Tissot was founded by Charles-Felicien Tissot and his son Charles-Emile who established the Tissot factory.  Tissot introduced the first mass-produced pocket watch in 1853 and the first anti-magnetic watch in 1929-30.  The Tissot company was also the first to make a watch out of plastic, mother of pearl, wood (the Wood watch) and stone (the Rock watch).  Tissot merged with the Omega watch making family in 1930 and Tissot-Omega watches from this era are sought after by collectors.

 

Tissot has been, since 1983, a member of the The Swatch Group Ltd., the largest watch producer and distributor in the world.  Tissot is an official timekeeper for the world championships in cycling, motorcycling, fencing and ice hockey.

 

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 featured in many Hollywood Movies!