Tissot
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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 |
Tissot is a Swiss watchmaker company founded in 1853.
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[edit] 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.
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).
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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
- 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. [1] [2].
- Tissot is the Official Timekeeper and Watch for NASCAR.
- Tissot was the Official Timekeeper of the 15th Asian Games in Doha in 2006 from the 1 – 15 December.
[edit] 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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