Review: Tissot Heritage 1948 Chronograph

There’s a phrase in French that the English language has no equivalent for: jolie laide. Roughly translated, it means unconventionally beautiful, with the added subtext that the person or thing in question is made more attractive by its unusual features. If there was ever a watch that exemplified jolie laide, this is it: the Tissot Heritage 1948 Chronograph. It’s classically inspired (taking inspiration from, naturally, a 1948 piece of Tissot’s back catalog) and beautifully proportioned, but with a few twists that set it apart from the norm. Is this enough to propel this watch above its more traditional-looking brethren? Let’s dig in.