Earlier this year we covered the new IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch, a special-edition piece of IWC’s Big Pilot Watch meant to harken back to the original designs of the B-Uhr (Beobachtungs-Uhren, or observation watch) style first developed in 1940s Germany. However, of the five original manufacturers who produced the B-Uhr design more than 77 […]
Tissot has been a relatively minor player in the growing market of vintage-inspired watches. With only a few recent releases, like the Tissot Heritage 1936 Mechanical and the Tissot Heritage Navigator, the brand is slowly getting more involved in the category, yet remains overshadowed by other Swatch Group brands’ vintage-inspired pieces. This year, Tissot worked […]
Fans of affordably priced Swiss mechanicals may want to take a close look at the new Tissot Luxury Automatic COSC collection, which includes the first Swiss watches to contain the new caliber nicknamed Powermatic 80, an automatic movement with COSC chronometer certification and an 80-hour power reserve. The Powermatic 80 is the product of a […]
At first glance, Tissot’s Powermatic 80 automatic caliber appears to be just another ETA movement. But as I reveal in this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, that impression is way off the mark. Much like Swatch’s new Sistem 51 caliber, this one represents another quiet watchmaking revolution. Tissot has been working hand in hand with […]
In time for Baselworld, Tissot has launched a new collection of affordable luxury watches. The Tissot Vintage watches, for men and women, include automatic and quartz movements and fine engraving work on the dial. What’s more, the automatic models make use of Tissot’s in-house movement. Here’s a look at the men’s versions. The Vintage collection […]
When someone is getting himself into nice watches and wants to make the first real Swiss made watch purchase, the is a big chance that Tissot is one of those brands he or she will come across. We sat down with Tissot in Basel and I have to say that we have not been let […]
It’s always a thrilling feeling to be wearing a watch that few others have. It’s even more so when it’s the only example of that watch in the entire United States. The latest version of the Tissot PRS 516 Automatic won’t be available at U.S. retailers until the fall, but I was granted the opportunity […]
Tissot has added 3D augmented reality technology to its website, allowing visitors to try on virtual watches in 3D and to interact with features on the brand’s pioneering Touch collection. When visitors hold their wrist in front of their webcam, they see themselves “wearing” virtual 3D watches in real time. 28 watch variations from the […]
The Baselworld watch fair is about a month away, but many watch brands have already sent previews of new timepieces that they will be launching at the fair. Click on the pictures below to read my posts (along with additional photos) on five new watches from Tissot, Longines, Bulgari, Maurice Lacroix, and Frédérique Constant, all […]
Tissot, a Swiss watch brand known for its affordable watches, has launched three new men’s watches with mechanical movements at Baselworld 2014: Tissot le Locle Small Second, Tissot PRS 516 Extreme, and Tissot T-Complication Chronometer. Tissot’s Le Locle collection is named for the village in the Swiss Jura where the brand is headquartered. The latest […]