Tissot
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Tissot SA (French pronunciation:
Tissot is not associated with Mathey-Tissot, another Swiss watchmaking firm.
History
Independent company
Tissot was founded in 1853 by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son Charles-Émile Tissot in the Swiss city of Le Locle, in the Neuchâtel canton of the Jura Mountains area.[2] The father and son team worked as a casemaker (Charles-Félicien Tissot) and watchmaker (Charles-Emile). His son having expressed an interest in watchmaking from a young age. The two turned their house at the time into a small 'factory'.[4] Charles-Emile Tissot left for Russia in 1858 and succeeded in selling their savonnette pocket watches across the Russian Empire.[5] Russia became Tissot's greatest market, with the brand gaining popularity even in the Tsar's court; so Charles Tissot, Charles-Émile's son, moved to Moscow in 1885 to manage the branch his father had set up there.[6]
Omega, SSIH, ASUAG, SMH
In 1929, the global financial collapse brought the entire watch industry to a standstill, and Omega and Tissot forged an alliance under the leadership of Paul Tissot-Daguette, who had been trained at Tissot and became Omega's chief executive officer in 1930.[7] The merger formed Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH),[3]: 208 and Tissot-Omega watches from this era are sought after by collectors.
Tissot's first engagement as an official timekeeper was in 1938 where they timed a series of ski races in Villars-sur-Ollon, near the company's home town in the Jura mountains. Tissot was used for timing downhill skiing in Switzerland in 1938, and for the Davis Cup in 1957.[8]
SSIH-ASUAG was formed in 1983 (Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, ASUAG, was a holding company supplying the watch industry),[3]: 208–209 then SMH (Société Suisse de Microélectronique et d’horlogerie; 1983–1985).[3]: 20–22
Swatch subsidiary
SMH took the name of the Swatch Group in 1998.[3]: 20–22 Tissot SA remained in Le Locle, Switzerland, and marketed in 160 countries. Tissot watches are classified by the Swatch Group as "mid-range market" products.[9]
Tissot is an official timekeeper for the world championships in cycling, motorcycling, fencing and ice hockey, etc. Tissot was a sponsor for the Formula One car-racing teams Lotus, Renault, and Sauber. In the past handheld stopwatches were sufficient to provide official timings; in more recent times manufacturers and sporting bodies together develop more accurate systems for specific events. In competitive cycling, for instance, sensors are placed on the bikes and track, and linked by computers to provide track timings and performance data.[10]
Motto and slogan
The company motto/slogan of Tissot is "Innovators by Tradition"[11] and its mission statement is "gold value at silver price".[12]
Innovations
Tissot introduced the first mass-produced pocket watch as well as the first pocket watch with two time zones in 1853 and the first anti-magnetic watch, in 1929–30.
Tissot introduced its first tactile watch, with "T-Touch," technology in 1999; watches containing this technology have touch-sensitive sapphire crystals to control various functions including compass, barometer, altimeter and thermometer. The 2014 T-Touch Expert Solar and T-Touch Lady Solar had 25 functions.[14]
Gallery
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Tissot Couturier -
Tissot 1958 -
Tissot Twotimer, 1990 -
Tissot PRC 200 (T17.1.586.52) -
Tissot pocket watch, open
Marketing
Tissot has partnered with a wide range of celebrities from basketball players, actors, cricket players, to MotoGP racers to be their brand ambassadors. Tissot brand ambassadors have included:
Clientele
Tissot watches have been worn by Catherine, Princess of Wales, Sarah Bernhardt, singer Carmen Miranda, Grace Kelly, and Nelson Mandela.[5]
In popular culture
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Sponsorships
Tissot has been the official timekeeper responsible for timing in several sports including
See also
- List of watch manufacturers
- Swiss Made
References
- ^ "Company Overview of Tissot SA". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b c "Tissot: The Brand". Tissot. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ ISBN 2-940333-00-9.
- ^ "A LOOK BACK AT TISSOT." Montres Publiques, 07/26/2021, https://montrespubliques.com/new-1minute-reads/a-look-back-at-tissot
- ^ a b c "Tissot Official Website: History". Tissot. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Tissot watches, Innovation Since 1853". First Class Watches. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "From SSIH to Swatch Group: The rescue of the Swiss watch industry". Watchmaster. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "A Brief Tour of Tissot". Superwatchman. Superwatchman AB. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Middle Range watches – (Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Calvin Klein)". The Swatch Group. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Cycling". Swiss Timing. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Tissot — The "Innovator By Tradition"". Swiss Watch Brand. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Tissot® official website". Tissot Watches. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "THE 1-MINUTE HISTORY OF ANTI-MAGNETIC WATCHES." Montres Publiques, 12/06/2019, https://montrespubliques.com/1minute-reads/the-1-minute-history-of-anti-magnetic-watches?rq=tissot
- ^ "The New Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar". Anytime Watches. 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Official Tissot Website – Meet our ambassadors". www.tissotwatches.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "NBA Renewal announcement 2021". www.tissotwatches.com. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "NBA, watchmaker Tissot announce multiyear partnership". ESPN. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ FIBA EuroBasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Tissot Official Timekeeper of The World Games 2021, The World Games, Retrieved 16 July 2022
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