The Tissot PRX series is very popular with all age groups and especially in the youth. It is a nice and qualitative watch with a steel case and a simple design. The dials are in common colors and especially the Tiffany dial is in great demand.
The origin of the PRX series is located in 1978. The "PR" stands in French for "Particulièrement robust "and thus expresses the special robustness of the watch. The "X" can be read as the Roman number and indicates the waterproofness of 10bar.
The predecessor of the Tissot PRX is the PR 516, which has its origin in 1956. When the racing driver Harry Doubt sent a photo to Tissot in 1958, on which he wrote "My Tissot is there for every race," Tissot was inspired to develop the PR 516.
The watch was characterized by a robust design that could also put up strokes and bumps. She also had a broken bracelet that indicated the steering wheel designs at that time.
The clock was in much popular in the racing driver scene and very popular with the drivers. In 1968 the Rally Pilot Henry Bradley even wrote the name of the watch on his Ferrari.
From 1973, Tissot took part as a sponsor of Team Alpine, which entered Formula 1 in 1977. Since then, Tissot has been an integral part of the racing driver scene and participated in sponsorship of numerous world-famous racing drivers such as Reutemann and Andretti from the Lotus team and the Sauber Mercedes team since 1994.
However, the success of the Tissot PR 516 can not only be seen in motorsport, but also in many other areas such as the film scene.
In 1973, Roger Moore wore James Bond's suit for the first time in one of the best episodes of the "Living and Die Living and Die" series. Hamilton and Rolex watches were worn, but also a Tissot PR 516 Visodate Automatic. How it came about that the comparatively simple tissot was worn in addition to these luxury watches is still unclear.
But one thing is certain: you Definitely deserved its place in the series.
