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{{Short description|Swiss watch manufacturer}}
{{Short description|Swiss watch manufacturer}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Other uses}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Tissot SA
| name = Tissot SA
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| image_caption = Tissot's headquarters in Le Locle, Switzerland
| image_caption = Tissot's headquarters in Le Locle, Switzerland
| type = Subsidiary
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1853|df=yes}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1853|df=yes}} in [[Le Locle]]
| founders = Charles-Félicien Tissot<br />Charles-Emile Tissot
| founders = Charles-Félicien Tissot<br />Charles-Emile Tissot
| location_country = [[Switzerland]]
| location_country = Switzerland
| location = <!--modifies "Headquarters" entry-->[[Le Locle]]
| location = <!--modifies "Headquarters" entry-->[[Le Locle]]
| key_people = Sylvain Dolla ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br />Georges Nicolas Hayek Jr. (Chairman of the Board)
| key_people = Sylvain Dolla (CEO)<br />Georges Nicolas Hayek Jr. (chairman of the board)
| area_served = 150 countries
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = [[Watchmaking]]
| industry = [[Watchmaking]]
| products = Watches, timing devices and systems
| products = Watches, timing devices and systems
| revenue = €1.0 billion (2017)
| revenue = €1.0&nbsp;billion (2017)
| operating_income =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| net_income =
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| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Tissot''' '''SA''' ({{IPA-fr|ti'so}}) is a luxury [[Swiss watch]] brand owned by [[the Swatch Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=9548261|title=Company Overview of Tissot SA|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> The company was founded in [[Le Locle]], [[Switzerland]] by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son, Charles-Émile Tissot, in 1853.<ref name="Tissot: The Brand">{{cite web|title=Tissot: The Brand|url=http://www.tissot.ch/thebrand.html|publisher=Tissot|access-date=10 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202222443/http://www.tissot.ch/thebrand.html|archive-date=2 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=fallet/>
'''Tissot''' '''SA''' ({{IPA|fr|ti'so}}) is a Swiss watch brand owned by [[the Swatch Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=9548261|title=Company Overview of Tissot SA|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> The company was founded in [[Le Locle]], Switzerland by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son, Charles-Émile Tissot, in 1853.<ref name="Tissot: The Brand">{{cite web|title=Tissot: The Brand|url=http://www.tissot.ch/thebrand.html|publisher=Tissot|access-date=10 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202222443/http://www.tissot.ch/thebrand.html|archive-date=2 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=fallet/>


Tissot is not associated with [[Mathey-Tissot]], another Swiss watchmaking firm.
Tissot is not associated with [[Mathey-Tissot]], another Swiss watchmaking firm.
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=== Independent company ===
=== 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.<ref name="Tissot: The Brand"/> 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'.<ref>"A LOOK BACK AT TISSOT." Montres Publiques, 07/26/2021, https://montrespubliques.com/new-1minute-reads/a-look-back-at-tissot</ref> Charles-Emile Tissot left for Russia in 1858 and succeeded in selling their [[Pocket watch#Hunter-case watches|savonnette pocket watches]] across the [[Russian Empire]].<ref name="Tissot Official">{{cite web |url=http://www.tissot.ch/?mod_communication/chapter_history |title= Tissot Official Website: History |publisher=Tissot |access-date=2009-09-18}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Tissot: The Brand"/> 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'.<ref>"A LOOK BACK AT TISSOT." Montres Publiques, 26 July 2021, https://montrespubliques.com/new-1minute-reads/a-look-back-at-tissot</ref> Charles-Emile Tissot left for Russia in 1858 and succeeded in selling their [[Pocket watch#Hunter-case watches|savonnette pocket watches]] across the [[Russian Empire]].<ref name="Tissot Official">{{cite web |url=http://www.tissot.ch/?mod_communication/chapter_history |title= Tissot Official Website: History |publisher=Tissot |access-date=2009-09-18}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tissot watches, Innovation Since 1853 |url=https://www.firstclasswatches.co.uk/blog/2018/05/tissot-innovation-since-1853/ |website=First Class Watches |access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>


===Omega, SSIH, ASUAG, SMH===
===Omega, SSIH, ASUAG, SMH===
Tissot merged with watch company [[Omega SA]] in 1930, forming SSIH (Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère),<ref name=fallet/>{{rp|208}} and Tissot-Omega watches from this era are sought after by collectors.
In 1929, the global financial collapse brought the entire watch industry to a standstill, and [[Omega SA|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.<ref name="Watchmaster">{{cite web |title=From SSIH to Swatch Group: The rescue of the Swiss watch industry |url=https://www.watchmaster.com/en/journal/stories-en/how-ssih-became-the-swatch-group-which-rescued-the-swiss-watch-industry |website=Watchmaster |access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref> The merger formed [[Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère]] (SSIH),<ref name=fallet/>{{rp|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 [[1957 Davis Cup|Davis Cup in 1957]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
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 [[1957 Davis Cup|Davis Cup in 1957]].<ref name="Superwatchman">{{cite web |title=A Brief Tour of Tissot |url=https://superwatchman.com/a-brief-tour-of-tissot/ |website=Superwatchman |publisher=Superwatchman AB |access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>


SSIH-ASUAG was formed in 1983 (Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, ASUAG, was a holding company supplying the watch industry),<ref name=fallet>{{Cite book|url=https://www.tissotwatches.com/shop/media/downloadable/test_histoire_en.pdf|title=The Story of a Watch Company|author=Estelle Fallet|publisher=Tissot|year=2002|isbn=2-940333-00-9}}</ref>{{rp|208–209}} then SMH (Société Suisse de Microélectronique et
SSIH-ASUAG was formed in 1983 (Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, ASUAG, was a holding company supplying the watch industry),<ref name=fallet>{{Cite book|url=https://www.tissotwatches.com/media/downloadable/pocket_book_en.pdf|title=The Story of a Watch Company|author=Estelle Fallet|publisher=Tissot|year=2002|isbn=2-940333-00-9}}</ref>{{rp|208–209}} then SMH (Société Suisse de Microélectronique et
d’horlogerie; 1983–1985).<ref name=fallet/>{{rp|20–22}}
d’horlogerie; 1983–1985).<ref name=fallet/>{{rp|20–22}}


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SMH took the name of ''the Swatch Group'' in 1998.<ref name=fallet/>{{rp|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swatchgroup.com/brands_and_companies/watches_and_jewelry/middle_range|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422170501/http://www.swatchgroup.com/brands_and_companies/watches_and_jewelry/middle_range|archive-date=22 April 2018|url-status=unfit|title=Middle Range watches – (Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Calvin Klein)|website= The Swatch Group}}</ref>
SMH took the name of ''the Swatch Group'' in 1998.<ref name=fallet/>{{rp|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swatchgroup.com/brands_and_companies/watches_and_jewelry/middle_range|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422170501/http://www.swatchgroup.com/brands_and_companies/watches_and_jewelry/middle_range|archive-date=22 April 2018|url-status=unfit|title=Middle Range watches – (Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Calvin Klein)|website= The Swatch Group}}</ref>


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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cycling |url=https://www.swisstiming.com/sports/cycling-track/ |website=Swiss Timing |access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>


== Motto and slogan ==
== Motto and slogan ==
[[File:HK 上水 Sheung Shui 上水廣場 Landmark North mall shops November 2020 SS2 27.jpg|thumb|Tissot store in Hong Kong]]
The company motto/slogan of Tissot is "Innovators by Tradition"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@swisswatchbrand/tissot-the-innovator-by-tradition-240de7e82112|title=Tissot — The "Innovator By Tradition"|author=<!--not stated-->|date=2018-03-30|website=Swiss Watch Brand|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> and its mission statement is "gold value at silver price".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tissot® official website |url=https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-us/collection/all-our-watches/t-gold.html |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Tissot Watches}}</ref>
The company motto/slogan of Tissot is "Innovators by Tradition"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@swisswatchbrand/tissot-the-innovator-by-tradition-240de7e82112|title=Tissot — The "Innovator By Tradition"|author=<!--not stated-->|date=30 March 2018|website=Swiss Watch Brand|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> and its mission statement is "gold value at silver price".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tissot® official website |url=https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-us/collection/all-our-watches/t-gold.html |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Tissot Watches}}</ref>


== Innovations ==
== 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&ndash;30.<ref name="Tissot Official" /> Tissot was also one of the first companies to manufacture an antimagnetic wristwatch in the early 1930s.<ref>"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</ref> The Tissot company was also the first to make watches out of plastic (Idea 2001 in 1971), stone (the Alpine [[granite]] [[RockWatch (watch)|RockWatch]] in 1985), [[mother of pearl]] (the Pearl watch in 1987), and wood (the Wood watch in 1988).<ref name="Tissot: The Brand" />
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.<ref name="Tissot Official" /> Tissot was also one of the first companies to manufacture an antimagnetic wristwatch in the early 1930s.<ref>"THE 1-MINUTE HISTORY OF ANTI-MAGNETIC WATCHES." Montres Publiques, 12 June 2019, https://montrespubliques.com/1minute-reads/the-1-minute-history-of-anti-magnetic-watches?rq=tissot</ref> The Tissot company was also the first to make watches out of plastic (Idea 2001 in 1971), stone (the Alpine [[granite]] [[RockWatch (watch)|RockWatch]] in 1985), [[mother of pearl]] (the Pearl watch in 1987), and wood (the Wood watch in 1988).<ref name="Tissot: The Brand" />


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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anytimewatches.com/en/the-new-tissot-t-touch-expert-solar.html|title=The New Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar|publisher=Anytime Watches|date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anytimewatches.com/en/the-new-tissot-t-touch-expert-solar.html|title=The New Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar|publisher=Anytime Watches|date=14 November 2014}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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[[File:Tissot - 1958.jpg|thumb|170x170px|Tissot watch from [[1958]], manual winding, 33 millimeters, in-house movement with [[Manual winding]].]]
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File:Tissot - 1958.jpg|Tissot watch from 1958, manual winding, 33 millimeters, in-house movement with [[Manual winding]]
File:Tissot watch.jpg|Tissot 1853 hand watch in [[Chennai]] [[Tamil Nadu]]
File:Tissot_Couturier_watch_on_hand.jpg|Tissot Couturier
File:Tissot_Couturier_watch_on_hand.jpg|Tissot Couturier
File:Tissot Handaufzug, 1958.jpg|Tissot 1958
File:Tissot Handaufzug, 1958.jpg|Tissot 1958
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==Marketing==
==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: [[Tony Parker]], [[Liu Yi Fei]], [[Virat Kohli]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Huang Xiaoming]], [[Jorge Lorenzo]], [[Thomas Lüthi]], [[Neha Kakkar]], [[Marc Márquez]] and [[Rana Daggubati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-us/ambassadors|title=Official Tissot Website - Meet our ambassadors|website=www.tissotwatches.com|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref> Tissot is also currently the official watch for the [[NBA]].<ref name="NBA">{{cite web |title=NBA Renewal announcement 2021 |url=https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-en/magazine-news-55.html |website=www.tissotwatches.com |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=20 October 2021}}</ref>
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: [[Tony Parker]], [[Liu Yi Fei]], [[Virat Kohli]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Huang Xiaoming]], [[Jorge Lorenzo]], [[Thomas Lüthi]], [[Neha Kakkar]], [[Marc Márquez]] and [[Rana Daggubati]], [[Gong Jun | Simon Gong Jun]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-us/tissot-world-ambassadors|title=Official Tissot Website – Meet our ambassadors|website=www.tissotwatches.com|access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref> Tissot is also currently the official watch for the [[NBA]].<ref name="NBA">{{cite web |title=NBA Renewal announcement 2021 |url=https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-en/magazine-news-55.html |website=www.tissotwatches.com |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=20 October 2021}}</ref>


== Clientele ==
== Clientele ==
Tissot watches have been worn by [[Catherine, Princess of Wales]], [[Sarah Bernhardt]], singer [[Carmen Miranda]], [[Grace Kelly]], [[Elvis Presley]], and [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref name="Tissot Official" />
Tissot watches have been worn by [[Catherine, Princess of Wales]], [[Sarah Bernhardt]], singer [[Carmen Miranda]], [[Grace Kelly]], and [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref name="Tissot Official" />


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2022}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2022}}
[[James Stewart]] wore a Tissot watch in ''[[Rear Window]]''. T-Touch watches have been worn by [[Angelina Jolie]] in the movies ''[[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life]]'' and ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]''. [[Simon Pegg]] wore a T-Touch in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}. [[Richard Roundtree]] appears to wear a Tissot PR 516 with steel rally bracelet in ''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]''.
[[James Stewart]] wore a Tissot watch in ''[[Rear Window]]''. T-Touch watches have been worn by [[Angelina Jolie]] in the movies ''[[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life]]'' and ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]''. [[Simon Pegg]] wore a T-Touch in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}. [[Richard Roundtree]] appears to wear a Tissot PR 516 with steel rally bracelet in ''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]''. Indian actor [[Kamal Haasan]] wore a Tissot watch in 2008 Tamil film ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.


== Sponsorships ==
== Sponsorships ==
Tissot has been the official timekeeper responsible for timing in several sports including [[MotoGP]], the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]], the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]], the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA), the [[International Fencing Federation]], the [[Women's National Basketball Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13813208/nba-watchmaker-tissot-announce-multi-year-partnership|title=NBA, watchmaker Tissot announce multiyear partnership|publisher=ESPN|access-date=23 February 2016}}</ref> for many years. In basketball it has sponsored the [[Switzerland national basketball team|Swiss national team]],<ref>[http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/qualifiers/Switzerland/#iset=716054ac-6f03-4c86-8f2a-8e4bccbd32dc&iid=73368a21-f38b-4a95-a006-2d913f206dd5 FIBA EuroBasket 2017], FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.</ref> the [[Chinese Basketball Association]], the [[NBA]] and other related events, teams, and organizations. On November 20, 2019, it was announced that Tissot would serve as the official timekeeper and results service for the [[2022 World Games]].<ref>[https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-2022-32/Tissot-Official-Timekeeper-of-The-World-Games-2021-1975 Tissot Official Timekeeper of The World Games 2021], The World Games, Retrieved 16 July 2022</ref>
Tissot has been the official timekeeper responsible for timing in several sports including [[MotoGP]], the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]], the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]], the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA), the [[International Fencing Federation]], the [[Women's National Basketball Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13813208/nba-watchmaker-tissot-announce-multi-year-partnership|title=NBA, watchmaker Tissot announce multiyear partnership|publisher=ESPN|access-date=23 February 2016}}</ref> for many years. In basketball it has sponsored the [[Switzerland national basketball team|Swiss national team]],<ref>[http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/qualifiers/Switzerland/#iset=716054ac-6f03-4c86-8f2a-8e4bccbd32dc&iid=73368a21-f38b-4a95-a006-2d913f206dd5 FIBA EuroBasket 2017], FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.</ref> the [[Chinese Basketball Association]], the [[NBA]] and other related events, teams, and organizations. On 20 November 2019 it was announced that Tissot would serve as the official timekeeper and results service for the [[2022 World Games]].<ref>[https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-2022-32/Tissot-Official-Timekeeper-of-The-World-Games-2021-1975 Tissot Official Timekeeper of The World Games 2021], The World Games, Retrieved 16 July 2022</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 05:31, 29 November 2024

For other uses, see Tissot (disambiguation).

Tissot SA
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryWatchmaking
Founded1853; 171 years ago (1853) in Le Locle
FoundersCharles-Félicien Tissot
Charles-Emile Tissot
HeadquartersLe Locle,
Switzerland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sylvain Dolla (CEO)
Georges Nicolas Hayek Jr. (chairman of the board)
ProductsWatches, timing devices and systems
Revenue€1.0 billion (2017)
Number of employees
250
ParentThe Swatch Group
Websitetissotwatches.com

Tissot SA (French pronunciation: [ti'so]) is a Swiss watch brand owned by the Swatch Group.[1] The company was founded in Le Locle, Switzerland by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son, Charles-Émile Tissot, in 1853.[2][3]

Tissot is not associated with Mathey-Tissot, another Swiss watchmaking firm.

History

[edit]

Independent company

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

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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

[edit]
Tissot store in Hong Kong

The company motto/slogan of Tissot is "Innovators by Tradition"[11] and its mission statement is "gold value at silver price".[12]

Innovations

[edit]

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.[5] Tissot was also one of the first companies to manufacture an antimagnetic wristwatch in the early 1930s.[13] The Tissot company was also the first to make watches out of plastic (Idea 2001 in 1971), stone (the Alpine granite RockWatch in 1985), mother of pearl (the Pearl watch in 1987), and wood (the Wood watch in 1988).[2]

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]

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  • Tissot watch from 1958, manual winding, 33 millimeters, in-house movement with Manual winding
    Tissot watch from 1958, manual winding, 33 millimeters, in-house movement with Manual winding
  • Tissot 1853 hand watch in Chennai Tamil Nadu
    Tissot 1853 hand watch in Chennai Tamil Nadu
  • Tissot Couturier
    Tissot Couturier
  • Tissot 1958
    Tissot 1958
  • Tissot Twotimer, 1990
    Tissot Twotimer, 1990
  • Tissot PRC 200 (T17.1.586.52)
    Tissot PRC 200 (T17.1.586.52)
  • Tissot pocket watch, open
    Tissot pocket watch, open

Marketing

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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: Tony Parker, Liu Yi Fei, Virat Kohli, Deepika Padukone, Huang Xiaoming, Jorge Lorenzo, Thomas Lüthi, Neha Kakkar, Marc Márquez and Rana Daggubati, Simon Gong Jun.[15] Tissot is also currently the official watch for the NBA.[16]

Clientele

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Tissot watches have been worn by Catherine, Princess of Wales, Sarah Bernhardt, singer Carmen Miranda, Grace Kelly, and Nelson Mandela.[5]

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James Stewart wore a Tissot watch in Rear Window. T-Touch watches have been worn by Angelina Jolie in the movies Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Simon Pegg wore a T-Touch in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.[citation needed]. Richard Roundtree appears to wear a Tissot PR 516 with steel rally bracelet in Shaft. Indian actor Kamal Haasan wore a Tissot watch in 2008 Tamil film Dasavathaaram.

Sponsorships

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Tissot has been the official timekeeper responsible for timing in several sports including MotoGP, the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Union Cycliste Internationale, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the International Fencing Federation, the Women's National Basketball Association,[17] for many years. In basketball it has sponsored the Swiss national team,[18] the Chinese Basketball Association, the NBA and other related events, teams, and organizations. On 20 November 2019 it was announced that Tissot would serve as the official timekeeper and results service for the 2022 World Games.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Company Overview of Tissot SA". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Tissot: The Brand". Tissot. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e Estelle Fallet (2002). The Story of a Watch Company (PDF). Tissot. ISBN 2-940333-00-9.
  4. ^ "A LOOK BACK AT TISSOT." Montres Publiques, 26 July 2021, https://montrespubliques.com/new-1minute-reads/a-look-back-at-tissot
  5. ^ a b c "Tissot Official Website: History". Tissot. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Tissot watches, Innovation Since 1853". First Class Watches. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  7. ^ "From SSIH to Swatch Group: The rescue of the Swiss watch industry". Watchmaster. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  8. ^ "A Brief Tour of Tissot". Superwatchman. Superwatchman AB. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  9. ^ "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)
  10. ^ "Cycling". Swiss Timing. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Tissot — The "Innovator By Tradition"". Swiss Watch Brand. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Tissot® official website". Tissot Watches. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  13. ^ "THE 1-MINUTE HISTORY OF ANTI-MAGNETIC WATCHES." Montres Publiques, 12 June 2019, https://montrespubliques.com/1minute-reads/the-1-minute-history-of-anti-magnetic-watches?rq=tissot
  14. ^ "The New Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar". Anytime Watches. 14 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Official Tissot Website – Meet our ambassadors". www.tissotwatches.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  16. ^ "NBA Renewal announcement 2021". www.tissotwatches.com. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ "NBA, watchmaker Tissot announce multiyear partnership". ESPN. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  18. ^ FIBA EuroBasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  19. ^ Tissot Official Timekeeper of The World Games 2021, The World Games, Retrieved 16 July 2022
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