATCH/ETA, their parent company, has released its use for Tissot and Longines.

[@mortenbjerremannnielsen4388]

Now THIS is art! Love it!

[@edoni93]

Amazing! Definitely buying the PRX POWERMATIC 80 after this.

[@TriasNT]

Nice and clear explanations ; to be recommended !

[@ismaelbonal6537]

I own Rolex, Omega, Raymond Weil & Glycine watches but when I saw the Tissot Seastar 1000 with the Powermatic 80 movement, I was really impressed and fell in love with it. I hope I get one soon. Tissot has really done a great job in modifying a normal rigid movement into a great movement worthy of appreciation and admiration. In addition to the amazing movement, the Seamaster 1000 has a ceramic bezel and a gorgeous rubber band. I think Tissot are back on the road to greatness once again. Best wishes 👍.

[@kingpale7333]

Ismael Bonal I just bought a seastar 1000. I have to say that it is an amazing watch and to be honest the real watch looks even better than it looks in the photograph. Even the staff in the jewellery shop spoke highly of this watch. Looks so nice on my wrist right now. And it’s pretty accurate.

[@user-vz3pr2fr7h]

Awsome...Im in south korea, and Im using tissot pr100, Im really satisfying with it. I hope I buy Le Locle

[@HamidRaza-mh2xo]

Watch raparing my job 18 years I need a job i from Pakistan

[@crs50]

No questions and no doubt, Swiss people are the worlds best watch maker and inventor and they dominate the watch making industry since time immemorial! And I have a piece of Brand New Stainless Steel Classic Automatic Tissot . . . Again, thanks to the Swiss people for having a place to live w/ Swiss Watches like century old #Tissot

[@TISSOT]

Hello hakim, we are very appreciative of your comment and thank you for it. It is with great pleasure that we are reading you are happy with our products and we thank you very much for your confidence in our brand. Should you need some advice or specific information, you are more than welcome to write to us! Have a great day, T+ team

[@Lukas-kh5gu]

amazing tutorial!

[@shah1783]

I just love..Tissot watches.. i just bought myself a tissot chronograph watch.

[@beljorge701]

Me too and now i go for this powermatic 80 a real jewel

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Seems like you don't really mean it if you have to interrupt "love" and your claimed favourite watch brand with unnecessary fullstops.

[@STROND]

Cool looking timepiece !

[@anilgurjar3008]

Great video. Everything is clear

[@iraimenezes5811]

Aqui no meu país conheci um Sr que tinha um tissot a 70 anos que segundo ele ganhou da namorada aos 18 anos de idade. Foi o único relógio dele e tinha 89 anos de idade. Usou durante a vida toda até o fim da vida. Seu neto guardou, pois se tornou um relógio de valor sentimental.

[@evgenh9493]

Well it's nice video. Everything is clear and easy to understand. Thanks

[@TISSOT]

Thanks to you for your feedback! 🙂

[@davidcoleman2463]

Beautiful . I have a Sako auto and a Timex Marlin. But this will be my next watch .

[@abdorrahim914]

Thanks for this course. why people dislike it???

[@AihacProduction]

I love Tissot

[@seemooiliew3160]

I cannot believed my sister gave me a Tissot powermatic 80 without COSC watch from my sister service 15 years in Honda company was very accurate! I have tested the watch from computer clock was running a day within +6/-4 second and even better that have passed COSC! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHmUooKwadCGaNE

[@emmanuelduche9680]

I love Tissot, Tissot is the best!

[@georgwagner4438]

I recently bought the Tissot Powermatic 80 Gentleman and its amazing, its only 1 second behind per day, 30seconds per month.

[@drp9001]

Just ordered the open heart powermatic 80 and its my first watch. Im excited for it to arrive, I got the black dial with black leather

[@iraimenezes5811]

Tenha certeza de que comprou um relógio para a vida toda.

[@JoeyParkerJ]

Thank you Swatch for making this excellent illustraion

[@artur777]

I buy yesterday Tissot powermatic 80 I’m very happy 😃

[@TISSOT]

Dear Artur Sle, It is with great pleasure that we are reading you are happy with our products and thank you very much for your confidence in our brand. Should you need some advice or specific information, you are more than welcome to write to us: www.tissotwatches.com/en-en/shop/contacts Yours sincerely, T+

[@stoneforest7897]

THanks for the video. Well explained...i will go ahead and buy a lady tissot watch t-classic ballade powermatic 80

[@arisgod2749]

just ordered the Seastar 1000 dive watch. I can't wait.

[@mattw7796]

how is it? I might order one.

[@arisgod2749]

@@mattw7796 Beutiful watch, simple, high quality and I have been wearing it now for a while, running great. I ordered the the blue with the rubber strap, very comfortable on my wrist

[@dostoevsky90]

I just bought a tissot prs 516 blue waiting for its arrival… man with sapphire crystal, AR coating, a robust and an accurate movement like powermatic 80 and metal bracelet in$ 658 is a total steal….. always considering the overpriced seiko watches..

[@AlfredoCronistaViajes]

Excelente vídeo... como se nota que no se ha hecho para televisión. ¡Genial!

[@fanelezulu6990]

Tissot is the best I have ever seen I have the prc200 automatic chronograph, with leather strap, a fine piece for sure, where are my prc 200 club?? Anyone??

[@luckyrocks1]

I love my Tissot 1000 Seastar! I love this movement and power reserve. Love everything about the piece. In fact my only negative about it is the 21mm lug / band width. Please consider changing to 22mm for your next model version.

[@jko7172]

Complete understand. I just ordered my seastar 1000 and cannot await to have it on my wrist 🙃

[@antoniors6452]

I have a PRS516 an in this "world of watches", it's not only because the brand, ist about the mechanism and the engeneering behind the watch.

[@dostoevsky90]

I just bought a tissot prs 516 blue waiting for its arrival… man with sapphire crystal, AR coating, a robust and an accurate movement like powermatic 80 and metal bracelet in$ 658 is a total steal….. always considering the overpriced seiko watches..

[@markolml]

It's amazing!

[@arabianseagull]

Tissot is my favorite and I own one finally

[@TISSOT]

Dear Saleem, Thank you very much for your confidence in our brand. Should you need some advice or specific information, you are more than welcome to write to us: www.tissotwatches.com/en-en/shop/contacts Yours sincerely, T+

[@miguelschoedel7691]

Love my Tissot Seastar Silicoum.

[@johndonnelly5971]

My Seastar is one of my faves.

[@MAC-ez2rq]

I want this brand to be added to my collections.

[@user-ec7mf9gd9j]

mac 269 23jewels is different from this one,which has some plastic in it

[@5taunch]

Beautiful 👌

[@adaptiveagile]

Great animation

[@Mranimalking]

amazing!!!

[@maitrehg]

Well done Tissot !

[@Randybanna]

Got a couple of those beauties, the seastar and the PRC 200 ... out of curiosity, for the automatic power reserve, the rotor needs to rotate clockwise or anticlockwise? Thanks 🙏🏻

[@dshiznit148]

i have 2 manual winding watches one being the t complication squellette, kinda wish i went for an automatic

[@user-jx2bq2pe6v]

ενα απο τα θαυματα τηs ωρολογοποιηαs.

[@bluenote7856]

Major company which provides best CP in watch market. From Tissot to Breguet, I just love all Swatch group watches!

[@TISSOT]

Thank you for your support ! ❤🙌

[@noelaruldas1152]

Thank you very much for the video that shows how does mechanical clocks and watches work. In quartz clocks and watches first wheel of the gear train is regulated by peizo electric motor (lavet stepping motor or smooth sweeping motor) that is powered by tuning fork shaped quartz crystal resonator that receives power from 1.5 V battery and vibrates at the frequency of 32,768 Hz and regulates the series of gears that drives the motion work to drive the hands that points seconds, minutes and hours. In mechanical clocks the spring barrel or weight pulley (cable barrel) drives the first wheel of the going train to activate the escapement the pushes the balance wheel or pendulum forward every time it returns backwards and drives the motion work of the clock to make the hands of the clock to point the hours minutes and seconds. This is the main difference between quartz clocks and mechanical clocks. Motion work is direct of the going train in some clocks and motion work is not direct part but connected to going train in some clocks in case of mechanical clocks. In quartz clocks the motion work is almost always direct part of the going train and either the mainspring barrel or weight pulley is not necessary because there is no spring driven oscillator (pendulum nor balance wheel) to drive the gear train. Thus the spring driven oscillator and escapement are replaced by quartz crystal powered peizo electric motor to drive the gear train in quartz clock.

[@maximus3930]

Beautiful movement

[@DongHoDocLa]

great video, big like!

[@TISSOT]

Thank you ! ❤

[@sr-m3725]

never thought this much physics goes behind making a watch

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

It's actually nothing but physics (and a little design).

[@emiliodelgado9187]

Fantastic! I own one, it’s gentleman automatic

[@MrMartyPlays]

Same. Amazing quality for the price.

[@cowsaysmoo122]

I love my Tissot PRX 80

[@jallaballa229]

I noticed in the animation that the pallets were jeweld, however in disassemblies I've seen that the escapement is all synthetic/plastic, similar to the sistem51. Are there different versions of the Powermatic 80 or is this animation based on a different movement?

[@gearbox3773]

the escapement isn't plastic but composite. Less friction.

[@superfast30]

The silicon balance version uses metal escapment gears hence the extra 2 jewels over the synthetic espcapement version! 23 vs 25

[@tynchytemper9618]

The bph has also been slowed down, not just a longer spring. It's not cosc on the sea-star the one that I'm thinking about getting?

[@kevinleighuk]

I have just got the 60th anniversary DS-1 Big Date with the green dial and mesh strap. It's a lovely watch and the Swiss movement with 80-hours power reserve is part of its attraction. Am I correct in thinking it is not COSC certified?

[@TISSOT]

Dear Kevin, you have indeed a beautiful watch with the MOUVEMENT POWERMATIC 80.651 H2/6H (NIVACHRON), but this movement is not COSC certified. Thanks, Tissot team.

[@gearbox3773]

The caliber "Powermatic 80" used by Tissot is an upgrade of ETA 2824. The first Powermatic had 23 jewels due to using fork and escape wheel made of composite or "plastic". After that, Tissot went back to 25 jewels using metal fork and escape wheel. Also Hamilton use same 25 jewels caliber. Both calibers have free balance spring, regulated by laser. There isn't anymore the manual regulator.

[@peterlaurence-couzens8913]

Gear Box I would call it a downgrade for economic reasons, but some will think it an upgrade ..........

[@Enrico-]

You regulate it inertially with the 2 screws of the balance wheel. Like any free sprung caliber.

[@Enrico-]

@@peterlaurence-couzens8913 how would they save any money on it?

[@anmiga8017]

I love it

[@sakariavlogs]

Automatic watches would be king forever 😍 😘 😍😍

[@mohammadsharief4338]

Good job

[@dancarrison9354]

Finally---I get it!

[@Uhrenbauer]

Sehr gutes Video. 👍

[@cristianr.f6465]

My P80 open heart🤩

[@DipanjanPaul]

That's a great innovation,the silicone balance spring. Good to see, although Tissot keeps its price competitive, it still makes its own movements

[@bulldogms]

Well the movement is actually made by ETA not Tissot.

[@jasonwillis7961]

Breitling, Omega & Tag Heuer also use ETA movements, so Tissot is in good company!

[@dgdave2673]

Silicon, not Silicone !

[@MrZZooh]

I didn't know some of the powermatics in Tissot were COSC certificed. I found them on sale on Jomashop but they were for ladies. Nice video.

[@destryo3287]

The Tissot Ballade are all COSC

[@HelderAC]

@@destryo3287 Hi. What makes the ballade COSC that the Gentleman does not have as they seem to use the exact same movement? Thanks in advance.

[@destryo3287]

@@HelderAC The Powermatic 80 is just a name for the modified ETA movement which is inside. There are different serial numbers for this movement which indicate slight differences (if any). If they are the "same", then the COSC certified has been tested to a degree which is compliant with the COSC certification. Thus it guarantees the movements to be exact to the COSC specifications. I think Tissot gives a longer warranty to their COSC watches but I am not sure.

[@HelderAC]

@@destryo3287 Thanks for your answer. So if I understand correctly, being that the movements in both watches should practically be the same this would mean that even if the gentleman is not COSC certified but the balade is, they should be pretty close from an accuracy point of view, which is what ultimately matters. Correct?

[@e30fleywa]

Amazing

[@muskyoxes]

Why is the spring in a balance wheel less than half the diameter of the balance wheel, even when extended?

[@imranchowdhury4972]

Please suggest some specific models having COSC certification in 80 hours new movement.

[@jaysonmills6555]

Tissot Ballade Powermatic 80 COSC

[@ricardo_krohn]

estou quase comprando o meu!

[@grglyzen]

1:41 - does it matter which way the rotor turns or does it tighten the mainspring in either direction?

[@larsmarz3584]

I asked myself the same thing... I could imagine (1.) that there is a mechanism preventing the rotor from turning in the wrong direction, releasing tension of the mainspring or (2.) a mechanism which allows the rotor to turn in the wrong direction but without influencing the mainspring (i.e. a gearwheel with skewed teeth)

[@MrBloopt]

For older watches from the mid 1900s they would wind in 1 direction. Newer watches now have a pretty neat mechanism that allows for winding in either direction

[@CoordinatedCarry]

I love my solar quartz watches, but there will always be that certain fascination with mechanical movements. It’s a more romantic watch, if generally less accurate. Enter the Spring Drive 😇

[@yoanboyvalladares2262]

Simplemente Te Amo TISSOT...

[@richdubbya]

I love Tissot. Im up to 16 so far...😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@abbasohn]

Rich Dubbya I have 5 of them now, I had more. Love every single one of them... I'm always getting compliments.

[@mirceacostin7485]

Why don't you save up and buy a real watch? that will outlive you and that you could pass down...

[@ThePocketGameplay]

@@mirceacostin7485 what do you think of frederique constant?

[@mirceacostin7485]

@@ThePocketGameplay decent, I guess...

[@JAYJAY-ch4ik]

Mohnish Choudhary breguet check it

[@erwinjansen7124]

I've spent ages on the internet and youtube trying to find out how the reversing wheels in the winding mechanism works, with no result. Can somebody please explain how it it possible that de winding wheel spins in one way no mather on which way the rotor turns? Well appreciated!

[@HiepNam984]

Yes

[@albertodiaz8070]

Tissot swiss made good watches good video

[@supperhey]

The Tissot Couturier Automatic also has powermatic 80. Is this equipped with a silicon balance spring?

[@ismiv23]

Does anybody know if the first powermatic 80 movement from 6 years ago has the silicon balance spring? I have that movement and the inscription on the back says high tech escapement instead of silicon balance spring like this one. When I bought it Tissot didn’t reveal details about the movement but watch sites and reviewers always thought it had the silicon balance wheel and therefore resistant to magnetism. Just curious, my watch is still working perfectly after 6 years and no service yet.

[@Authentik1987]

no, the first Watch with silicon balance is the Tissot Ballade 2017/2018

[@michaelriera6277]

I don't believe it does. No worries, when the time comes for service Swatch Service Center will most likely upgrade the part.

[@superfast30]

@@michaelriera6277 They wont! All silicon balance version models indicate on the dial and come at a price premium. They will not upgrade during service!

[@michaelriera6277]

@@superfast30 ok. Thank you for the clarification.

[@jamespourtoy]

Have the ballade powermatic 80 cosc steel and yellow gold, it is the most accurate of all my more than twenty watches.. 😉👍

[@robdavis1248]

I am thinking of getting the Ballade black dial for an everyday casual/semi-sporty watch. Would you recommend it and what do you like about it?

[@jamespourtoy]

@@robdavis1248 definitively yes, it is a absolute must have in reality, wath ever the strap ( full steel seems to be more durable question of strap) but the Mouvement of the powermatic 80 cosc silicon is so accurate in long term that you gonne be amazed for real 😉 don't forget that the other brands with the same specs are much more expensive also.. Question of brand.. Go fit it! 👍

[@matthewhoover6154]

I have a Tissot Luxury Chronometer. Are all of the silicium movements COSC certified? Or only the ones that state "chronometer" on the dial? I think I'm getting a Tissot Gentleman in blue as a daily wear. I just need to go somewhere to see it in person.

[@TISSOT]

Hello Matthew, not all our watches are COSC certified. It is always specified when it is the case. Best, Sarah

[@matthewhoover6154]

@@TISSOT I went to an AD and had them order the blue Gentleman. I love it. I think it is so well made and the best value and quality for its price point.

[@nwl213]

Wow 80hrs fully wound 👍

[@smashexentertainment676]

I wish I could switch movement in my Breitling Avenger II GMT and Glycine Airman for something like this with 80h power reserve. 42h kinda sucks.

[@ne0tic]

Is Nivachron close to the accuracy of Silicium?

[@LukieEl]

Does Tissot powermatic second hand sweeps like auomatic watch or do they tick?

[@RGee93]

Apple El they sweep I refer to the case back when searching for a watch

[@shahinsha108]

ETA movement with silicon balance and bigger mainspring