Tissot Ladies Swiss Ring Watch MARKED 14K GOLD Womens NOT Working TA2529 1417
Antique Tissot Ladies Swiss Ring Watch MARKED 14K GOLD Womens, size 6 1/2, Model TA2529 1417. 5/8" across x almost 3/4" tall.
1/4 thick and about an inch from the back of the shank to the top of the watch face. Tissot is a Swiss watchmaker founded in Le Locle, Switzerland by Charles-Félicien Tissot in 1853.
Tissot introduced the first mass-produced pocket watch as well as the first pocket watch with two time zones in 1853 and the first anti-magnetic watch in 192930. The Tissot company was also the first to make watches out of plastic (IDEA 2001 in 1971), stone (the Alpine granite RockWatch in 1985), mother of pearl (the Pearl watch in 1987), and wood (the Wood watch in 1988). Tissot merged with the Omega watch making family in 1930 and Tissot-Omega watches from this era are sought after by collectors.
Tissot is an official timekeeper for the world championships in cycling, motorcycling, fencing and ice hockey, and was used for the Davis Cup in 1957 and Downhill Skiing in Switzerland in 1938. Tissot was also a key Sponsor for the Formula one teams Lotus, Renault and Sauber. Tissot's first engagement as an official timekeeper was in 1938 where they timed a series of Ski races in Villar, near the company's home town in the Jura mountains. For early events, handheld stop watches were sufficient to provide official timings.
Today Tissot works with various sporting bodies to develop systems to produce ever more accurate timings for specific events. In competitive cycling for instance, sensors are placed on the bikes and track which are then linked by computers to provide track timings and performance data. Tissot introduced its first tactile watch, with "T-Touch, " technology in 1999; watches containing this technology have a touch-sensitive sapphire crystals to control various functions like compasses, barometer, altimeter and thermometer. The latest models in the T-Touch series.
The T-Touch Expert Solar and T-Touch Lady Solar holds 25 functions. The item "Tissot Ladies Swiss Ring Watch MARKED 14K GOLD Womens NOT Working TA2529 1417" is in sale since Wednesday, September 5, 2018. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Ring Watches". The seller is "minneapolisfineart" and is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Bahamas.