Mathey-Tissot

Edmond Mathey-Tissot established his watchmaking business in the village of Les Ponts-de-Martel in 1886.

[4] In 1899, the outbreak of the Second Boer War led to such an expansion in demand for Mathey-Tissot watches that a new factory was built.

During the First World War, the company supplied the United States Army's Corps of Engineers with precision chronographs in large quantities, while General Pershing, commanding the United States Expeditionary Force, chose the watch to award to members of his own staff.

[5] The firm at one time had good relations with China and made watches of Chinese designs for that market which have been described as "complicated and painstaking pieces... in the realm of superior watchmaking".

[6] In 1969 and 1970, Elvis Presley bought several dozen customized Mathey-Tissot automatic watches for giving to family, friends and staff; the purpose being to identify the wearers as having a privileged right of access to Presley's concerts and tours.