Tissot

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For the French painter, see James Joseph Jacques Tissot (1836–1902).

For the 19th Century French cartographer, see Nicolas Auguste Tissot.

Tissot SA

Type	Public
Founded	1853
Headquarters	Le Locle, Switzerland
Products	Watches
Website	www.tissot.ch

Tissot watch

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 Swatch Group, the largest watch producer and distributor in the world.

[edit] Official Spokespeople

Nicky Hayden, American MotoGP Rider
Danica Patrick, American Indycar Driver
Michael Owen, English Footballer

[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].