MEN'S TISSOT V8 CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

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This watch is supplied with:

» Official Tissot presentation box
» Official Tissot guarantee
» Instruction manual
» Free next day delivery
» 30 day returns policy
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Reviewed By: oumar kebeReview date: Fri 21st January 2011
Rating: Excellent
-Lovely brown leather strapa
-Chronograph
-stunning design
-meets all criterias that I was looking for in a watch.
-fantastic calendar display

Reviewed By: McolstonReview date: Mon 17th January 2011
Rating: Excellent
The Tissot V8 really is a good looking gents watch that portrays thorough quality and craftsmanship. The watch is comfortable, easy to use and is a great everyday accessory.

I spent ages looking for this watch! I wanted something that was casual, but at the same time could be worn at work. It had to be smart and easy to use / read.

The brown strap really suits the cream and chrome finish. I was a little unsure at first but having worn the watch for a few weeks now it seems to work well.

It is also very comfortable.

Reviewed By: GregReview date: Sun 16th January 2011
Rating: Excellent
I have this watch a few weeks now. I would highly recommend it. It looks great, seems to be very well made and at a reasonable price. Had lots of compliments about it already. Really pleased....

Reviewed By: happy customerReview date: Fri 14th January 2011
Rating: Excellent
I bought this watch for my husbands birthday and he loved it. Watch face is really clear and not fussy. Watch looks a lot more expensive than price paid. The Watch Shop provides an excellent service, received watch on date as stated in email and txt message. No hassel all very straight forward.

Reviewed By: Abhinav SaxenaReview date: Sat 8th January 2011
Rating: Excellent
Fantastic and affordable elegant watch. Other brands offer these features at almost double the price.

Reviewed By: Lucy KingReview date: Sun 2nd January 2011
Rating: Excellent
This is a fabulous watch! Its a very good size and not too big either. The strap is incredibly smart and it looks to be very hard wearing. I like the ivory face to the watch more the other versions which have white and black faces but I guess thats just personal choice. The face is not too fussy and has all the features you need to make it interesting but not overwhelming. Highly recommended!

Reviewed By: FranReview date: Tue 28th December 2010
Rating: Excellent
Fast delivery even with the weather. Watch as described. Very pleased and would recommend to others.

Reviewed By: carolReview date: Mon 27th December 2010
Rating: Excellent
Great watch ! Since i received it, i cant let HIM off my wrist ! I sleep with him,i take him everywhere , and everyone notices it ! Great shape, fits perfectly ,nice colour,easy dials ! As a doctor ,the tachymeter is great ! The leather strap is firm , yet soft on skin ! What can i say , i bought it after 2 months of comparissons ! And,like my other tissot (prc 200) , its flawless !Oh, yea , the services were great ! :)

Reviewed By: Ludmila MarkovaReview date: Thu 16th December 2010
Rating: Very good
Very nice watch, fully satisfied with the services.
I like the combination of leather and metal, great packaging.

Reviewed By: Radek StenclReview date: Sun 12th December 2010
Rating: Excellent
This is a stunning piece, absolutely ellegant watches, beautiful shape and modern design.

Reviewed By: NIKIReview date: Sat 11th December 2010
Rating: Very good
ITS THE PERFECT WATCH FOR MY HUSBANT
HE LIKE IT VERY MUCH THE BOX WAS BEUTIFUL WE ORDER A LOT OF THINGS FROM OTHER STORES BUT YOURS WAS THE BEST

Reviewed By: karthikReview date: Mon 6th December 2010
Rating: Excellent
The watch has its charm and elegance which Tissot is known for.I love the dial and strap of the watch, feel very comfortable to have on your wrist.

Reviewed By: Major General!Review date: Thu 25th November 2010
Rating: Excellent
I have purchased this for a present so the recipient has not seen it yet! However it looks a very sturdy, classy watch with a really nice brown leather strap. Beautifully presented box with instructions and gift bag. Delighted with it.

Reviewed By: DebraBanoReview date: Fri 19th November 2010
Rating: Excellent
The watch looks lovely,it is a Christmas present so I hope my partner likes it. The strap looks a bit small but I hope once it's warn in it will be fine!
I researched a lot of watches and decided this was the best all round buy.
Many thanks
Debs

Reviewed By: Deborah SmithReview date: Sun 7th November 2010
Rating: Excellent
A beautiful watch with clean lines and a luxurious feel The watch was a birthday present fir my husband who was delighted with the size and feel of the watch when worn
The strap is of good quality leather in a rich tone
Overall I am very pleased with the design and quality of thi watch and the service from the watch shop Delivery was quick and the item came well packaged in a beautiful presentation box so no need fir wrapping!

Reviewed By: OlavReview date: Sun 19th September 2010
Rating: Excellent
I really like that watch. Very sylish and good looking! Makes my wrist look very good!

Reviewed By: Radek StenclReview date: Mon 13th September 2010
Rating: Excellent
These Tissot watches are very beautiful. It has a large dial and simple functions. It is a valuable quality piece for all occasions.

Reviewed By: LecReview date: Wed 8th September 2010
Rating: Excellent
My wonderful wife bought me this watch as a birthday present. Firstly, the service from Watchshop was first class -a reassuring text message confirming the watch has been sent, followed by exceptionally quick delivery. The watch itself was very nicely presented, in a hard box, with a Tissot book and all instructions packaged nicely. The watch itself is superb. If you want the sporty look go for the black strap / white face V8, but I preferred the more professional looking brown strap / cream face version. I havent really explored the chronograph features fully but the watch feels great - solid but not too heavy, looks great - it gives me confidence, and works perfectly - as you would expect. I have no complaints about the stiff strap, it softened up around my wrist in a couple of days and is very comfortable. This watch is amazing value for money and I would thoroughly recommend Watchshop and Tissot to anyone.

Reviewed By: Ceit BannonReview date: Mon 23rd August 2010
Rating: Very good
the watch itself is gorgeous but the strap it came with was very small, smaller than average and definately smaller than the same watch that we viewed in the shops.
we had to take the watch into a shop, have the strap removed, post it back to tissot and now we're waiting for a replacement which is a great service from tissot as it is free of charge but the whole thing is a little disappointing as the watch was a 21st birthday present for my brother

Reviewed By: James MaxReview date: Thu 19th August 2010
Rating: Excellent
Fantastic watch, looks great and feels great. For the price, I would say it's by far a better quality watch than the designer watches and on a level with the other £400+ swiss made watches.

Reviewed By: lulzReview date: Mon 9th August 2010
Rating: Excellent
It's amazing.. i bought it to my husband in his birthday.. he loved it a lot :)
Its so elegant..

Reviewed By: EwanReview date: Tue 27th July 2010
Rating: Excellent
First impressions. The V8 arrives in a very nice presentation box that exudes quality.

I wanted a good looking, functional watch without hundreds of fancy gadgets and useless functions, which is exactly what i got.

Beautiful brushed steel case and nicely stitched leather strap with embossed buckle.

I would say the colours on the website are a fair rendition of the watch in reality.

The watch case itself is quite large, and i have quite skinny wrists but i can still easily pull it off, so dont be discouraged if you also suffer from girl wrists!

The chronograph function is easy to use, im not sure why people are complaining about the instructions, they seem to adequately explain the limited functions of the watch.

All in all, i am very pleased with this watch and would recomend it to anyone.

Also i know this is a review of the watch but i would like to add that i was most impressed with the Watch Shop, excellent service, ordered in the afternoon and it was delivered next day by 10am! Cant beat that

Ewan

Reviewed By: SamReview date: Fri 4th June 2010
Rating: Excellent
Hi 4rnds !!! This watch is really awsome it's speciality is it's can b worn at all the times ex:work,casual & party as it has all the looks u need.I m using it 4r 6 to 7 months it's koolll..I give 10/10.so go for it now..BECAUZ THE CHANCE IS NEVER LOST SOMEONE WILL PICK IT...IF U LOSE IT!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed By: JmcgintsReview date: Thu 20th May 2010
Rating: Excellent
I am impressed by the quality that has gone into the build of this watch. I have owned various watches including Rolex's and Omega's and can honestly say I am unsure where the extra money goes on these high end brands. I know it is not an automatic movement but the materials used and detailing mean that it is punching way above it's price point.

Reviewed By: ToonReview date: Mon 17th May 2010
Rating: Excellent
The watch is great. My dad loved it. It is big and heavy enough for a man. Very classy colours and materials.
Face might be slightly too busy.

Reviewed By: CarolineReview date: Wed 12th May 2010
Rating: Excellent
I got this for my boyfriend and he loves it. The delivery time was very short and without complications.

Reviewed By: BenRReview date: Wed 12th May 2010
Rating: Excellent
I cannot fault the service or the watch. Fast delivery and an excellent product.

Reviewed By: DamianReview date: Wed 12th May 2010
Rating: Very good
Niece wiegt, depth and diameter.
Beautiful brown leather strap, soft inner for comfort, neat 'Tissot' engraving on buckle.
Distinct cream facia, sophisticated chronograph features with classical letters and ornamentation. Looks fantatsic, a good balance of technology and classical chic.
Dislikes: Poor users manual (have to visit Tissot website where the manual recommended does not match exactly the V8). Usert manual is difficult to follow, still haven't figured out the chronograph feature.

Reviewed By: BlondieReview date: Wed 12th May 2010
Rating: Excellent
Bought this watch as a wedding gift to give to my husband the morning of our wedding & he just loved it! He had been used to wearing a metal strap but loved the leather strap for a change. The strap isn't uncomfortable on him though some other reviewers had mentioned that. The dial of the watch is a lovely ivory colour and is very classy! He was well impressed

Reviewed By: AndyReview date: Mon 10th May 2010
Rating: Excellent
I`ve just received this watch and I`m very pleased with the quality and the look of it. The service from Watchshop UK was fantastic, very prompt delivery to any EU country.

The watch itself looks even better than on the picture. It has a great looking ivory dial which matches perfectly with the steel of the bezel and the brown leather strap. The strap is a bit stiff at the moment, but I`m sure with time it will soften. Also good weight and case width – the watch feels and looks elegantly big.

I`ve owned another Tissot for a couple of years now, and was looking for something new this time, which catches the eye of today`s individual. I`ve found the V8 and think it`s one of the best choices in its price range, if you`re looking for a quality watch. For less than £200 you’ll get a stylish sporty watch together with the Swiss quality.

I would highly recommend the Tissot V8 Chronograph Watch and Watchshop UK to anyone!

Reviewed By: Sanjeev SharmaReview date: Sun 9th May 2010
Rating: Excellent
Watch Shop provides an amazingly high fidelity online shopping experience. What i saw on the screen was exactly how the watch looked like in reality.

I am truly delighted with the order process at Watch Shop. The watch was delivered as promised before 1pm on the next working day.

Strongly recommend Watch Shop as it scores well on product range, price and delivery.

Reviewed By: SLReview date: Sat 27th February 2010
Rating: Excellent

Tissot is a very well known brand that’s been on the market for quite some time and I think there is no need to introduce it to anyone. Reviewed here V8 is part of the Tissot’s T-Sport collection. It’s a classic stainless steel watch with chronograph and date dial functionality with up to a 100 metres water resistance (although the crown is the push-in type). It’s brown leather strap with contrasting Breitling-style stitching perfectly composes with ivory dial and the steel of the bezel. It comes with an excellent presentation box (you can see it and all the contents if you click on “Supplied with”, it looks much better than on that photo though). You also get a sack for the watch in case you would decide not to wear it on your wrist ;).

But what makes a good watch? For me, there are few things to consider – precision, functionality and build quality.

To start with accuracy, V8 is quartz operated so generally it is more precise than a mechanical watch. Although it is not certified by the COSC (the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute), as long as you don’t want to use it as a scientific instrument it is perfectly fine and depending on the working environment it will give an accuracy of around +/-1 second per day and if you’re looking for a watch doing better than that you should be looking in a different price range.

When it comes to functionality I am quite pleased. Clear, not too busy dial (not like in many other chronographs) with a date dial placed at 6 o’clock position is very easy to read due to the design of markers and wide hands which are illuminated for hours after being “charged” by an external light source. Current time seconds are shown on the bottom sub-dial. Time and date are set by two traditional pull-out positions of the crown. There is also a tachymetre on the bezel which can be used to measure speed on a given distance, rate of production etc. So far it wasn’t of much use to me and I don’t think it will. I can think of some other, more practical things that could have been there instead. I guess Tissot wanted to be consistent in the sportish design as this is the T-Sport series watch which corresponds to Tissot’s involvement in motorsports events.

As for the chronograph, it has add and split time functions but only one can be used in a single time measurement (you have to reset it to use the other). The two sub-dials are reasonably placed but sometimes can be difficult to read if they are covered by the bigger minute/hour hands. They indicate minutes and multiples of 0.1s. Seconds in time measuring mode are shown on the main dial. Two chronograph operating buttons are rather soft and give just enough resistance so you can’t push them by accident.

In terms of build quality it is an excellent choice. All the parts look very solid and durable. The face of the watch is made of very hard sapphire crystal which is colourless and perfectly transparent. Theoretically it can only be scratched by diamond but you need to forgive me but I haven’t tested it . The case is made of high/medium polish 316L stainless steel. Besides all that you can see “Swiss Made” label on the dial and it means that Swiss manufacture of the watch movement account for at least 50% of the total value (without the cost of assembly) and it was cased up and tested in Switzerland. My only concern here is the strap - I’m not sure if it will last that long as you will bend it in the same place every time you put on/take off the watch.

I have this watch for over 2 months now and I am very happy with it, there’s nothing much to complain about. It was quite uncomfortable in the beginning due to the leather stiffness but it softened after about two weeks and now it’s perfect. Before buying it I only had a chance to see it on the internet but it met my expectations. The only differences were the strap and the blue hands which are actually darker. That’s why I made a few pictures and the goal was to represent the colours it the most accurate way. I would definitely recommend this watch for people looking for a chronograph but keep in mind that it's quite bulky so if the size or the weight of that watch might be a problem for you, ask yourself if you really need a chronograph as the ordinary timepieces can be much smaller and lighter (like the titanium ones). Also some Japanese brands offer more functionality at that price range but, again, here you’re paying for the Swiss quality and materials (like sapphire crystal) which, in case of this particular watch, come at a very good price anyway.

Reviewed By: MarkReview date: Thu 7th January 2010
Rating: Excellent
The watch is really impressive. It looks beautiful and the delivery service was really prompt.

The only drawback i would have is where the strap connects to the face. The edges are quite sharp and can be slightly uncomfortable at times.

Overall a great looking watch.

Reviewed By: SPReview date: Mon 28th December 2009
Rating: Excellent
Excellent service!! I ordered my watch on the morning of 23rd and the next day at lunch time it was in my house in Lisbon, Portugal.

The watch is beautifull and the person who received loves it! Great machine with classic/modern design. Not to mention the box, already makes the gift beautifull!

I will use your shop again.

Reviewed By: Mick the ClickReview date: Tue 9th June 2009
Rating: Excellent
Definitely five-star service. Ordered my Tissot V8 on Saturday afternoon and it arrived before 9 am on Tuesday morning without paying extra for delivery. Top class. As for the watch, well it is certainly a handsome beast and the presentation box is a work of art in itself. Think I might must keep the box and throw the watch away!! NO CHANCE. Although it is at the low end of the Tissot range is looks a million dollars and I shall wear it with pride. Just one minor down-side - the tiny instruction manual hidden in one of the drawers of the box does not give precise operating instructions for my specific watch! And I still haven't worked it all out yet, but I am sure I will. The official Tissot website offers the same instructions, so no luck there. Any suggestions?

Reviewed By: mattnorcReview date: Wed 25th March 2009
Rating: Excellent
Nice watch, good weight but not too heavy, only problem is I have quite thick wrists and the strap is a bit short second hole in otherwise well chuffed

Reviewed By: TimReview date: Fri 23rd January 2009
Rating: Excellent

I love Tissot watches. I bought my first, an F1, over 25 years ago and still going strong it cost a lot of paper round money and I have just bought my second, the V8 from watchshopuk. It is a fine watch, supposedly based upon the dials found in a classic British sports car. It is a large, bulky watch, so worth checking the measurements first, but I love it. Very classy and elegant with a comfortable strap, if it lasts as long as my F1 it will bring much pleasure for many years. First rate service from watchshopuk, I can confidently recommend them on price and delivery.

Reviewed By: ZammovReview date: Tue 20th January 2009
Rating: Excellent
Excellent service and a great watch. Will definitely buy again from this site.

Reviewed By: Sarah CoxReview date: Tue 9th December 2008
Rating: Excellent
Tried this site following a recommendation from a close friend and found it to be very satisfactory. This watch was a gift for my husband and it hasnt left his wrist since I bought it him :)

Reviewed By: JonnyReview date: Tue 7th October 2008
Rating: Excellent
i bought this from the picture without even seeing it, I couldnt find it anywhere else and bought from here and it is a great looking piece, very solid and chunky/heavy and the strap is very thick. The strap doesnt bend well at first but then settles in nicely. overall i would say i am very pleased

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Mon 17th October 2011
Pilot John: Is the movement automatic or quartz ?
Watch Shop Team: This watch features a swiss quartz movement, meaning it is powered by battery.

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Tue 23rd November 2010
rami: 1.Is the divider of the seconds blue? like in the picture? (i saw some watch that it black)
Watch Shop Team: The second hand is blue

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Tue 13th April 2010
mark: does the bezel rotate
Watch Shop Team: No the bezel on this watch does not rotate.

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Wed 13th January 2010
cb: is it possible to buy a bracelet strap for this watch at a later date? I am not sure if my fiance would prefer a leather or bracelet strap...
Watch Shop Team: To get a bracelet for this watch at a later date you should contact Tissot directly.

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Wed 25th March 2009
klaus: hoiw cust to send this watch to brazil?
Watch Shop Team: Sorry - this is EU only.

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Thu 13th November 2008
Pete: i probably already know this one, but the strap is definitely brown, right?
Watch Shop Team: Yes, the strap on this watch is brown.

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