For 150 years Tissot has made innovation in Swiss watch-making a tradition. Tissot"s innovation led them to be the first to make a watch out of plastic, mother of pearl, wood and stone. In recent years Tissot has once again led the watch industry by introducing tactile, or "T-Touch" technology to watches; through this technology Tissot offers watches with touch-sensitive sapphire faces and include features such as compasses, barometers, altimeters and thermometers.