Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 Titanio 38 mm T137.807.44.061.00

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The storyWhy this reference matters

Since 2021 the PRX has grown in every direction except the one that mattered. There was a 40 mm, a 35 mm, a chronograph, mother-of-pearl dials, gold-tone versions. But the 40 carried a well-known flaw — the first bracelet link doesn't articulate, so the whole thing hangs as though it were half a centimetre longer lug to lug — and the 35 was too small for a lot of people. The gap between them was obvious, and it took four years to fill.

It was filled in 2025, twice over: Tissot launched the 38 mm PRX in two materials the line had never touched, grade 2 titanium and Damascus steel. Monochrome called the 38 the collection's perfect size without hedging — the one that fixes the problem without giving up the presence that made the model popular in the first place. Both versions went into the permanent catalogue, not a limited run.

Grade 2 titanium is commercially pure titanium: lighter than steel, hypoallergenic, and carrying that slightly duller, warmer tone that gives the material away at a glance. Case and bracelet, all the same metal. The scales put it better than any description — 84 grams against the 130 Tissot quotes for the 40 mm steel PRX.

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Colour is the first tell. Titanium doesn't shine like steel — the grey is flatter, with a touch of warmth in it — and the anthracite dial on this reference deliberately plays off that tone. Hands, indices and the date frame all come in a gold finish, a monochrome scheme the collection hadn't tried before. The stamped waffle texture of the automatic PRX stays.

Lug width settles it, and it catches people out: 11 mm, not the 12 of the 40. Bracelets and straps from the 40 mm PRX will not fit this watch. Diameter 38 mm, thickness 10.98 mm per Tissot, case length 37.50 mm, weight 84 grams. Sapphire case back and 100 metres of water resistance, like the rest of the automatic family.

As for how much wrist it takes up, Monochrome measured 49.2 mm lug to lug including the first rigid bracelet link — the useful figure here, because that link doesn't bend. At 38 mm that number becomes manageable for most people, which is the whole argument for this version. The other 38 mm titanium dial is blue with silver detailing.

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Grade 2 titanium is softer than steel and scratches sooner. Make peace with that before you buy, because it also doesn't polish the same way: an aggressive job takes off the original brushing and leaves a lighter, uneven surface that announces itself. With titanium you are almost always better off living with the marks than trying to erase them — and certainly better off not handing the case to just anyone.

The clasp still has no micro-adjustment, a point Monochrome makes and one you feel in summer, when your wrist swells and there's no half link to fall back on. It's the standing complaint about the line. In its favour, the bracelet is quick-release and the system works well.

Inside is the same Powermatic 80 as the rest of the family: ETA C07.11, 3 Hz, 23 jewels, 80 hours of reserve and an antimagnetic Nivachron hairspring. The calibre is everywhere, which means parts and watchmakers are everywhere too. Buying used, check the sapphire case back, the state of the case edges — titanium picks up knocks more readily — and that the bracelet still has all its links, because spares are thin on the ground here as well.

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