The Best Quality Tissot Ballade Replica Watch is the product of a collaboration between Tissot and ETA, Tissot’s sister company within the Swatch Group. Originally designated the ETA 2824, but with a longer power reserve, the new automatic movement, called the ETA C07.111 or the Powermatic 80.111 was given a lower frequency – 3Hz (21,600 vph) instead of 4Hz (28,800), and a high-performance silicon balance spring. Reducing speed (and the energy requirement) and strengthening the escapement reduces friction and boosts performance. In its case, the Tissot Ballade is only 32mm wide and 9.44mm thick. Functions include hours, minutes, seconds, and a date indication at 3 o’clock. The result is a caliber that meets COSC standards, combined with that impressive 80-hour power reserve. The movement is 25.6mm in diameter, with 146 components including 25 jewels.
There are a couple of problems inherent in making mechanical movements for ladies’ watches. Size does matter for the ladies’ market because, despite the U.S. preference for larger sizes, the Asian market has always been a big consideration in designing ladies’ collections, and in that market, smaller sizes are the norm. Because of size restrictions, very few have a seconds hand and are therefore not COSC certified. It is also hard to get a long power reserve because of restrictions on barrel size and the lack of space for a second barrel. Tissot’s new family of Tissot Ballade Replica movements changes all that somewhat.
The Tissot Replica Watch.111 is something of a milestone because it is a mechanical movement created for a ladies’ watch and because it is an exceptional movement, with high precision – COSC certified – and an 80-hour power reserve, compared to the standard 42. This is achieved with a proprietary mechanical system that reduces the consumption of energy. Accuracy and power reserve are enhanced by an adjustable balance wheel – which is regulated for greater precision – and a longer mainspring. The longer mainspring was made possible by making it thinner and by reducing the diameter of the barrel-arbor’s core. Thus, the longer mainspring – and its accompanying longer power reserve – coils into a barrel that did not have to be increased to take up more space.
