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the 1st Seastar was released at Basel World in 2003 and now 7 years later we have the newly redesigned Seastar....looks awesome imo! hand6.gif
Baselworld 2010: Tissot Seastar 1000
by Kyle on March 09, 2010
Seastar collection returns after 2-3 year absence…
It is now *official* that Tissot (a Swatch Group brand) is bringing back its Seastar line in 2010, starting with the Seastar 1000 you see below. As best I can tell it was sometime in mid-2007 that the Seastar line was discontinued by Tissot, thus its return after just 3 years is certainly interesting! This is what I would consider to be an “entry level” dive watch in the higher-end/luxury segment (but calling Tissot a luxury brand is perhaps too generous), and it is worth a look if you are a Tissot fan. As noted on the dial, the new Seastar 1000 is water resistant to a respectable 1000 feet (300 meters) and is powered by an automatic movement. Curiously, this watch seems to be lacking a couple key features common on functional dive watches including a luminous second hand and bezel (as was astutely pointed out by dive-watch blogger Roger Ruegger) – whether or not this will detract from its perceived value is to be seen. I’m not sure what the price might be, but I will venture a guess that a price of $750 might be in the ballpark.
Given this is my first post about Tissot (if you don’t count this Danica Patrick shout out), I’d be curious to hear your feedback. Are you interested in this brand and would you like me to cover it more? Or do you prefer my primary focus on the higher-end/elite independent watchmakers/watch brands?the 1st Seastar was released at Basel World in 2003 I believe and now 7 yrs. later we have the newly redesigned Seastar....looks awesome imho.hand6.gif