Foundation in Le Locle
Charles-Félicien Tissot and Charles-Émile Tissot establish the company.
Switzerland · Founded 1853
Tissot
Swiss heritage, accessible mechanical watches and contemporary design.
Founded1853
OriginSwitzerland
FocusAccessible Swiss mechanics
LibraryEditorial references
Brand story.
Founded in Le Locle, Tissot developed a broad catalogue combining traditional Swiss watchmaking with industrial scale and practical pricing.
Its modern identity spans the integrated-bracelet PRX, professional Seastar divers, classical Le Locle models and technology-led T-Touch watches.
Selected milestones
Timeline.
Antimagnétique
Tissot develops an early commercially produced antimagnetic wristwatch.
Navigator
The Navigator brings world-time functionality to the Tissot catalogue.
T-Touch
Tissot introduces tactile sapphire-crystal controls and sensor functions.
PRX Powermatic 80
The mechanical PRX becomes a defining modern success for the brand.
Collection architecture
Essential collections.
PRX
Integrated-bracelet sports watches inspired by a 1978 design.
Seastar
Dive watches from accessible daily models to professional specifications.
Gentleman
Versatile modern automatic watches for everyday use.
Le Locle
Classical automatic dress watches named after the brand’s hometown.
T-Touch
Sensor-led watches with tactile controls and connected capability.
Model Library
Explore Tissot models.
Dress / everyday watch
Tissot Chemin des Tourelles
Classical automatic collection named after Tissot’s historic address.
Explore model → Everyday / dress watchTissot Gentleman Powermatic 80
Versatile automatic everyday watch with refined proportions.
Explore model → Heritage dress watchTissot Heritage 1938
Vintage-inspired automatic watch drawing on interwar-era Tissot designs.
Explore model → Dress watchTissot Le Locle Powermatic 80
Traditional Swiss automatic dress watch named after Tissot’s hometown.
Explore model → Automatic chronographTissot PRX Automatic Chronograph
Sportier PRX with automatic chronograph movement.
Explore model → Integrated-bracelet sports watchTissot PRX Powermatic 80
Integrated-bracelet automatic watch inspired by a Tissot design from 1978.
Explore model → Integrated-bracelet everyday watchTissot PRX Quartz
Slim quartz version of the popular PRX design.
Explore model → Dive watchTissot Seastar 1000
Accessible modern dive watch offered in mechanical and quartz variants.
Explore model → Professional dive watchTissot Seastar 2000 Professional
Professional-grade automatic diver with high water resistance.
Explore model → Connected outdoor watchTissot T-Touch Connect Solar
Solar connected watch combining tactile sapphire controls with digital functions.
Explore model →TimeHunter Insight
Tissot is strongest when it delivers clear Swiss design and useful mechanical or electronic technology without unnecessary exclusivity.