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Tissot T-Touch Connect Sport 44mm Unisex Watch Black With Orange Silicone Strap

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Tissot T-Touch Connect Sport 44mm Unisex Watch Black With Orange Silicone Strap

Ref. T1534204705102

Among our 310 Tissot watchesThis watch£950
Premium

Sits in Tissot’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Tissot watches we list, which start at £245.

Price range £245 to £1,875 across 310 Tissot watches in stock.

The T-Touch line began in 1999 as the first watch to use touch-sensitive sapphire crystal as its primary interface, and the Connect Sport is the current expression of that idea — a Swiss Made hybrid that pairs analogue hands with an AMOLED display behind the same crystal you tap to drive it. The orange-strap variant is one of six colourways at launch, and it is the most legible about what this watch is: a piece built for active use, not dressed down from something formal. Titanium at 63 grams keeps it honest on the wrist for a watch carrying this much — tactile sapphire, ceramic bezel, AMOLED screen, heart rate, step counter, notifications and solar charging managed through a system Tissot calls SwALPS. The solar cells are integrated into the dial itself, and Tissot rates the accumulator as lasting several months in connected modes, effectively indefinitely in watch-only use. The one genuine limitation reviewers agree on is the 50-metre water resistance, which is adequate for rain and swimming but rules out anything deeper.

Reference
T1534204705102
Brand
Tissot
Collection
T-Touch
Case size
44mm
Case thickness
13.47mm
Lug width
21mm
Case material
Titanium
Case shape
Round
Dial
Black
Functions
Date, Alarm, Perpetual calendar, Solar powered, Step counter, Heart rate
Water resistance
50m
Bracelet / strap
Silicone strap
Strap colour
Orange
Retailer
Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
Weight
63g
Origin
Swiss made
Learn more about Tissot

Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son Charles-Émile founded the company in Le Locle in 1853, assembling gold pocket watches and, unusually for the time, exporting aggressively — Russia became a major market within a decade.

Tissot's history is a sequence of firsts achieved through willingness to try materials and ideas the establishment considered unserious. The first mass-produced pocket watch with two time zones came in 1853. The first anti-magnetic wristwatch in 1930. The Astrolon of 1971 was the first watch with a movement made largely of injection-moulded plastic, and it worked. The RockWatch of 1985 used Alpine granite for the case, followed by watches in wood and mother-of-pearl.

The T-Touch of 1999 was the most significant: a tactile sapphire crystal allowing the wearer to access altimeter, barometer, compass, thermometer, and chronograph by touching the glass, years before touchscreens were commonplace.

Tissot merged with Omega in 1930 and both became founding members of what is now the Swatch Group. Its position in the group is volume and accessibility — Swiss mechanical and quartz watches at prices most people can reach, with the Powermatic 80 movement offering an eighty-hour reserve at entry level.

The company has held timekeeping roles across cycling, basketball, motorsport, and fencing.

1853
Founded in Le Locle by Charles-Félicien and Charles-Émile Tissot.
1930
Merges with Omega; releases the first anti-magnetic wristwatch.
1971
The Astrolon uses a plastic movement.
1985
The RockWatch is cased in Alpine granite.
1999
The T-Touch introduces a tactile sapphire crystal.

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Also in 5 collections

This watch appears in the Tissot T-Touch range (7), Watches 44mm and Over (810), Sports Watches (667), Solar & Kinetic Watches (208) and Titanium Watches (135).

What the specifications mean

Strengths

  • Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
  • Luminous hands and markers for low light
  • One of Tissot's more premium watches

Worth knowing

  • 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
  • 44mm sits at the larger end
Less suited toSwimmingSmall wrists

Tissot T-Touch Connect Sport alternatives

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T-Touch Connect Sport 44mm Unisex Watch Black With Orange Silicone Strap compared with 2 alternatives from other brands
SpecificationThis watchT-Touch Connect Sport 44mm Unisex Watch Black With Orange Silicone StrapT1534204705102CitizenCC3097-52L Satellite Wave GPS X Bracelet Watch - W38378CC3097-52LFrederique ConstantClassics 40mm Mens WatchFC-292MC4P5
Price£950£1,145£995
Case size44mm45mm40mm
Water resistance50m100m60m
MovementSolarSolarSolar
StrapSilicone strapTitanium braceletMesh bracelet
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch

Can I swim with it?

Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.

Water resistance explained

Will the glass scratch?

Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.

Sapphire, mineral and acrylic compared

Does it need a battery?

No. It charges from light, and the cell behind that is designed to last a decade or more.

Quartz, automatic and solar compared

What size strap does it take?

21mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.

Is it a men's or women's watch?

Listed as unisex, and at this size it suits any wrist that takes the dimensions.

Cheapest place to buy

Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.

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