Tissot
Tissot Chemin des Tourelles 40 mm Ice 18k
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Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Tissot · Chemin des Tourelles
Tissot Chemin des Tourelles 40 mm Ice 18k
Reference 83459OR.11
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Tissot
- Collection
- Chemin des Tourelles
- Model
- Tissot Chemin des Tourelles 40 mm Ice 18k
- Reference number
- 83459OR.11
- Year / era
- 1953 · 1950s — pre-quartz mechanical era
- Complication
- Tourbillon
- Movement
- Automatic COSC chronometer
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Dial type
- Ice blue
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 88 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 40 mm
- Case thickness
- 11.3 mm
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Bezel
- Baguette diamond rainbow
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Ice blue
- Hands
- Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent
- Indexes
- Diamond-set hour markers
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Triple-folding clasp with safety catch
- Water resistance
- 300 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 86A — Automatic COSC chronometer
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 70 hours
- Number of jewels
- 31 jewels
- Complications
- Tourbillon
- Functions
- Flying tourbillon, power reserve
- Watchmaker
- Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1953 – 1962
- Limited-edition quantity
- 88 pieces
- Current market information
- Consistently trades above retail; waiting lists at authorised dealers remain long.
Designer
In-house design studio
The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.
Historical significance
Tissot Chemin des Tourelles 40 mm Ice 18k sits within Tissot's Chemin des Tourelles line, introduced in 1953. It carries the house codes established since 1853 — 18k white gold case, ice blue dial and automatic cosc chronometer — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
The House
Tissot
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1853
- Founder
- Charles-Félicien Tissot
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Affordable & Tool Watches
- Major collections
- PRX, Seastar, Le Locle, Gentleman, Chemin des Tourelles
- Signature technologies
- Certified chronometer regulation · Hand-applied guilloché dials
- Famous movements
- Automatic COSC chronometer · Automatic, 38-hour reserve · Quartz · Automatic Powermatic 80
- Notable watches
- Tissot PRX 36 mm Green Grade (1995) · Tissot PRX 39 mm Silvered 18k (1969) · Tissot PRX 38 mm Black Stainless (1994) · Tissot PRX 42 mm Salmon Ceramic (1980)
Brand history
Tissot has spent more than 173 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's PRX, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Charles-Félicien Tissot established Tissot in 1853, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Tissot calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1853
Charles-Félicien Tissot founds Tissot in Switzerland.
1893
Tissot earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces Tissot to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Tissot enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Tissot continues to produce PRX, Seastar, Le Locle and other icons in limited numbers.
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