Tissot
Tissot Gentleman 44 mm Meteorite 18k
Photography on request
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 · Gentleman
Tissot Gentleman 44 mm Meteorite 18k
Reference 61450OR.75
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Tissot
- Collection
- Gentleman
- Model
- Tissot Gentleman 44 mm Meteorite 18k
- Reference number
- 61450OR.75
- Year / era
- 2023 · 2020s — modern production
- Complication
- Perpetual calendar
- Movement
- Automatic Powermatic 80
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Dial type
- Meteorite
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 88 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 44 mm
- Case thickness
- 11.3 mm
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Bezel
- Smooth polished
- Crystal
- Box sapphire with AR coating
- Dial
- Meteorite
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Printed minute track with applied batons
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 30 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 23A — Automatic Powermatic 80
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 5 days
- Number of jewels
- 40 jewels
- Complications
- Perpetual calendar
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2023 – 2032
- Limited-edition quantity
- 88 pieces
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
Gérald Genta
Gérald Genta (1931–2011) trained as a goldsmith in Geneva and became the most influential watch designer of the 20th century. Working freelance, he sketched the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak overnight in 1970, followed by the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL and the Bulgari Bulgari — defining the integrated-bracelet luxury sports watch as a category.
Historical significance
Tissot Gentleman 44 mm Meteorite 18k sits within Tissot's Gentleman line, introduced in 2023. It carries the house codes established since 1853 — 18k rose gold case, meteorite dial and automatic powermatic 80 — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
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.