Tissot watches have been made for over 150 years and offer excellent
value for money for those looking to by a Swiss watch from a genuine
manufacturer with a pedigree in watch making.
The company was
founded in 1853 and has been in its present location of Le Locle in the
Jura Mountains for over 150 years. It is now part of the Swatch group,
whose other brands include Omega, Longines, Rado, and Calvin Klein. The
Swatch Group is the largest watchmaker in the World, accounting for 25%
of all sales.
Tissot has been responsible for some of watchmakings
firsts, including the first anti-magnetic watch, the first plastic
watch (Idea 2001), the first stone watch (The Rockwatch) and even the
first watch made of wood (The Woodwatch). They have also been appointed
as official timekeepers through the years to some of the biggest and
most well known of sporting events.
Tissot watches are designed
for the low- to mid-price range of Swiss watches. Because of their
affordability they are often the first Swiss watch someone buys. You can
by a Swiss made, Tissot watch for as little as $240.
The company has many collections such as the Carson, Desire, Heritage Classic, PR50, Trend Flower and T-Touch.
Most watches come with a quartz movement though some comes with mechanical movements with some complications like chronograph.
The tissot heritage 150
Flower collection is a ladies watch with an emphasis on youthful
design. The bezel consists of petals which open and close as you rotate
the bezel. The petals come in an assortment of very pretty colors on
enameled steel. Likewise the straps come in complementary colors of
satin leather. Many of the dials are of mother-of-pearl.
The
Carson collection is of traditional design; round dial, small link
strap, thin arms and sparse dials with simple hour markers. The
movements are mechanical automatic. The case is of stainless steel with
straps available in stainless steel or a mixture of steel and gold gilt
links. The collections includes both gents and ladies watches.
The
Heritage Classic collection features watches with rectangular cases.
The movements are quartz. The watches feature two time zones. T1 is the
main hour markers with T2 coming as a rectangular subdial at the 6
o'clock. The T1 dial features Roman Numerals whereas the T2 dial has
simple hour markers. The overall look of these Tissot watches is of an
Art Deco design.
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