Tissot Seastar T.12 Chronograph in stainless steel with Lemania 1281 - Serviced

Vintage Tissot Seastar T.12 Chronograph in stainless steel with Lemania 1281 - Serviced

Very nice Tissot watch with black round dial and steel square for each hour and inner ring with tachymeter graduated up to 1000. You also have an inside ring for the seconds. It is a “T Swiss T” model. The watch comes with three sub dials, minutes at 3 o’clock, hours at 12 o’clock and seconds at 9 o’clock. The hands are white and orange with stick and baton styles. The crown has the Tissot logo. The case is in stainless steel with a square shape. It is a screwed back case with the Tissot drawing in the back. The watch comes with a manual winding Lemania movement with caliber 1281 and 17 jewels. The watch comes with a stainless-steel bracelet and double clasp buckle with engraved inside “Champion Stainless-Steel USA”.

History

Tissot Cie was founded in Le Locle in 1853 by Charles Felicien and Charles Emile Tissot. Their objective was to supply the world in particular Russia and the United States with quality pieces. In 1904 came the “Tsar’s watch”. In 1920, Tissot started to manufacture their own movements. 1929 is a key moment as Omega and Tissot join their efforts and form the “SSIH” Societe Suisse pour l’Industrie Horlogere. Tissot targeted the medium priced market with 42 models. Tissot is known for owning the 28.5N21 automatic caliber, however for its chronograph, Tissot used Lemania movements, its sister’s company. 

Technical details

Manual winding Lemania movement with caliber 1281, 17 jewels, 18,000 A/h and 39 hours of power reserve.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 42.5mm
Length including lugs: 50mm