Some watch collaborations are a logo on a dial. This isn't one of them. The new Tissot PRX Skeleton Damian Lillard Special Edition is the second signature watch from Tissot and the nine-time NBA All-Star, and it reads like a biography you can wear: a skeleton dial in burgundy, a strap patterned after the milk crate that served as Lillard's first basketball hoop, and a movement you wind by hand every day, a nod to the work behind every clutch shot.
It launched on October 21, 2026, the same night Lillard opens the regular season back in Portland, and it is the most ambitious PRX Tissot has ever made.
Damian Lillard has been a Tissot ambassador since 2021. Tissot is also the Official Timekeeper of the NBA, which makes the partnership a natural fit. Their first collaboration, the 2024 PRX Powermatic 80 Damian Lillard Special Edition, was the first official collaboration in the PRX line's history. Lillard summed up the shared philosophy at the time: Tissot and he both believe greatness can be for everyone.
That idea drives the new watch too. Lillard is known as "Dame Time," a nickname tied to his game-winning shots and the wrist-tapping celebration that follows them. For Lillard, clutch moments aren't luck; they're the result of the work no one sees. The PRX Skeleton turns that philosophy into design.
Lillard grew up in East Oakland, California, where his first hoop was a plastic milk crate nailed to a telephone pole outside his home. That's where he put in the hours. Tissot built the watch around that story:
The PRX has become one of the most popular watches in the world, but it has always run on automatic or quartz movements. The Damian Lillard Special Edition breaks that pattern. Inside is a Swiss Made, hand-wound skeletonized movement with up to 52 hours of power reserve, visible from both the dial side and through the sapphire caseback.
The open dial is framed by double burgundy rings, with faceted hour markers and Super-LumiNova-coated hands for legibility. The case grows to 44mm, the largest PRX yet, while keeping the collection's sharp, tapered, integrated-style silhouette. It's 11.2mm thick, 100m water resistant, and topped with sapphire crystal.
The most talked-about feature is the conversion kit. Using Tissot's quick-release system, you can remove the strap and slot the watch head into a burgundy leather case with a chain, turning the PRX into a pocket watch. The set also includes a matching burgundy leather strap with a push-button folding clasp, so the watch moves easily from game night to a formal event.
At $2,075, the PRX Skeleton costs more than most PRX models. The standard automatic sits under $1,000, and the 2024 Lillard edition was $950. But this is a very different watch. You're getting a new 44mm case, a skeletonized hand-wound movement, two straps, and a pocket-watch conversion case in a special collector's box. aBlogtoWatch noted that well-executed skeleton dials from entry-level brands are rare because they usually demand a much higher price, and that Tissot pulled it off here.
It's also not a limited edition, so collectors and fans won't have to fight for an allocation. It's available now through Tissot and authorized retailers.
Early reaction from the watch community has been strong. Reviewers have praised the dial work and the pocket-watch kit, comparing it to the Swatch Group's playful Royal Pop concept. Many collectors on forums have called it the boldest PRX Tissot has made and applauded the brand's willingness to take risks. The most common debate is size: 44mm is large for a PRX, and many fans are waiting to see it on the wrist. Several reviewers also noted that, thanks to the open movement, this is the first Lillard watch that stands on its own even for people who don't follow basketball.
This is what a great athlete collaboration should look like. Every element on the PRX Skeleton has a reason to be there, from the milk-crate strap to the daily wind of the movement. In burgundy and steel, it's classy, confident and genuinely different from anything else in the PRX line. Just like its namesake, it delivers when it counts.
The watch costs $2,075 in the US.
No. It is a special edition available through Tissot and authorized retailers, not a numbered limited edition.
It measures 44mm wide and 11.2mm thick, making it the largest PRX to date.
A Swiss Made, hand-wound skeletonized movement with up to 52 hours of power reserve. It is the first PRX with a manual-wind movement.
Yes. The set includes a burgundy leather pocket-watch case with a chain. Remove the strap and the watch head fits inside.
It is Damian Lillard's monogram: a "D" crossed by two lines like a dollar sign, referencing his rap name, Dame D.O.L.L.A.
The pattern is inspired by the plastic milk crate nailed to a telephone pole in East Oakland that served as Lillard's first basketball hoop.
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