Two watches, one genre, and a price gap of roughly double. Here is the short version before the table makes you work for it: the Christopher Ward takes the three rows you can feel with the watch in your hand, and the Tissot takes the two rows you feel everywhere else.
Every line below is a published specification rather than an impression, and the bronze rule marks the side the specification favours. Where neither side wins, the row says so and stays quiet about it.
| Spec | Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 | Christopher Ward The Twelve |
|---|---|---|
| MOVEMENT | Powermatic 80 (21,600vph) | Sellita SW200-1 (28,800vph) |
| POWER RESERVE | 80 hours | 38 hours |
| CASE | 40mm × 10.9mm | 40mm × 9.95mm |
| WATER RESISTANCE | 100m | 100m |
| CLASP MICRO-ADJUST | None | Toolless, 3 positions |
| STREET PRICE | $650-725 | $1,150-1,395 |
| HYPESCORE™ | 84 | 83 |
You want the integrated look, the longest reserve in the class, and maximum change from $700. It is the rational answer and it knows it.
The details are the point: 9.95mm instead of 10.9mm, a clasp that adjusts without tools, dial finishing the Tissot does not attempt. You pay double for the last ten percent, knowingly.
- Tissot official site (US) · PRX case dimensions, movement, reserve and water resistance.
- Christopher Ward official site · The Twelve case dimensions, movement, reserve and clasp specification.