Vintage Tissot

[Ammar]

Hello everybody, 

I just won this Tisso in a local online bid but I have a feeling that I might have over paid a little bit.

It says that it doesn't run, looks a bit beat up and I do not even know what movement it has inside. 

I'm paying around $50 for it, have I been scammed? 

 

[Knebo]

Well, does the watch liok different from the pictures you saw before buying? I guess that would determine if you feel scammed ir not. 

When you open it and see the movement and dial (without crystal), you'll know more. It's possible that it'll look quite nice with a new crystal (even if it looks like the dial is also damaged/dirty. 

You'll probably find a Tissot calibre 783 in there, which is quite a nice movement!! I serviced one a while ago. It turned out very well and kept great time. 

50 bucks doesn't sound too bad, I think. Just about fair, probably. 

[Ammar]

14 hours ago, Knebo said:

Well, does the watch liok different from the pictures you saw before buying? I guess that would determine if you feel scammed ir not. 

When you open it and see the movement and dial (without crystal), you'll know more. It's possible that it'll look quite nice with a new crystal (even if it looks like the dial is also damaged/dirty. 

You'll probably find a Tissot calibre 783 in there, which is quite a nice movement!! I serviced one a while ago. It turned out very well and kept great time. 

50 bucks doesn't sound too bad, I think. Just about fair, probably. 

I didn't receive the watch yet, it's on the way and I just wanted to see if I can get any information before I start working on it.

Apparently this is a front loader which means that I have to use the crystal clamp thing which I do not have to remove the crystal so I'm stuck in this regard. 

I just hope that there's no damaged or missing parts because I've been unlucky multiple times recently. 

[watchweasol]

Hi Ammar. Untill you receive it and open it up and see what powers the watch its guess work. But it’s a classic face and will probably do ok. The case has had a bit of a hammering where it has been opened multiple times but a bit of tlc will improve it somewhat.   Cheers