Fossil is not just an American fashion designer but also the manufacturer for various watch brands.Primarily, Fossil is known for designing, manufacturing and distributing quality and trendy watches worldwide.When it comes to watches, you may not be aware but the Fossil Group, Inc has license agreements with, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, DKNY, Diesel, Burberry, Relic, Michele, Zodiac, Adidas, Tony Burch, and Armani Exchange. The brand has also bought out some independent watch brands such as.Most of the brand’s watches have Japanese. However, the brand also recently made forays into the, including the introduction of Fossil Swiss – a line of Fossil watches with quartz and mechanical movements produced by its subsidiaries in Switzerland’s Canton Ticino. The inclusion of Emporio Armani and Tory Burch among its sub-brands further strengthen its stand on the Swiss market.Additionally, the brand also designs, produces and distributes other products such as accessories, leathers, and jewelry. However, the profits from these are still incomparable with those of watches.So, read more to learn more about Fossil brand watches.

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Table of Contents.History of Fossil watches The 1980s Fossil Tin Boxes (Image Amazon)In 1984, Tom Kartosis, then a Texan ticket brokerage operator, founded Fossil as Overseas Products International.It was the time when fashion watches are emerging to become an important department store accessory. Tom’s older brother, Kosta Kartosis, told his brother about the potentially large profits that can be obtained from importing retail goods in the Far East. They particularly targetted the moderately-priced fashion watches.Since Tom was already fed up with his business, he withdrew his savings and flew to Hong Kong. He came back with around 1,500 watches, most of which do have a retro look, and sold them in the US.The following year, 1985, the Company introduced their first Fossil branded watches.

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By this time, fashion watches just started to invade the market and Swatch was taking the lead. When Fossil joined the trend, fashion watches certainly became a hit.In 1989, Fossil introduced its iconic tin box packaging designed with graphics based on the 50s era of the US. This packaging strategy gained wide support from the consumers market so since then, all Fossil watches are placed in tin boxes. The 1990s Fossil Men’s ‘Sport Cuff’ (Image Amazon)In 1990, Fossil introduced leather goods along with the Relic line of watches. In the same year, Fossil participated in its first in Basel, Switzerland.By 1992, Fossil moves to expand its market by translating its accessories expertise and launching a range of small leather goods and belts for women.The brand also started to expand geographically by establishing the Fossil Europe GmbH (Germany). It handles the distribution and marketing of Fossil products across Europe.In 1993, Fossil had its initial public offering on the exchange as.