Seiko Tissé Red Stone Accent Gold Bangle Women’s Watch

Seiko conceived Tissé as a watch worn like jewellery, and this 1991 example takes that idea to an unusually graphic place. A tiny ivory dial sits inside a broad polished gold tone circle, its restrained dot indices interrupted by a sculptural pair of hands. Vivid red stone accents at twelve and six create the colour note, turning the case into a miniature composition rather than a conventional watch head.

The bracelet gives the piece its character. A slender double rail rises from the upper accent while polished rectangular links articulate below, producing a deliberate tension between clean line and rhythmic texture. At just 15.5 mm across, the watch reads as a gleaming bracelet first and a timepiece on closer inspection, especially compelling with silk, black tailoring or a restrained jewellery stack.

Design Features:

• Fit size:
  • Approx. 15.5 mm diameter
• Dial:
  • Ivory dial with fine dot hour markers
  • Applied gold tone marker at twelve
  • Sculptural triangular hour hand with slim minute hand
  • Signed Tissé with Japanese dial code
• Case:
  • Petite polished gold plated round case
  • Red stone accents at twelve and six
  • Stainless steel back
• Glass:
  • Rounded clear glass crystal
• Crown:
  • Small fluted gold tone crown at three
• Strap & buckle:
  • Integrated gold tone bangle bracelet
  • Double rail upper section with articulated rectangular lower links
• Power:
  • Battery powered Seiko 1E20 quartz movement

Wear occasion:

• Cocktail dressing and evening jewellery stacks
• Silk, knitwear and sharply cut black tailoring
• Wedding guest, dinner and polished daytime wear

Technical Specifications