Tissot was founded in 1853 by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son Charles-Émile Tissot in the Swiss city of Le Locle, in the Neuchâtel area of the Jura Mountains.
Tissot didirikan pada tahun 1853 oleh Charles-Félicien Tissot dan putranya Charles-Émile Tissot di kota Swiss Le Locle, di wilayah Neuchâtel di Pegunungan Jura.