Tissot

tissot t-lordIn 1853 in the Swiss mountain range Jura, in the Neuchâtel district, in the city of Le Locle, Charles-Félicien Tissot with his son Charles-Emile established the Tissot watchmaker's company. Led by an extraordinarily innovative spirit and an intense drive for technical craft, these two founders introduced to the watchmaker's trade a strong trade company.

Throughout the existence of the Tissot Company, the firm has always attracted the attention of both people of the clockmaker's trade and the broad public. No matter what they accomplished - the development of their own movements, of special and non-standard materials, or the focus on the multifunctional use of their timepieces - they have always been technicians and engineers participating in the development of new watches and new movement models - pioneers in their trade. Incidentally, Tissot produced the first antimagnetic watch, the first plastic watch, the "Rock Watch" - the first watch made of stone, the "Wood Watch" - the first wooden watch, and recently the "T-touch" - a watch controlled via a touch-sensitive screen.

Tissot's sport history

tissot t-touchThe Tissot Company has also a rich history in sports. For instance, it was the timekeeper at the 1957 Davis Cup in the U.S., in 1938 at the downhill skiing in Switzerland and also at many motor sports events. Nowadays, the Tissot Company is the official timekeeper for road motorcycle circuit racing, cycling, ice hockey and fencing. All these sports require absolute reliability and accuracy; they symbolize the precision, the importance and the perfection of the Tissot Company.

In 2003 the Tissot Company celebrated the 150th anniversary of its establishment, being, in fact, one of the world's oldest watchmaker's companies. The Tissot brand is one of the world's most popular companies and it is not a secret that it is also the most requested one in Switzerland itself.

Since 1985 the Tissot Company has been a member of the Swatch Group and is represented by a network of merchants in 140 countries all around the world. All Tissot watches are produced in Switzerland, which enables the company to use the "Swiss Made" label. The Tissot Company offers a wide range of products that will attract both fans of a nice design and admirers of watchmaker's technology.