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| Type | Member of the Swatch group |
| Founded | 1853 by Charles-Félicien Tissot & Charles-Emile Tissot |
| Headquarters | Le Locle, Switzerland |
| Key people | François Thiébaud, President |
| Industry | Watch manufacturing |
| Products | Wristwatches, timing devices/systems |
| Parent | Swatch group |
| Website | www.tissot.ch, http://www.t-touch.com |
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Tissot Overview
Tissot embodies over 155 years of innovation and Swiss watch-making tradition. World leader in the traditional Swiss watch segment, its mission is to offer to a wide public a range of high quality timepieces at an affordable price.
As official timekeeper for the world championships in cycling, motorcycling, fencing and ice hockey, Tissot underlines the sporting values of quest for performance, precision and pushing oneself to the limit.
Based in Le Locle, Switzerland and present in more than 150 countries around the world, Tissot has been, since 1983, a member of the The Swatch Group Ltd., the largest watch producer and distributor in the world. Le Locle is a municipality in the district of Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity "The world " is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an Anthropocentric or Human Worldview, as a place The Swatch Group Ltd ( and) is a Swiss company and the biggest watch Manufacturer in the world (about 25% of the sales
Tissot's 155 years of Swiss watch-making have given it a reputation as a high-quality brand of watches. The Tissot-company was the first to make a watch out of plastic, mother of pearl, wood (the Wood watch) and stone (the Rock watch). Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic-inorganic Composite material produced by some Mollusks as an inner shell layer
Tissot has become known in recent years for its tactile, or "T-Touch," technology; several new watches have touch-sensitive sapphire glasses and include compasses, barometers, altimeters and thermometers. T-Touch watches have been recently featured in the movies Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Lara Croft Tomb Raider The Cradle of Life is a 2003 Action film directed by Jan de Bont, and starring Angelina Jolie as Mr & Mrs Smith is a 2005 action / Comedy film, directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg.
Official Ambassadors
- Nicky Hayden, American MotoGP Rider
- Danica Patrick, American Indycar Driver
- Michael Owen, English Footballer
- Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese Actress
- Deepika Padukone, Indian Actress
- Thomas Lüthi, Swiss 250cc Rider
Other Facts about Tissot
- Tissot is the official timer of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing (MotoGP) and for other world championships in cycling, Motorcycle sport, fencing and ice hockey. Nicholas "Nicky" Patrick Hayden (born July 30, 1981 in Owensboro, Kentucky) also known as The Kentucky Kid is an Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit Wisconsin) is an American Auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player who currently plays for and captains Newcastle United Barbie Hsu Hsi Yuan ( name also transliterated as Barbie Xu) is a Taiwanese Actress and Singer. Deepika Padukone ( Kannada: ದೀಪಿಕಾ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ born January 5, 1986) is an Indian supermodel turned Actress Thomas Lüthi (born 6 September 1986 in Oberdiessbach, Kanton Bern, Switzerland) is a professional Motorcycle Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all Sporting aspects of Motorcycling. Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice.
- Tissot, official timer for the Grand Prix in Doha, faced criticism for its errors in timing the 100 meter dash on May 12, 2006. It appeared that American sprinter Justin Gatlin had set a world record when, under international rules, he had only tied the previous record. Justin Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is an American sprinter. [1] [2].
- Tissot is the Official Timekeeper and Watch for NASCAR. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States.
- Tissot was the Official Timekeeper of the 15th Asian Games in Doha in 2006 from the 1 – 15 December. The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a Multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. Doha (الدوحة or Ad-Dōḥah) is the Capital city of Qatar.
Watches
- T-Touch - PRS 516
- T-Navigator 3000 - PRC 200
- T-Sport - PRS 200
- TXL&TXS - PR 50
- Bascule - PRC 100
- Six-T - T-Race MotoGP
- T-Wave - Ice-T
- Equi-T - Diver Seastar Automatic 1000
- Bellflhour - Seastar 660
- Flower Power - V8
- Cocktail - Le Locle
- Heritage - T-Lord
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