80s Power Ballade: The Tissot Ballade Powermatic 80
The Tissot Ballade Powermatic 80 is an excellent watch. It has an 80 hour power reserve and a silicon balance at the lowest price I’ve seen for a watch so equipped. There’s a lot to like here, and a few criticisms.
Hands On Tissot Touch Expert Solar Quartz
Tissot Touch is a light-weight tool recharged by solar energy with 20 features including weather forecasting, altimeter, second time zone and a compass.
3 Lessons Learned While Speed-Dating Watchmakers
I recently returned from a week photographing the annual conference of American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI). I was there to teach photography and get images of the event that has been held annually since 1960. I felt like I was speed-dating at a club of modern-day watchmaking shamans, who openly talked about missing their watch bench and the trance-state in…
Tissot leverages their NBA sponsorship into a championship chronograph
In case you were not aware of it, Tissot was the official watch of the NBA this past year (and for the foreseeable future). This took the form of new shot clocks, and a handful of team-specific watches. Now, in conjunction with the Cleveland Cavaliers winning the championship, they’ve got a new watch available for…
Introducing the Tissot Le Locle Automatic Regulateur
When it comes to truly old school designs, I must admit that I am a fan of the regulator watch. While it was originally used for timing and setting other watches back in the day, I think that it still has a purpose these days. While there are scenarios where you might need to be mindful of the hour of the day, we generally have a good feel for that. More commonly, it seems that where we are within an hour is the more critical element, and that is where a regulator shines. With that setup, let’s have a look at the newly launched Tissot Le Locle Automatic Regulateur.
Tissot Wants To Ride Their Bicycle
Or, more accurately, they want to be timing other, very skilled, bicycle riders. With their just recently announced sponsorship of the Tour de France, it seems like the Swatch Group has become quite the force for timing sporting events, between the NBA, Olympics, America’s Cup, and now the Tour (amongst others). Perhaps that can be…
Tissot Wants to Send You to the NBA All Star Game
Last week, we brought you word of a bit of a road show that Tissot was putting on in conjunction with their new NBA partnership. With that particular article, we were focused in on the events of Chicago. Well, for those who could not make it, you do still have a chance to win tickets.