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Tissot gives its 2026 NBA Supersport a quieter 42 mm case

The grey quartz chronograph carries basketball references on its bezel, central hand and caseback, with an Australian list price of A$775.

Hen & Mills Editorial · 4 min read · 4 October 2026

• The Tissot Supersport NBA 2026 is a 42 mm grey quartz chronograph that marks the league partnership through specific basketball details.
• Its bezel refers to the 24-second shot clock, while an NBA emblem sits on the central chronograph hand and another appears on the caseback.
• Tissot lists reference T125.417.17.031.00 for A$775 in Australia and C$650 in Canada, with the Australian storefront offering an Add to Cart option.

A basketball watch can go wrong by asking the dial to behave like a scoreboard. Tissot has taken the quieter route here. Its latest NBA collaboration keeps the chronograph legible and leaves the sporting cues for somebody who looks twice: a shot-clock reference around the bezel, a small league mark on the central hand and a logo on the back. That is a more interesting proposition than simply enlarging the badge. The watch in question is the Tissot Supersport NBA 2026.

A 42 mm case with room for the chronograph

The sandblasted 316L stainless-steel case measures 42 mm across and 11.27 mm thick, with a 22 mm space between the lugs. Those figures matter because this is still a substantial sports chronograph, even though its diameter is more restrained than the 45.5 mm Supersport NBA edition Tissot also lists. The new reference weighs 96 g, a number helped by the rubber strap, and its sapphire crystal has an antireflective coating on the underside. Tissot rates the case to 10 bar, or 100 metres.

Look at the grey dial before the logos and the layout makes sense as a timer. The central chronograph seconds hand carries the NBA emblem, while separate counters track 30 elapsed minutes and tenths of a second; the running seconds occupy their own register. The date sits at four o'clock rather than taking a full hour marker. Tissot applies Super-LumiNova to the hands and indices. Against the monochrome dial, that mix of white reading points and recessed registers gives the hands a clear job without making the watch look like team merchandise.

The shot clock is in the bezel

The bezel's 24-second markings are the smartest part of the design. Twenty-four seconds is the NBA shot-clock interval, so the scale gives the collaboration a specific basketball reference without turning the dial into a graphic. It is also a reminder that the watch is a chronograph first: the central hand measures elapsed seconds and the bezel tells you why this version exists. The NBA logo on the caseback is less subtle, but it is where a collector will find it when the watch is off the wrist.

Tissot calls the quartz movement PowerDrive and specifies ADD and SPLIT timing functions alongside the 30-minute and one-tenth-second counters. ADD lets the wearer accumulate timed segments; SPLIT lets an intermediate reading be taken while an event continues. Those functions suit the sporting brief rather better than an ornamental seconds hand would. The movement also has an end-of-life battery indicator, useful on a chronograph whose timing functions depend on a battery rather than a winding routine. Tissot does not present a mechanical movement or power reserve for this reference. That is worth saying plainly because the case shape and three-register layout could make this look, at a glance, like another automatic sports chronograph. Here the appeal is direct timing access and a comparatively straightforward ownership proposition. The small tenths counter adds resolution to a short measurement, though reading it during an actual game is hardly the reason most people will choose this watch.

A grey HNBR-NBR rubber strap continues the case's low-gloss treatment, with a buckle and quick-release bars. The 22 mm lug spacing gives the strap a broad starting point, while the tool-free release makes a change possible without bringing a spring-bar tool near the sandblasted case. The watch is Swiss made according to Tissot. Its palette will probably divide readers who expect a louder NBA watch; I think the restraint gives the small league details more purpose, and makes this easier to wear away from a game.

The press photographs make the contrast plain. One puts the watch against a basketball net, where the NBA references register immediately; the closer view leaves the grey dial and the scale to do the work. That is a useful distinction between the campaign and the object itself. There is no claim here that the bezel replaces a game clock, and the dial does not try to represent a particular team. Tissot has built a conventional three-register sports chronograph whose identity comes from a handful of precise changes.

Tissot Supersport NBA 2026 pricing and availability

Tissot's Australian storefront lists reference T125.417.17.031.00 at A$775 with an Add to Cart option. The Canadian storefront lists the same reference at C$650. The Australian page identifies a grey dial and grey rubber strap; the press material identifies the model as the 2026 NBA edition. Tissot does not state a production limit in the material reviewed, so it should not be mistaken for a numbered limited edition. These are regional list prices, not currency conversions.