{"product_id":"ティソ-ヴィソデイト-シースター-t-12-ゲイフレアーブレス-tissot-visodate-seastar-t-12","title":"TISSOT Visodate Seastar T.12 ref.43514 \/ 1965, Gay Frères Extension Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tissot Seastar T12: a quiet masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1853, Tissot developed a screw-down sealed construction in 1938 and went on challenging the frontiers of the water-resistant watch; the Seastar series was born along that path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin it, the T12, which appeared in 1956, was a super water-resistant watch rated to 120m (12 bar) that rewrote the idea of what a diver's watch could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is a Seastar T12 Date made in 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe caseback carries the series' emblem — a Spanish galleon — struck strongly into it, and the screw-back case stands out for a well-judged 35.5mm size and a beautiful mirror finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dial has a radial finish, with faintly visible cross lines creating a quiet character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe upright baton indexes carry black lines, and at twelve the brand logo, outlined in silver, gives off an understated but definite presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lugs are straight and sharply formed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA watch where sporting and dressy qualities are exquisitely fused, with a timeless appeal that settles naturally into modern style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGay Frères: art at the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitted to this example is a scarce original Gay Frères extension bracelet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the work of the legendary Geneva metalwork workshop Gay Frères, which supplied bracelets to distinguished brands including Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet from the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis extension bracelet has a design combining the flexibility and comfort of the Bonklip style, concentrating the technical capability and taste of its era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt adjusts freely in size, and as the advertising of the day put it — \"réglable pour chaque poignet,\" adjustable for every wrist — it balances usefulness with beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardly ever seen today, this bracelet is highly regarded among collectors as a vintage accessory with a value equal to, or greater than, the watch itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo book a visit to the WatchTender Ginza store, please see watchtenderginza.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TISSOT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40321505362049,"sku":"","price":188000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/4313\/6385\/files\/IMG_20250619_151822.jpg?v=1750878007","url":"https:\/\/watchtenderjapan.com\/en\/products\/%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%82%bd-%e3%83%b4%e3%82%a3%e3%82%bd%e3%83%87%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88-%e3%82%b7%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc-t-12-%e3%82%b2%e3%82%a4%e3%83%95%e3%83%ac%e3%82%a2%e3%83%bc%e3%83%96%e3%83%ac%e3%82%b9-tissot-visodate-seastar-t-12","provider":"WatchTender","version":"1.0","type":"link"}