Between 35 and 40: The Tissot PRX Finds Its Sweet Spot

Earlier this year, WOW had the Tissot RockWatch on our cover — it could very easily have been one of these 38-millimetre PRX models instead. Very quickly, these are the PRX 38-millimetre Titanium, with two dial variants and the PRX 38-millimetre Damascus steel. The PRX has been a huge winner for Tissot, making the model itself as famous as its maker. Everyone at Tissot acknowledges this, and the product team constantly tries to make the watch better. The main pain point for many, including ourselves, was the original 40-millimetre dimensions (speaking now of the automatic versions). With the integrated bracelet, as it typically works for all such models, the watch wears larger than its advertised size. Tissot heard these concerns and responded with the 35-millimetre version, which was a closer fit, pun very slightly intended, with the 1978 proportions (of the watch that inspired the PRX). This was actually just fine but of course, something between 36 millimetres and 39 millimetres would have been excellent too.

This brings us to the three watches of the hour, which we will address by flying through what they have in common so we can dig into the new materials. As clearly advertised, the watches are 38-millimetre propositions and are all 10.98 millimetres thick. The movement is the Powermatic 80, the precise specifications for which are listed below. These specifications make the PRX 38-millimetre models very familiar, although we have yet to feel the watches for ourselves so we cannot report directly on the fit and feel. What we can say is that the watches appear to wear very well, having a little more presence than the 35-millimetre version but not so much that there is an awkward overhang on more modest wrists.

With that out of the way, these two models are indeed in titanium and headline-grabbing Damascus steel. Still the preserve of pricier brands, where it might be present, Damascus steel is an interesting option for the PRX, and the brand equips this model with a leather (integrated) strap, with Damascus steel end pieces and buckle. Crucially, the dial is also in this rarefied steel, making the whole watch quite a looker. The applied markers are nickel- treated or -plated (the release says black nickelled but we do not know what that means) and glowed up with SuperLuminova. The same is true of the baton hands.

For the titanium watches, there are two variants, including one with a deep-blue waffle dial that appears to be very similar to existing waffle dials from Tissot. It features nickelled (sic) baton hands and applied indexes, keeping the look cool and sharp. The second option is more distinctive, with an anthracite dial paired with rose-gold-coloured hands and indexes. There is a refined and contrasting edge to this variant, and it also looks quite apart from any steel PRX with a blue waffle dial.

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