The bottom line:

The Tissot T-Sport V8 Chronograph Quartz T039.417.16.037.02 T0394171603702 Men's Watch combines a terrific, sophisticated dial design that’s way far from the busy look that made chronographs infamous among the dressy crowd. Instead, it brings a high end, designer look very much uncommon for sports timepieces, at a more than reasonable price.

The movement:

The Tissot Carson Automatic Chronograph Quartz T039.417.16.037.02 T0394171603702 Men's Watch houses a world class ETA Swiss Quartz movement, the Caliber G10.211. Precise, accurate and tough, it will not miss out more than a few seconds over a year. It also has a low power consumption, which means, the batteries will run longer than in other watches even with moderately high chronograph usage. Overall, it’s going to be low maintenance.

The design:

The Tissot T-Classic Le Locle Automatic V8 Chronograph Quartz T039.417.16.037.02 T0394171603702 Men's Watch excels in both the departments of look and the feel. Its white dial makes the 42.5mm case appear larger and at a thickness of 11mm, it doesn’t appear as monstrous as some of the other well known sports watches and therefore, easily passes as a dress-wear. The push button deployment clasp is very comfortable and reliable and makes putting on or taking off the watch a breeze.

The analogue display is eye-catching, to say the least. The black on white colour scheme makes it ideal even as a work-wear and the luminous hands and markers make viewing time easy in the dark.

The Chronograph:

Now, to the stopwatch feature! The chronograph comprises the sub-dials at 2’o clock and 10 o’clock that display 1/10 second and 30 minutes. The split-second function makes the central second hand achieve an almost mechanical sweep while 6’o clock subdial counts the regular seconds.

The fixed bezel has a tachymeter scale carved into it. Entirely made of stainless steel, it works with the chronograph seconds hand to measure the speed of a moving vehicle. Also, you can find out the total distance you travelled by using he tachymeter scale. It is a great, handy tool for anyone related to sports that relate to speed and time tracking. Yes, even swimming, for you can take it down under water till 300 feet safely.

Materials quality:

This is vital, since materials denote the lasting of a watch. On the top, there is a scratch-proof sapphire crystal that can take a lot of pressure and stay intact even under sudden impacts. The case, bezel, crown, pushers and clasp material is surgical grade stainless steel (316L), which makes it more resistant to sudden shocks and resulting damages. It also helps to protect the movement well. Despite it making the watch fall a bit on the heavier side, it also makes the watch develop its comfortable heft.