When Tissot became the official timekeeper of the NBA in 2015, it marked the partnership with special editions across its range, and this T-Touch Expert Solar is one of the most technical. The NBA logo is engraved on the caseback, while the front stays all business: a titanium case, black dial with Arabic numerals and a black rubber strap.

The watch underneath is the full T-Touch Expert Solar. Its dial houses solar cells that recharge the Swiss movement as you wear it, and the tactile sapphire crystal gives access to more than twenty features, including weather forecasting, altimeter, compass, chronograph, alarms and a perpetual calendar. For basketball fans who also hike, travel or train, it is a rare combination of fandom and genuine utility.

Introduced in 2016, the NBA edition is a special edition rather than a numbered limited series, and the engraved back makes it a natural pick for collectors of league memorabilia.

T-Touch Expert Solar NBA Special Edition: Ref. T091.420.47.207.00

• Titanium case measuring 45mm, roughly 13mm thick
• Caseback engraved with the NBA logo
• Black dial with Arabic numerals, solar cells and luminous hands
• Sapphire touch crystal
• Swiss solar quartz movement, ETA E84.301
• Weather forecast, altimeter, compass, chronograph, alarm, day and date, battery indicator
• Black rubber strap with deployant clasp
• Water-resistant to 100m

Courtside credentials, backed by real outdoor instruments.