Tissot is a Swiss maker of fine watches that was founded in 1853 in the city of Le Locle, Switzerland. From the very beginning, the founder of Tissot watches sought to have a distinct presence among watchmakers. Tissot watches combined art-inspired designs and quality workmanship. Tissot has the distinction of being the first watchmaker to mass produce pocket watches. Tissot watches are now part of the larger Swatch Group which is the world’s largest watch company. Swatch includes such famous watch brands as Omega, Longines, Rado, Calvin Klein, and Tiffany.
Tissot takes the pocket watch and puts it back front and center with its innovative and distinctive styles. The Tissot Pocket Watch Collection offers over a dozen unique and stylish models. The Tissot pocket watches models range from the hip Art Nouveau and Baby Ball models to the classic Replica and Savonnettes models.
Whether you are looking for a pendant style that can be worn around your neck or the models are that are suspended from your pocket, Tissot has a pocket watch to fit your style and personality.
The Tissot Pocket Collection features pendant styles that include classy timepieces for women that can be adorned from the neck to styles that suspend from the pocket for men. The Tissot pendant styles include four stainless steel models for the pocket that have a cutting edge and modern design that is far from the traditional pocket watch.
If you are looking for other stylish pocket watch models, Tissot has several others in their pocket watch collection. The Baby Ball family has two models with a rotating globe-like case. Another trendy collection of the Tissot Pocket Collection is the T-Pocket models. These feature square-shaped pocket watches feature a T-shaped closure that covers the front and can also be used as a stand to support the watch.
The dial of the Tissot Art Nouveau style pocket watch was designed in 2006 as a replica of pocket watches from the 1906 School of Art in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The culture and architecture in La Chaux-de-Fonds was greatly influenced by Art Nouveau in the late 1800’s.
With a variety of classic and modern styles to choose from, Tissot has propelled pocket watches back to the forefront of fashion. Tissot pocket watches live up to the well-earned reputation of quality and craftsmanship for which Tissot watches have been known since the mid-19th century.