FINE DISTINCTION

From among Tissot’s novelties for the year so far, the Visodate and Gentleman reinterpretations deliver what the brand does best: classic watches one can count on time and time again

- WORDS ZARA ZHUANG

It has been a busy year of launches so far for Tissot; 2026 is barely halfway through and the brand has already unveiled a diverse range of novelties across its various collections.

There are three new editions for its PRC100 Solar series (a two-tone model in 34mm or 39mm, and a 39mm full-steel model) and three for the SRV (a two-tone model and a yellow-gold model both with a mother-of-pearl dial, plus a carnation-gold PVD version on a leather strap). Tissot's existing partnerships with motorcycle racing and professional basketball led to new additions such as five references in the T-Race line in tribute to MotoGP, led by the T-Race MotoGP Automatic Chronograph Limited Edition 45mm that is built on the Valjoux A05.951 Skeleton movement; and special designs for 32 watchboxes for the Tissot Supersport NBA Special Edition, created together with former Detroit Pistons power forward turned artist Quincy Miller. And Tissot still had bandwidth to inaugurate a partnership with Italian bicycle manufacturer Pinarello, resulting in the debut of the Tissot Pinarello Special Edition, a COSC-certified collaboration timepiece in forged carbon steel, similar to the material used in high-performance bicycle frames.

In the dress-watch category, the Tissot Visodate welcomes references in 39mm and with a thickness of 10.45mm, bringing the novelties closer to their mid-century progenitor in terms of case diameter, which was then around the era-typical 35mm. The three interpretations — one with a silver-toned dial, gold-coloured indices and a brown leather strap, and two stainless-steel variations with grains-of-rice bracelets and dials of blue or black — embody the legibility, understated style, slim profiles and refined proportions that distinguished mid-century watch design.