The simple style of the Petite Seconde

I absolutely love the petite second hand with no date, this is my winter watch as I wear a long sleeved shirt to work. The Petite Seconde fits well under my sleeve, the only issue is it spends most of the day under my shirt, I also wear a jacket as it is winter so my Petite Seconde is under two sleeves during the winter months.

The dial is minimalist, the heritage Tissot logo is the only text on the dial, the fine leaf hands add some elegance to the dial. The sub-dial at the lower section ensures a symmetric dial, I am typically dismissive of too much text on a dial, this is perfect. The largish printed Arabic numerals work well, the numerals do not cut through the seconds sub-dial, I have never liked that look. The fine vertical brushing on the dial that has a slightly tanned colour.

I am a big fan of the hand-wound movement, the Calibre ETA 6498-1 is a pretty movement to view from the exhibition caseback, the movement is from a pocket watch and fills the case. The movement is decorated with Côtes de Genève finishing and blued screws, this micro-scratch style machining removes the base machining marks during the manufacturing process and provides an aesthetic finish viewed without hindrance of a winding rotor.

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