Tissot is a Swiss watchmaker company founded in 1853.
Tissot has over 150 years of innovation in Swiss watch-making tradition, they were 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 faces 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.
Based in Le Locle, Switzerland and present in more than 150 countries around the world, Tissot has been, since 1985, a member of the The Swatch Group Ltd., the largest watch producer and distributor in the world.

1853

Tissot company was founded

1917

Tissot launches its first wristwatch.

1930

Development of the first Tissot anti-magnetic watch.

1944

Tissot develops the first fully self-winding watch.

1956

Introduction of the sports watch line, examplified by the Tissot PR 516.

1971

First watch with plastic movement: The Tissot Idea 2001.

1978

Tissot's first multi-functional Quartz Chronograph with analog and digital display.

1984

The Tissot PR 100 becomes the official watch of the German, Austrian and Swiss Olympic Team.

1985

Launch of the famous Tissot Rock Watch

1996

Tissot PR 100 Autoquartz launched.