| Founded by Charles Felician Tissot and his son | | | | Hitchcock film "The Rear Window," and in |
| Charles-Emile in the homey town of Le Locle, | | | | magazines like Esquire, GQ, Maxim, Allure, and |
| Switzerland, in the Jura Mountains over 150 years | | | | others. |
| ago, the Tissot watch-making company in 1853, | | | | Many celebrities and leaders worldwide for the last |
| and the Swiss company has been pioneering | | | | century and a half, including Elvis Presley and |
| classier and more advanced watches for men and | | | | Nelson Mandela, have worn their watches. They |
| women alike ever since. Tissot became a | | | | are a respected and recognized watch-making |
| recognized member of the esteemed Swiss | | | | company that has never let go of its roots as a |
| Swatch Group Ltd. in 1983, the world's largest | | | | Swiss company. Ambassadors of the Tissot |
| producer and distributor of watches. | | | | Company today include Danica Patrick, the first |
| Their exquisite and classy watch design, and their | | | | woman to win and IndyCar race, Nicky Hayden, |
| many styles and looks have earned them respect | | | | Steven Stamkos, Deepika Padukone, and Michael |
| across the international market. Tissot now has a | | | | Owen, among others. They all proudly show their |
| presence in over 150 countries worldwide, and on | | | | Tissot watches as the reliable and affordable |
| every continent, following a business philosophy as | | | | instruments they are. |
| old as the Tissot company itself: they strive to | | | | Tissot's creative, innovative, and sometimes |
| carry their products all over the globe. In 1958, | | | | eccentric design team delivers a wide range of |
| the founder's son Charles-Emile left his home in | | | | classic and high-tech products with advanced |
| Switzerland and successfully sold his father's | | | | functionalities that many other brands do not |
| watches across the vast and influential Russian | | | | provide. With attractively priced timepieces, and |
| empire. They have been at the cutting-edge of | | | | an excellent commitment to quality, reliability, and |
| fashion for decades, found often on the wrists | | | | customer service, Tissot is a world-renowned for |
| and in the pockets of celebrities everywhere. | | | | their excellent products. Due to the precision and |
| The Tissot watch-making company has made a | | | | reliability of their products, they have been |
| name for themselves as the forerunners of new | | | | declared the official timekeepers of many world |
| watch-making technology, avante-gard materials, | | | | sports championships such as cycling, ice hockey, |
| and nouveau style. Tissot was the first company | | | | motorcycling, and fencing, and others. They have |
| to provide two time zones in a pocket watch, a | | | | also sponsored several Formula One teams. Tissot |
| feature often taken for granted now, and they | | | | has collaborated with NASCAR, FIBA, and |
| were the first to produce watches made of | | | | MotoGP, along with many other professional |
| non-metallic materials including plastic, rock, mother | | | | sporting leagues to provide accurate timekeeping |
| of pearl, and wood. Lately, the Swiss | | | | to ensure fair and certain results. |
| watchmakers have gathered considerable public | | | | To own a Tissot watch is to own an item of |
| and media attention for their "T-Touch" watches | | | | precision, beauty, reliability, and good taste. Treat |
| that use small touch-sensitive sapphire screens | | | | yourself to Tissot, the innovators by tradition. |
| though include an array of useful tools. The | | | | Need further information on the subject of Tissot |
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| featured in a number of recent movies, including | | | | Shop. Here you can find a great deal of |
| the latest "Tomb Raider" instalment, and the | | | | information on |
| action-romance, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," the Alfred | | | | Tissot watchand much more. |