Tissot

Last Friday, Tissot opened its first US store, located in the heart of New York City’s watch shopping district at 666 Fifth Avenue. It is situated on the west side of Fifth Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd streets, directly across the street from the Rolex building.

At Baselworld, Tissot unveiled two new T-Touch collections: the T-Race Aluminum and the T-Touch Expert Solar. The first, is an aluminum version of the T-Race and the second is an all new solar powered T-Touch.

Finding a vintage mechanical watch in a case that measures 38 mm or above (pretty much the starting size for a men’s modern wristwatch), is not an easy task. As you may already know, in the 1950s, 60s and 70s - men’s wristwatches were much smaller, and so finding a larger modern sized watch from that era — can be quite difficult. Especially if you want one in good working condition. Today, we found just that: a 1970s Tissot Seastar Navigator Chronograph in a 40 mm stainless steel cushion case, and in good condition. It has a silver dial, with orange and red chronograph hands. Light blue paint marks the first 5-minutes of the 30-minute chrono counter further enhancing this cool and very colorful dial. A square aperture at 6 o’clock displays the date. Inside is a manually wound Valjoux

To highlight the recently launched Tissot T-Race Nicky Hayden Limited Edition 2013 watch, Tissot invited us to the brand new Austin, Texas Circuit of the Americas race track to watch the first annual MotoGP US Grand Prix motorcycle race. During our stay, we met with Tissot brand ambassador — 2006 MotoGP World Champion and Ducati team rider — Nicky Hayden. We asked Hayden about his input into the new version of his watch and he said, “I had some input into the strap for the 2012 model, specifically I asked for the Ducati racing stripe to be included on the strap, which is a design element carried forward to the 2013 model.” Please hit “Read More” to learn more about the Nicky Hayden T-Race watch and to see some shots from the 2013 Austin MotoGP race which took place April

Next month at Baselworld, Tissot will launch a vintage inspired worldtimer to celebrate their 160th anniversary. The Tissot Heritage Navigator is based on a model originally created in 1953. It can indicate 24 different time zones at a glance. Just set the watch to the capital city of your choice, and the corresponding time zone can be read off the numbers engraved on the bezel. The movement is COSC certified and is visible through the clear case back. Although this is a vintage design, the case comes in a modern 43 mm diameter. Water-resistant to 30 meters. Silver-toned dial comes with a brown strap and the anthracite dial comes with a black strap.

Tissot has just announced an all new model, with an all new movement, the Powermatic 80. It will not be officially launched until Baselworld 2013, but we received a test model ahead of time for a hands-on preview. The Powermatic 80 is equipped with ETA’s newest movement, caliber C07.111, which is an evolution of the ETA 2824. At 80-hours, the power reserve is approximately twice as long as the 2824.

Introduced this year at Baselworld — and inspired by 1950s Tissot Visodates — the new Visodate Heritage is an excellent modern reinterpretation of a classic. Particularly, the larger case and dial, and old school “Tissot” signed dial, make for a very attractive timepiece that is consistent with today’s styles. (Vintage Visodate timepieces display the date only; new version displays both the day and date.)

San Antonio Spurs NBA star point guard, and Tissot ambassador, Tony Parker, does a 2-minute video walk-around of the Tissot T-Touch Titanium II.

This past weekend I shot a Tissot T-Touch II Titanium in the picturesque Colorado Rocky Mountains. (The photos above were taken in Golden, CO and Dillon, CO.) This Tissot T-Touch II is presented in a polished and brushed titanium case (43.4 mm x 14.6 mm). Polished and brushed titanium bracelet. Clear PVD coating protects titanium from scratches. Tactile sapphire crystal. Black carbon dial. Water-resistant 100 meters. Hours and minutes displayed via analog central hands. LCD display for functions (controlled by an electronic crown and touch crystal): altimeter, barometer, chronograph, compass, thermometer, alarm and date. (Ref. T047.420.44.207.00) The price is $1,025.

Tissot is the official timekeeper of World Superbike and the SBK Tissot-Superpole. They invited me out to Miller Motorsports Park in Toole, UT for the Memorial day race weekend. I compiled the best shots from race day in the photo essay below. Enjoy. Team rider Tom Sykes riding low Tissot SBK girls posing for fans in pit row Miller Motorsports Park track shot Tissot T-Touch II Titanium in altimeter mode - $1,025 The lovely Tissot SBK girls posing with a race team member during the pre-race pit walk High speed corning at Miller Motorsports Raceway Tissot Visodate - 43 mm, polished steel case, clear caseback, automatic movement - $650 Jakub Smrz wins the Tissot-Superpose Main straight away at Miller Motorsports Park, reportedly one of the only places in the United States where racers have the potential to get up to