Tissot
Tissot PRX 38 mm Black Stainless
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 · PRX
Tissot PRX 38 mm Black Stainless
Reference 18885ST.25
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Tissot
- Collection
- PRX
- Model
- Tissot PRX 38 mm Black Stainless
- Reference number
- 18885ST.25
- Year / era
- 1994 · 1990s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- Flyback chronograph
- Movement
- Automatic, 38-hour reserve
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial type
- Black lacquer
- Strap / bracelet
- Jubilee bracelet
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 38 mm
- Case thickness
- 8.1 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Bezel
- Fixed brushed titanium
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Black lacquer
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- Jubilee bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Triple-folding clasp with safety catch
- Water resistance
- 200 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 70B — Automatic, 38-hour reserve
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Number of jewels
- 31 jewels
- Complications
- Flyback chronograph
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1994 – 2008
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Consistently trades above retail; waiting lists at authorised dealers remain long.
Designer
Tissot 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 PRX 38 mm Black Stainless sits within Tissot's PRX line, introduced in 1994. It carries the house codes established since 1853 — stainless steel case, black lacquer dial and automatic, 38-hour reserve — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
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.