Review: Was on My Wish List for a While...

For those of you with Amazon accounts, you are aware you can create a Wish List. Well, this polished stainless steel Tissot Swissmatic had been on mine for months, and survived numerous prunings of said list. But I didn't want to pay the going price, which at the time was $350.

So the other day I'm looking at my wish list and clicked on the Tissot to look at pricing again and I saw one for sale "Used - Like New," in the other buying options, sold from the Amazon Warehouse, for $170. "Used - Like New" better be like new, I'm very particular about that claim, but Amazon has a good return policy so I ordered it.

• It arrived in the original box (seals broken), with the warranty info & card, plastic still on the band as it sat on the original cushion. It had never been worn and was indeed absolutely new. No dings on the case nor scratches on the sapphire crystal. It's as if someone opened the box, saw that it was too big or whatever and just sent it back.

• I love the simple, clean, high-contrast layout with the Arabic numbers, the 40mm size is great for my 6.75" wrist, and the highly polished case shape reminds me of watch cases from the 1960's, like my beloved Desta Ultra-flat, for example:

• It has the C15.111 movement, based on the Sistem 51 (ETA C10.111), and apparently it's not serviceable. Case, crystal, crown, gaskets, yes, but the movement is disposable, something that surprised me. This one also most likely has the synthetic escapement. Power reserve is three days:

• There's a version of this exact watch, but with a black leather strap, that costs around $180, so Tissot seems to be placing a huge premium on the admittedly beautiful and highly polished bracelet, which uses a jewelry clasp (clasp pic courtesy of Tissot):

I'm really pleased with the price I paid and the complete accuracy of Amazon's "Used - Like New" descriptor from their Amazon Warehouse, which will give me confidence making future purchases like this. This watch is highly polished absolutely everywhere, and since I'm very much attracted to shiny things, is pleasing to my eyes.

After my recent Timex purchase - and now this - I'm starting to feel like I'm slipping back into my old ways of buying too frequently, and I do have an AliExpress purchase on the way too, but it's an inexpensive one, so it doesn't count. AND THIS ONE DOESN'T COUNT EITHER OKAY SO GET OFF MY BACK ALREADY