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Jessica


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What's new at Tissot and meet the future of the Swatch Group smartwatch Mon, 08 September 2014 16:23 Go to previous message

Earlier this year, TimeZone met with Sharon Buntain, U.S. President of Tissot to preview the latest from the brand. In addition to some new mechanical models, the biggest and most exciting news to come from Tissot is the development of the world's first solar-power touchscreen watch and launch of the T-Touch Expert Solar and T-Touch Lady Solar.

Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar, Swatch smartwatch, Tissot smartwatch
Tissot T-Touch Lady Solar and T-Touch Expert Solar


T-Touch Expert Solar
In 1999, Tissot pioneered the touchscreen watch with the launch of its iconic T-Touch. For 2014, Tissot debuts the world's first ever touch-screen wristwatch powered by solar energy. Sunlight not only recharges the watch, but it also allows the Super-LumiNova indices and hands to glow in the dark.

A micro-controller manages the watch's consumption and the battery charge state display. According to this state, the micro-controller deactivates certain functions; that is, the micro-controller switches the watch to energy saving mode. When fully charged and used sparingly, the watch can operate for up to one year in a low-light environment. If the battery is completely flat, the watch must be exposed to light for at least 18 hours before it can be used. However, if the watch battery has some charge, then it can be fully recharged with as little as 7 minutes of outdoor sunlight, or fully recharged with as much as 5 hours indoor fluorescent light.

The T-Touch Expert Solar is a powerful timepiece that boasts 25 tactile functions that can be accessed simply by touching the sapphire crystal glass, more than any other watch in the Tissot portfolio. The T-Touch Expert Solar offers essential functions for everyday use such as a perpetual calendar with indication of day and week number to keep track of busy schedules, two alarms - one for the week, the other for the weekend, two time zones for holiday trips, weather forecast with relative pressure, altimeter with difference meter, chronograph lap and split with logbook, compass, timer, azimuth, regatta function and backlight.


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Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar, Swatch smartwatch, Tissot smartwatch, T091.420.46.051.01
T-Touch Expert Solar, Ref. T091.420.46.051.01


Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar, Swatch smartwatch, Tissot smartwatch, T091.420.46.051.01
The T-Touch Expert Solar boasts 25 tactile functions


Tissot T-Touch Expert Solar, Swatch smartwatch, Tissot smartwatch, T091.420.46.051.01


Available in several dial and strap variations, the Tissot T-Touch Solar Expert is priced from $1,150 to $1,250 and the Tissot T-Touch Lady Solar is priced from $995 to $1,450.



Swatch Group not only holds this new patented solar technology, it also holds a patented Bluetooth technology and currently manufactures displays (Micro Crystal), batteries (Renata) and microchips (EM Microelectronic) for numerous smarwatches. As such, it is only a matter of time before the largest watchmaker in the world releases its own smartwatch that not only transmits messages, data and phone calls, but also has a reliable and seamless power source that's not yet presented by any other smartwatch manufacturer.

Indeed, after handling these latest Tissot models and following on the heels of the ambitious opening of its first U.S. boutique on Fifth Avenue, we can anticipate a major new smartwatch announcement as soon as Baselworld 2015.

After seeing a number of underwhelming announcements and developments from Silicon Valley, I predict the revolution of smartwatch technology will be announced in Switzerland. In July 2014, Swatch CEO Nick Hayek confirmed that there will be a Swatch Touch fitness smartwatch in 2015. However, Tissot will likely pave the future for the Swatch Group's entry into midrange luxury smartwatches.

Tissot Racing-Touch, Swatch smartwatch, Tissot smartwatch, T002.520.17.051.01
An assortment of Tissot Racing-Touch



The Mechanical Novelties
Meanwhile, Tissot continues to manufacture innovative, luxury mechanical watches at an accessible price-point. The Tissot Powermatic 80 Automatic caliber combines precision with an 80-hour power reserve. The new construction concept integrates a new spring barrel to achieve the remarkable power reserve. In addition, the high-tech escapement has no regulator. Similar to the Sistem51, the rate is set at the factory with a laser, making the manual rate adjustments normally required by a mechanical watch unnecessary.

Tissot Powermatic 80 Automatic
Tissot Powermatic 80 Automatic


Tissot Powermatic 80 Automatic
Tissot Powermatic 80 Automatic


Tissot Powermatic 80 Automatic
Tissot Powermatic 80 Automatic


Tissot Powermatic 80 Automatic, Caliber Powermatic 80, Tissot high-tech escapement
23-jewel Caliber Powermatic 80 automatic movement with high-tech escapement



Tissot T-Complication Squelette, T070.405.16.411.00
Tissot T-Complication Squelette


The two latest T-Complication Squelette models combine a hand-wound, modified ETA caliber UNITAS 6497-1 with a modern wheel-inspired skeleton design visible through an openwork dial with Roman numerals. Both feature 43mm stainless steel cases, one with a gold PVD case with gold PVD Roman numerals; and the other with blued Roman numerals and blued hands.

Tissot T-Complication Squelette
T-Complication Squelette


Tissot T-Complication Squelette
The modern, openwork dial with Roman numerals


Tissot T-Complication Squelette
Modified ETA caliber UNITAS 6497-1 with a modern finish


Tissot T-Complication Squelette
T-Complication Squelette


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  • What's new at Tissot and meet the future of the Swatch Group smartwatch - Jessica - Mon, 08 September 2014 16:23 (10106 clicks)
  • Thanks for sharing Jessica - enicar.racine - Tue, 09 September 2014 11:53 (784 clicks)
  • Re: What's new at Tissot and meet the future of the Swatch Group smartwatch - Ravin - Mon, 08 September 2014 23:20 (811 clicks)
  • Thanks for the look, Jessica. However, I find this lot distinctly unimpressive...> - Paul Delury - Mon, 08 September 2014 23:09 (812 clicks)
  • How about this Tissot?, IMHO quite readable - Jorge Merino - Tue, 09 September 2014 15:29 (809 clicks)
  • Yes, easier to read than many, at least...> - Paul Delury - Tue, 09 September 2014 20:42 (759 clicks)
  • Thanks Jessica. - sportysarah - Mon, 08 September 2014 22:50 (808 clicks)
  • The solar T-Touch has my interests piqued.. - Damon - Mon, 08 September 2014 21:39 (844 clicks)
  • Re: What's new at Tissot and meet the future of the Swatch Group smartwatch - leostar - Mon, 08 September 2014 20:54 (831 clicks)
  • Thanks Jessica! Good to see the Powermatic caliber across the range [nt] - Jorge Merino - Mon, 08 September 2014 20:47 (836 clicks)
  • Too bad the future is gloomy. [nt] - Robmks - Mon, 08 September 2014 18:56 (864 clicks)
  • Thanks Jessica - kev5366 - Mon, 08 September 2014 18:25 (862 clicks)
  • Liked them, thanks Jessica. [nt] - luv4time - Mon, 08 September 2014 18:25 (864 clicks)
  • Thanks Jessica - Michael Sandler - Mon, 08 September 2014 17:31 (880 clicks)

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