: The following is from the "News and Events" section of
: Tissot's website -- http://www.tissot.ch/?mod_news

: August 19, 2009: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver, three time
: winner and 2008 Champion Jimmie Johnson was recently invited to
: the White House, along with other NASCAR Chase contenders from
: last season and the "King" of NASCAR, Richard Petty.
: This wasn’t NASCAR's first visit to the White House, as NASCAR
: Champions have been invited to visit the President dating back
: to 1978.

: NASCAR leadership Brian France and Mike Helton were well prepared
: to meet the new President, presenting him a fitting gift for the
: tech-savvy world leader - a Tissot T-Touch Expert Swiss Watch.

: Sharon Buntain, Brand President for Tissot U.S. said, "We're
: proud to be an Official Partner of NASCAR and appreciate the
: opportunity to present our watch to the President. NASCAR
: showcased a lot of its sport at the White House, and we were
: pleased to be a part of the event. The T-Touch was a perfect
: choice for President Obama and we are confident he will find the
: unique Touch-Screen watch very useful in his line of work."

: The T-Touch watch is made by Tissot Ltd Switzerland watches, the
: Official Timekeeper and Watch of NASCAR and is the world's first
: Touch Screen watch; with features that include a compass,
: azimuth, barometer, altimeter, altitude difference meter,
: thermometer, alarm, chronograph, two time zones, date and time
: and much more all at the touch of a finger.

: From time to time, I have checked on the syndicated photo
: websites (Getty, etc.), and Obama is still wearing the Jorg Gray
: "Secret Service" chronograph on a daily basis.
: Personally, I am doubting that he will make the change to this
: Tissot, but who can ever be sure, when our worlds of watches and
: politics come together. There were also stories, some months
: ago, that Vulcain would present Obama with a Cricket watch, as
: these have been worn by previous U.S. Presidents.

: Jeff