Tissot watches don’t often get much recognition or appreciation in the world of watches nowadays. It’s a shame since Tissot is a renowned brand with a long tradition of high-end watchmaking and innovative design and is able to provide us with exciting sport watches, striking diver’s watches, exquisite dresses, and sportsy chronographs, and the world’s first watch with a touchscreen.
But Tissot is considered to be a true classic, but it isn’t as well-known as the Swiss counterparts. But the fact that Tissot has maintained a low image does not mean it hasn’t been able to impress the world of watches with unique models and timepieces that stand out. While the majority of its collection is at the lower side of the luxury watch market but it is a Swiss brand is extremely admired and well-known because of its durable and flexible designs.
With this Ultimate Buying Guide, we’re going to focus on Tissot’s extensive heritage and the watches that are distinctive and make it an Swiss high-end brand. Alongside helping you choose the best Tissot watch to wear and lifestyle, you’ll also be able to learn more about the history of Tissot and how this storied brand has contributed to shaping our Swiss watchmaking industry into the one we see it today.
History Of Tissot
To fully appreciate the current Tissot collection, as well as the pre-owned and classic models, it is essential to know its rich and long-running history and its ‘Innovators by Tradition’ tagline.’
1853 Chs Tissot & Fils was founded at Le Locle, in the Jura region of Switzerland by the father-son duo of Charles-Felicien and Charles-Emile.
1916 Tissot introduces the cult Art-Deco, Tissot Banana.
1930: Tissot introduces the world’s first wristwatch that is anti-magnetic, that of the Tissot Antimagnetique. Tissot is a part of SIIH together with Omega.
1951: Tissot releases the world’s first wristwatch with an automatic mechanism designed to show 24 hours of time, the Navigator.
1954 Tissot commemorates the anniversary by introducing the Visodate which incorporates innovations such as an ability to calculate dates into the automated mechanism.
– 1965: While Rolex had the Daytona, Tissot had the PR 516. Inspiring by racing car driving and sporting the first steel bracelet that had gaps, this was revolutionary and was copied by a number of other brands.
1971 1971: The Tissot Astrolon also referred to as the IDEA 2001, is released as the world’s first mechanical timepiece.
1983 Tissot officially belongs to the Swatch Group
1985 Tissot makes one of the most famous watches that is the RockWatch that was constructed out of Granite that was sourced from the Alps.
1986: Tissot releases the equally famous Two Timer, the first watch that has both digital and analog time displays.
1999 Tissot unveils the T-Touch the first watch with a touch screen with six functions, and combining analog as well as digital screens.
2011. Tissot is awarded the prize of the year at the International Competition Chronometry.
2014. Tissot introduces the T-Touch expert Solar The first wristwatch with a touchscreen worldwide that’s solar-powered.
Tissot operates from its home town of Le Locle, in the famous Neuchatel region in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland in the year 1853. For over a hundred years, 90% of Swiss production of watches came from this region. And to today, it’s often referred to as Watch Valley The Land of Precision.’ With this in mind In recent times, the reach of Tissot has become significantly greater. It is present in more than 160 countries around the globe, which includes many Tissot boutiques Tissot can be compared to other Swiss watchmakers in terms of its worldwide distribution.
Tissot might perhaps not be one of the highest priced or most popular premium Swiss brand of watches, however, it has made a impression on the market with groundbreaking designs and innovative innovations that have set the standard on the whole market. Indeed, the Tissot brand’s enthralling slogan is’Innovators by tradition. Although anti-magnetic watches were popular in the 1950s but they were Tissot who invented the technology a few years earlier. With the advent of the internet and the ease due to the advent of commercial flights, Tissot launched the first watch to show 24 time zones. many years before we would all have smartphones with touch screens, Tissot made the world’s first wristwatch that had a touch screen.
Tissot has kept its finger at the heart of its customers and trends for over 160 years. This is so much, that the majority of its classics have been reinvented and brought to a brand new group of modern watch enthusiasts in the company’s contemporary and traditional collections. We’ll go into the details of all that soon.
