Tissot’s latest cycling-inspired special edition looks beyond the jersey and the finish line.
The Tissot x Pinarello takes cues from high-performance road bikes, translating carbon construction, asymmetry and race-day texture into a mechanical sports watch with a clear identity.
It’s a natural move for a watchmaker long associated with professional cycling, and a fitting partner in Pinarello, the Italian name behind competition bikes ridden by some of the sport’s defining champions.
At a glance
- Tissot has created a special edition watch in collaboration with Italian cycling specialist Pinarello.
- The watch uses a 42 mm carbon fiber case, an offset crown at 10 o’clock and a frosted gray dial inspired by asphalt.
- It runs on a COSC-certified Powermatic 80 automatic movement with more than three days of power reserve.
A cycling partnership with real depth
Tissot’s connection with professional cycling stretches back to the 1980s, with timing roles across major competitions and classic races.
Pinarello brings a different kind of authority to the project.
Founded in Italy in 1953, the bicycle maker built its reputation around competition machines and performance-focused design, with bikes associated with riders including Miguel Indurain, Mark Cavendish and Christopher Froome.
The watch doesn’t simply add cycling branding to an existing format.
Its design language points directly to Pinarello’s modern carbon era, including the asymmetrical thinking that helped define the company’s lightweight carbon frames.
Carbon casework and an offset crown
The Tissot x Pinarello is housed in a 42 mm carbon fiber case, a material choice that links the watch to the world of advanced road-bike construction.
The crown sits at 10 o’clock, giving the case a deliberately unconventional stance that echoes the asymmetry often found in performance cycling design.
The dial is frosted gray, with a surface intended to recall asphalt rather than the polished gloss often found on sports watches.
Legibility stays straightforward, with hour and minute hands set over a restrained chapter of markers.
A slender blue seconds hand adds the strongest flash of color, while its stylized P-shaped counterweight nods to Pinarello without turning the dial into a logo exercise.
Powermatic 80 with chronometer credentials
Inside, Tissot uses the Powermatic 80 in a COSC-certified chronometer version.
The automatic movement provides more than three days of autonomy, making the watch practical for regular wear as well as appealing to buyers who care about mechanical performance.
The movement is visible through a sapphire-crystal caseback, a useful reminder that this is not just a design collaboration.
The watch can be paired with a high-tech strap or a hand-crafted Italian leather option, giving the piece two distinct personalities.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Tissot |
|---|---|
| Model | Tissot x Pinarello |
| Case size | 42 mm |
| Case material | Carbon fiber |
| Crown | Offset at 10 o’clock |
| Dial | Frosted gray, asphalt-inspired texture |
| Movement | Powermatic 80 automatic |
| Certification | COSC chronometer |
| Power reserve | More than three days |
| Caseback | Sapphire crystal display back |
| Strap options | High-tech strap or hand-crafted Italian leather strap |
For cycling followers, the appeal is obvious, but the Tissot x Pinarello also works as a compact study in how sporting engineering can inform watch design without becoming costume.
Its best details are the quiet ones, from the asphalt dial to the offset crown, giving the collaboration enough specificity to feel connected to the road rather than merely decorated by it.
