Tissot Watches - A Review Of The T-Touch

The T-Touch watch from Tissot has been around for a while now. It's not going to be everyone's favorite but for those who like gadgets or want their watch to do more than just tell the time, then this high-tech Tissot watch should be on their shopping list.

The touch screen watch hasn't really taken off probably because many see it as a gimmick. Well, I think the T-Touch watch from Tissot may begin to break ground among consumers. First off, its touch screen menu is no gimmick. In fact, it's a huge improvement on existing watches with menu driven features. This watch comes with 11 features that can accessed by the press of two buttons. Remember those other watches where you have to press the mode button about 7 or 8 times before you get to where you want to be, and remember when you miss the function you wanted so you have go through the whole lot again?

So how does the Tissot T-Touch work?

To activate the touch screen functions you first have to press the right middle button for two seconds, and then you lightly tap various parts of the sapphire crystal to get to where you want to go. You may think that first having to activate the touch screen of the T-Touch watch to be a drag, but I can see why Tissot has done this; just about every time you looked at your watch you would be looking at some arbitrary function rather that the time - and it also saves on battery life when the watch is in normal time mode.

A quick overview of the more useful functions of the watch

Thermometer

The thermometer function tells you the average ambient temperature. It's no good try to use this functionality while you're still wearing the watch - what you end up with is the average temperature between you wrist and the air around you. You first have to take the watch off to find the true temperature. You have to leave it off your wrist for about 20 minutes; a tad slow for it to reset so you aren't going to use it to get instant readings. The thermometer is pretty accurate though.

Barometer

The barometer function is referred as meteo by Tissot, which means that you get an indication of meteorological tendencies. When in barometer mode, the digital display shows you the atmospheric pressure in hectoPascals. The hands of the Tissot T-Touch watch join together and are used to give you an indication of what the weather is like; in the 12 o'clock position the weather indicate stable weather, to the right of 12 indicates improving whereas on the left means deteriorating weather. The further away from 12 the hands are, the more extreme the weather prediction. But what's really clever about the T-Touch is that the watch uses the last 8 hours of data to calculate trends; it isn't just sticking a finger in the air.

Altimeter

This Tissot watch can calculate your approximate altitude. It calculates it by measuring barometric pressure. High and low pressure fronts can affect barometric pressure, so you really need to calibrate the altimeter before you use it. When in altimeter mode the T-Touch calculates your altitude every 10 seconds.

Compass

This must be the coolest function on the watch. Not only can it show you magnetic north it can calculate true north as well! Of course it isn't that simple. In order for the T-Touch to give you an accurate reading for true (geographic) north, you first the Tissot T-Touch what your current magnetic declination is - this is the angle between magnetic and geographic north. True, most of us don't happen to have this information to hand, but you can easily find out on the internet - all you need is your post code. If you do no your declination you can configure the Tissot T-Tissot accordingly, and hey presto, the hands will move away from magnetic north to geographic north. If you don't set the declination, the T-Touch will report magnetic north.

The Tissot T-Touch watch comes in various configurations and colors. The case comes in either stainless steel or titanium. The dial comes in white and silver, though you definitely stick to black. The strap comes in blue or white leather, steel or rubber. The best combination, in my opinion, is the titanium, black face with orange strap - it looks a treat.

A Personal Review of Tissot Sports Watches

I am a admirer of Tissot watches and am fortunate enough to own one - a PRS516 Automatic chronograph Tissot T-Sport. What follows are my personal reviews of Tissot sports watches and the current collections.

Tissot produce a large collection of different styles of sports watches that are of excellent quality at reasonable prices. The Tissot PRS516 cost much less than many of my other Swiss watches - my wife and I own some fine watches - but it is as well made and as stylish as any other sports watch. Tissot have been making watches since 1853 and have been instrumental in designing some of the most technically advanced timepieces: the Tissot T-Touch watch is the world's first touch screen wristwatch.

Tissot make an extensive range of sports watches. If you're a serious diver then the Diver Seastar is for you. The Tissot Seastar is an automatic timepiece made with a highly resistant steel case, capably of resisting diving depths of 300 meters. What I particularly like about the Tissot Seastar is its domed sapphire crystal glass, which magnifies numbers on the colored dials; no other diver's watch that I know of has this feature.

The Tissot PR100X sports watch offers more refined elegance. The PR100X Small Lady Tissot watch is a very elegant ladies watch and is one of the most beautiful of ladies sport watches, in my opinion. It is resistant up to 100 meters, has a screw down crown, glass sapphire glass and silver dial. The case is stainless steel as is the bracelet.

The Tissot PR200X is a classic timepiece, with a large face: the most striking models come with a bright yellow sweeping second and counter hands and white indices with clear Arab numbers that stand out boldly against the midnight black dial.

The Tissot PRS200 sports watch remains Tissot's best selling sports watch. It looks rugged but stylish. Its chronograph movement, casing and bracelet in steel or gold color with a choice of silver, black, blue dial, water resistance to 200 meters, make it a very appealing sports watch. Personally I prefer The Tissot PRS516 - after all I did buy it - as PRS516 stands out from other sports watches whereas the Tissot PRS200 looks similar to a lot of other brands.

The Tissot T-Race was designed to reflect the best of all types of two-wheeled sports, from cycling to motorcycle racing. I really like these watches. The case is a stainless steel/carbon composite. The straps are of rubber and come in a variety of colors. The use of pastel colors makes them a good choice as a ladies sports watch. The standard model comes with three small dials, a second hand, 1/10 second hand and 30 minute counter. The Tissot T-Race watches come with quartz chronograph.

Tissot signed an agreement with NASCAR, making Tissot the official timekeeper of America's popular auto-racing. The T-Race NASCAR special edition features carbon dial, with a tough hybrid case of steel and rubber and matching black rubber strap. Inspired by the fans' passion for the sport, the Tissot T-Race NASCAR case back comes with an engraved NASCAR logo and crossed finish flags. Being keenly aware of a sport where 1/100th of second makes the difference between winning and losing, the Tissot NASCAR watch comes with a Swiss chronograph movement. The large, red-colored Arab numerals at 12, 4 and 8 are complemented by the large, industrial looking hour and minute hands. A very nice feature is the magnified crystal above the date display.

I like Tissot watches. . But don't just take my word for it; many consumer reviews of Tissot watches rate them highly. Tissot sports watches come with Swiss chronograph movement, sapphire glass, and stylish design. Another compelling reason why I really like Tissot sports watches is that they are cheap when compared to a lot of other Swiss sports watches.

Tissot Launched Brand New Odaci-T & Le Locle Watches

Time always elapsed through our fingers. Unconsciously, the passionate summer is approaching the end, and cool autumn quietly arrived. As what we usually say, fashion exchanges by season. In the following autumn and winter, two classic styles of 80 years again become popular, including Disco exaggerated Rock &Roll style with futuristic feeling and the classic black and white simple fashion. Besides refreshing our daily wardrobe and changing the dressing habits, to select a personalized watch could further upgrade your beauty. Before the fall arrives, Tissot watch strongly recommended several kinds for fashionistas to enrich their life in the coming season.

Boldness and creation are the core design of Tissot Odaci-T watch. Its quartz big three-second style utilized the leather watch strap, delivering a strong rock and roll air. Matching to the pin buckle design and the unique square hour marking with dazzling metal light, it created a confident and fashionable design of rock and roll music, magnificent yet personalized. While Tissot Odaci-T chronograph has more choice on the bracelet selection by small metal linkage. Silver watch dial decorated with sun radiated lines makes the wearer more eye-catching in the coming fall and winter. Seen from the perspective of fashionable colors, bright red is a hot for Odaci-T watches besides the black leather strap, which added a fresh charm to the whole.

Tissot Le Locle square automatic calendar watch with a little round dial design could be the best choice to match men classic and simple style of the current fashion. In the center of the dial exquisitely carved geometry veins. Equipped with automatic hand-winding movement with the function of calendar display, the running beauty of movement could be seen once for all from the skeleton watch back. Black and white dial combined to the coffee leather strap or silver stainless steel bracelet deduced a nostalgic beauty. For women fashion, the Boyfriend Style with the convergence of neutral wind and oversize element enjoy great popularity in this spring and summer. It emphasized the controversial beauty and fresh image. If matched to Tissot Le Locle square automatic calendar watch, it can perfectly pop out the independence of modern ladies.

The Tissot T-Touch Watch - A Groundbreaking Timepiece

We are all becoming accustomed to touch screen technology, whether it be when using our home computer or withdrawing money from an ATM. It was only a matter of time before touch screen technology was used in the making of a watch, and it's no surprise that Tissot have been at the forefront with the Tissot T-Touch watch.

Tissot watches have always been at the forefront of timekeeping and the company has a long association with timekeeping at major sporting events. In 2003 Tissot became the official timekeeper for NASCAR, replacing TAG Heuer. Tissot are also the official timekeepers for Grand Prix motorcycle racing as well as official timekeeper of the world championships in MotoGP, Supercross, Fencing, Cycling and Ice Hockey.

With this pedigree, it's obvious that Tissot takes timekeeping seriously, constantly pushing the bounds of technology. Of course, Tissot is not alone. Many other watchmakers strive for leadership in a niche area: Rado making the World's hardest watch with the V10K; Patek Philippe producing watches with the most complicated movements available in a wristwatch; and Titan, makers of the World's thinnest watch - the Titan Edge. Tissot leads the way in developing touch-driven technology in wristwatches, with their collection of T-Touch wristwatches.

The Tissot -Touch collection offers 8 separate functions. All of these functions are activated by pressing on the crown and then pressing on the touch-sensitive screen. The functions include; an accurate Altimeter (in feet and metres), a Chronograph (split and add time), a Compass, an Alarm, a Thermometer (in ºC and ºF) and Barometer as well as Date and Time (choice of 12H and 24H).

The Tissot T-Touch watch has a modern, sporty and elegant design. The dial of the T-Touch comes in either black or blue and the casing comes in Stainless Steel, Polished Titanium, Platinum, and Yellow or Rose Gold. The metal bracelets match the finishing of the casing, but my personal favorite is the orange rubber band, which looks especially good with the Stainless Steel model with orange hour marks on a black dial. Both of the gold T-Touch watches come with rubber band also but, to my mind, I feel the dark rubber band doesn't complement the gold casing.

Tissot were also official timekeepers of the Asian Games and to mark the event the company introduced the T-Touch Asian Games 2006 watch. I really like this watch. The casing is titanium with silver dial. But what really lends appeal to this watch is the red circle that runs on the outside of the hour marks - highlighting the various touch functions - that is complemented by the red rubber band. A very beautiful, modern looking watch.

The T-Touch Classic from Tissot is a very stylish watch that would be desirable whether it had touch-driven technology or not. I'm a great fan of Swiss watches, especially of manufacturers who try to incorporate the latest technology. Watch makers like Rado and Patek Philippe are desired and loved because of the way they marry technology with beauty. Tissot watches, I feel, is one such watchmaker.

Citizen and Tissot Watches

Finding quality and innovative watches in a product saturated economy is a hard task for any consumer. Brand names and advertisements litter every possible media outlet, offering so many choices. Standing tall amongst their peers, Citizen and Tissot brand watches offer unique designs, quality, and affordability. Though each company has their own nuances, both offer a dependable and stylish array of watches.

Established in 1924, the Citizen Watch Company of America has risen to become a premier watch manufacturer, creating inventive watches to meet multiple consumers' needs. The largest watchmaker since 1986, Citizen is a global brand, with select retailers scattered throughout the world. A leader in technological innovation, Citizen has created the slimmest LCD watch, first voice recognition watch, and the world's first dive watch equipped with an electronic depth sensor, proving their commitment to brand and product advancement. The new Eco-Drive line of light powered watches offer consumers an ecological friendly yet stylish product with an array of styles and features. Running on any form of artificial light, the Eco-Drive watch never needs a battery, and is good for a lifetime of use. At the forefront of timekeeping technology, Citizen has the product to match any individual consumer, offering unique design and innovative features.

Tissot, a Swiss-based company, was established in 1853 in the Jura Mountains. Emphasizing skilled craftsmanship and driven by an inventive spirit, Tissot watches create a buzz in any consumer circle. Tissot engineers strive to research and invent watches that are pioneer products, introducing new production materials and functions into the market. The official timekeepers for sports such as NASCAR, ice hockey, and fencing, Tissot offers finely crafted sports watches, emblazed with team colours and logos. Tradition is respected by the production and improvement of gold and silver watches, complete with high-tech functions. Through specially selected retailers, Tissot's colours are presently recognized in over 150 countries worldwide. Amid the giants of the international watch making community, Tissot shines through as a leader in craftsmanship, style, and affordability.

Both Citizen and Tissot offer a line of products which appeal to an international audience, taking pride in their company's innovation and craftsmanship. Though each company presents different watches, features, and production materials, and place emphasis on different phases of product development, Citizen and Tissot are both titans of the industry, producing some of the most respected and desirable mid-price watches on the planet, with quality and affordable products for every consumer.

Tissot Watches - Creating an Impact in the World of Luxury Watches

Founded in 1853 by Charles-Felicien Tissot and his son Charles-Emile, Tissot has achieved great success in the watchmaking industry. It was regarded as the innovator among other luxury watch brands since it manufactured a lot of spectacular timepieces that have never been created before.

Compared with other luxury watch brands, Tissot has been known for its use of bizarre materials such as plastic and wood to manufacture watches. All these watches include a plastic watch named IDEA 2201 made in 1971, a stone timepiece named Alpine Granite Rock produced in 1985. a mother of pearl timepiece manufactured in 1987 and one made of wood in 1988.

In the first year of its foundation, the company manufactured the first mass-produced pocket watch as well as the first pocket watch that showed two different time zones, which were well received since their launch into the market.
Then in the year 1929, Tissot unveiled another splendid timepiece-the first anti-magnetic watch.

Since 2005, Tissot has been appointed as the official timekeeper of American car racing series with the cooperation of NASCAR. The company has manufactured a lot of wonderful timepieces for the motor racing, which include the T-Touch NASCAR, the T-Race NASCAR, the T-Tracx NASCAR, and the PR 50 Chronograph NASCAR. Known for its sports watches which are of high precision, Tissot has been the timepiece of motor racing and will go on improving its technic to produce more excellent timepieces. Apart from the NASCAR racing, the company is also involved in other sport partnerships such as dirt bike racing, cycling, ice hockey, motor bike racing and fencing.

Tissot Watches - A Review Of The Tissot Touch Screen

Tissot watches have been ground-breaking timepieces ever since the company first started making watches. The company made the first anti-magnetic watch, the first all-plastic watch, the first rock watch and the first wood watch. Now, with the introduction of the T-Touch, Tissot offers the World's first watch with functions that are activated by a touch sensitive screen.

The Tissot T-Touch isn't going to appeal to everyone. I suspect the main clientele will be young, gadget-loving men who'll want to wear a watch that comes with lots of techno-wizardry. Well, this Tissot watch isn't going to disappoint.

Other watches have offered menu driven feature access before now but the T-Touch menu access differs in that it's accessed by touching the screen (glass) on the watch front. Using this method makes for easy function access; no longer do you have to 'drill down' a hierarchy of menu options; you can access the function directly by touching specific areas of the screen. Also, if you miss the function, you don't have to go back to the start of the menu and begin again.

So, what do you get with the Tissot touch screen watch?

There are 11 functions in all including Compass, Altimeter, Thermometer, Barometer, Chronograph, Alarm, Analog and Digital displays, Stopwatch and Metric/Imperial conversion.

To access the touch screen functions you first have to press the right middle button for two seconds, and then lightly tap various parts of the sapphire crystal to get to where you want to go. Some might argue that first having to hold down a button for 2 seconds is irritating, but imagine if this wasn't necessary; during the day, you would be inadvertently changing the function without knowing it, so each time you looked at the watch there would be some arbitrary function being displayed rather than the time.

Although the functions work perfectly well you should be aware of some points. For instance the thermometer reads ambient temperature, so to be accurate you can't be wearing the watch as you take temperature reading. The instruction manual advised that the watch must be taken off the wrist for 20 minutes before it can take an accurate reading.

The barometer function is referred as meteo by Tissot, which means that you get an indication of meteorological tendencies and not a true reading of isobars. The readout is done by placement of the hands; the 12 o'clock position indicates stable weather, to the right of 12 indicates improving whereas on the left means deteriorating weather. The further away from 12 the hands are, the more extreme the weather prediction. Although some might be disappointed with this 'indication' they might be cheered by the fact that the watch uses data from the last 8 hours.

The altimeter also needs some fine tuning. It calculates approximate altitude but high and low pressure does affect the results. However, you can calibrate it beforehand.

Some of you might be thinking that the functions are a little short of true functionality; however the compass function won't disappoint. Not only does it show magnetic North it can also show you True North. The only caveat is that you must know your declination - the angle between magnetic and geographic north. A true techy will know his/her declination but if not, you can easily find this out online. You simply enter in your declination and hey presto; it'll show you True North.

The watch case comes in either stainless steel or titanium with the dial coming in white, silver, and black. As to the strap, you have a choice of blue, white leather, steel or rubber. The coolest configuration is the titanium case with black face and orange strap - very stylish. I'm not a fan of Tissot watches but I'm a huge one of the T-Touch.