What Happened To Fossil Watches? 

You've reduced this short analysis to the point of absurdity (as the video states, Fossil does make smartwatches. Regarding smartwatches, they are seen as "tech;" many/most smartwatch wearers want a watch that pairs seamlessly with their particular device, primarily a smartphone).

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Other watchmakers have survived, the thing is that Fossil's watches lacked quality. They were cheaply made in asian factories and many enthusiasts categorized Fossil as "fashion watches"

I still love my analog watch. Smart watches have absolutely no style in my opinion. I don’t even own a smart watch.

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Well put. Many are dumping their smart watches after they find them to be addictive.

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I’m kind of in the same boat. I’ve had cheap Fossil/designer quartz watches in the past. Got a smart watch a couple years ago and am getting tired of it. I just bought my first automatic watch a timex Merlin and it’s great! What do you think is a good second one to get sub $500? I’m looking at the Hamilton khaki

Thats are dumb reasons to pick ur watch

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If they do go out of business you'll probably see value rise

@@CVEIWKID Not everyone is out here collecting watches for their 'resale' value, those of us who love watches actually 'collect' to keep.

There's actually a Fossil store near where I live and I just recently bought a Gen 6 smartwatch. I've always loved the brand. I have a Big Tic style Fossil watch as well.

I bought my late husband a beautiful Fossil tonneau around '90. He previously wore a Movado so he was fussy. I believe his son has the watch. I recently bought 3 pre-owned Fossils that are classic styles which I believe should be the benchmark or trademark of the brand. I will never own a smart watch. There are many traditionalists like myself out there who prefer classic style watches. Are you listening Costas? Touvlo.

@@samsantana I don’t see the why ? Waste of money

They’re doing great right now

@Riki P. The BMW business plan…

@Riki P. - Very True !

Seiko is killing it in the watch game grand seikos just keep going up in price . They are just pulling away from the low end section because it sucks now but that's all fossil makes is cheap cheap fashion watches

Seiko makes watches, not fashion statements! Well, they make those too (Grand Seiko!).

Right

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Thank you for sharing. I think Fossil's hybrid smartwatches are very cool and underrated. That said, I think they a good amount of room for improvement that could really take them to the next level.

the brand name Fossil sounds more of jewelry rather than a watch

@@HankTheTank23 yeah, I love my Fossil hybrid. They should do a much better job advertising them.

Hope the Tissot and Rado were mechanical and not quartz.

Same! Just got my first Fossil (automatic), and now I’m excited to start collecting watches.

@@NaveenKumar-oj7xh the Tissot was pretty early on and is a quartz PRC 200 Chrono in black and yellow. The Rado from the first reissue of the Captain Cook. 42mm green automatic

@@PhineasCPR nice! What sid you get? (Model/Color)

@@NaveenKumar-oj7xh love my Mechanical Tissot watch. Definitely a classic timepiece

Ironically

"why garbage went in the landfill" should be the title

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Like dinosaurs 😂😂😂😂😂

Lolol

Maybe to you, but you don't know what their relationship is like with their father, maybe they are comfortable with jokes like that.

@@johankjellson2205 nah. he said what he said

Well that's because you are not their target audience. Smart watch users treat it like their smartphones or any other tech. Something they will gladly replace periodically and use it for their practicality.

Mechanical watches you don’t wear a few days you need to reset the time.

The only issue with mechanical watches is that they require a overhaul every few years as a minimum Although some makers will say to wait until the watch starts to run too slow/fast and then it might be several years. Many people don't realize that when they're buying a Rolex it has to cleaned, lubed and parts replaced every few to several years.

My huawei digital "smart" watch that came free with the phone 3 years ago still running strong. Battery last for 2-3 days. And it has a classical shell shape with hundreds of open source digital watch faces that you can download from the platform. Look up Huawei GT2

or have sub brands

what's your classic and well made model recommendation please

They can stil revive themselves hopefully. I heard they make Michael Kors watch as well. My very first real watch was fossil. I hope they don't go bankrupt.

@@kemalnuryaman7936 the automatics are really nice. They have skeleton bezels so you can see the movement of the watch. And for handbags the Emma and Kendal leathers are really high quality.

They need to do what they do well. Which right now is nothing. Their watches aren’t iconic there isn’t a model that I think of when I hear Fossil. Leather goods are just a step above cheap Amazon products. Design, they need to make people want one.

Nah ... Swiss better

well not today maybe...they keep raising the price for the newer model, even the new seiko 5 with "S" logo is not considered cheap watches anymore

Biggest mistake is when the bean counters started to call the shots. My advise is to concentrate on making quality products. Never listen to bean counters and lawyers

Same I currently own a fossil it's working just fine after a year and a half

I still wear my fossil and it still works fine more than 5 years later! I love it

I have 26 fossil watches. Mainly because I work there as a second job. My favorite is Omega but Fossil still has some nice watches. Especially the newer designs. Have y’all ever seen the Everett? Or the FB-01 chronograph. Those are my favorite in my collection.

“Watch” the rise and fall of Bed Bath & Beyond which is much more urgent.

@@softnest fff

!!! I have homework due TODAY and I fell down the YT rabbit hole yet again.

Is not actually.

Hahaha... Class is on mute and I am listening to this

Hear, hear!! This video is less a documentary than a Fossil infomercial. To buttress your argument I once owned a pair of Fossil eyeglass frames. Watch companies don’t generally have their names put on those.

Vostok is a great watch for the price to be honest

@@Imammk Buncha' communists and Putin lovers, those.

Totally agrees with you. You cant compare Fossil with Breitling. LOL

Except Nokia actually made good phones and Fossil don’t make good watches. Poor analogy

Fossil was good at making tins.

What were they good at exactly? Making good watches? No. Timeless design? No. Good branding? No

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@@Storm0Castle They were both good at making products that were desirable among the consumers they targeted. Like Nokia, Fossil's branding in their heyday was outstanding. Like Nokia, they produced entry level products designed for consumers not wanting to spend a lot of money (Nokia also had a higher end line, but that is besides the point...both brands heavily targeted people my age when we were in high school and both were wildly successful.) Like Nokia, they had an extremely successful sales model that relied heavily on retail store sales. Nokia definitely made some legendary phones that, from a ruggedness perspective, could be compared to a Rolex Caliber 3135, or, from an innovation perspective, the Zenith El Primero or JLC Caliber 101. But that is kind of veering off course. The bottom line is that Nokia and Fossil both had a strong market presence and were at one point both ubiquitous brands. Then, things changed, and Nokia could not adapt, and Fossil is finding themselves in a similar situation.

Me to however I have never had a watch brand that eats batteries faster I get 6-9 months max out of mine, what are yours like?

That's why they're becoming a "Fossil" now.

Highly agree

Agreed, and although it’s a fashion brand, most fossil watches are pretty rugged

@ Anshuman Bhardwaj So are their wallets.

Il tell you what real quality is, Nokia 3310

@@ALEXFVHS man .. Nokia 3310 is god himself.. indestructible

I have a gorgeous leather fossil bag. I love it.

Well, fossil watches back in the day were bulletproof, now they’re more of disposable fads.

Have never touched a casio in your life have you

you got it!... Fossil is no watchmaker...

This is the answer

truth 👍

I know Japanese watches that have real diamonds for a reasonable price. I no longer feel the need to wear rolex in the office though I still wear it in dinning out.

I never knew it was found in the '80s, I've thought of it as a 20-25 year old brand... probably because I discovered them in the early 2000s, when they really made some fun watches.

Their leather goods are nice, but sadly their leather watch bands are poorly made and overpriced.

@David Reads Perhaps their quality has declined. I bought a Fossil watch 4 years ago and the leather strap completely fell apart within 2 years.

@David Reads edit: Fossil began as a leather company.....

I still use my Fossil wallet a decade later now

I disagree. I have had some great Fossil watches with cool designs. And I have one from 1994 that still runs great!

Agreed, I also bought one and I like the design more than the Apple Watch, I also got plenty of compliments saying how good it looked

Agree too. Always wanted a Smart Watch but wanted one that looked like a real watch and the Gen 6 fits the bill perfectly. Had mine for Christmas and no regrets at all.

How has the battery held up?

@@RealUlrichLeland i usually charge my watch every night before I go to bed, but it usually still has around 40% to 60% battery life remaining. It just depends on usage. The watch does have a smart battery saving mode that conserves battery automatically when necessary.

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@@alexiskauff2125 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 reminds me of a kanye west song...

Sounds like you thought the "gold" Fossil watch was, well, real.

Gold is tacky

I’m relying on my mechanical Vostok incase of a zombie pandemic. Admittedly it’ll be 4 minutes out by the end of the first week but you can’t use an Apple Watch to side swipe an incoming zombie ✊🤣

Sun dials are pretty accurate too.

Ever heard about charging your phone... or looking at your computer... or asking your friend who has a cellphone? If this tech no longer works, you've got better things to care about than time because it's probably because nukes are falling down.

@@jamie74gemini87 Ah yes, a zombie pandemic. A thing which would be over as soon as it starts, because modern weaponry would destroy them as soon as they show up. Mechanized infantry is literally invincible against that sort of threat.

Most clocks on the wall run on battery... Most mechanical/automatic watches are inaccurate, and require service maintenance every 5-10 years or they can stop working.

Me too lol

Which one?

@@anitaagarwal7486 fossil 4656, best watch I've ever owned.

Only 4 years? So you mean it is basically new?

My best watch is citizen 9 years now and still working and no scratch at all

That's not irony.

Agreed. Plenty of legacy Fossil owners, myself included, bought into their products in high school or college, and many now have disposable income to spend on nostalgia. For god sakes if the NES classic can make middle aged men wait in line for a midnight release on a WORK NIGHT, theres no reason Fossil can't make money on nostalgia too.

Similar to Invicta, cheap junk watches are what the marque is known for. Fossil group owns several small watch companies that do medium tier watches that are well received, but I don't believe they will be able to sell a fossil branded collector's item.

@@Locutus It is ironic that this article came to my attention just as the topic of the article on my wrist - battery died.

@@samsan3095 I disagree, the issue is a flood of cheap watches make them look cheap. I think any brand, no matter what it might be, can distinguish themselves with a solid desirable, reliable product, even an iconic symbol like a wristwatch. I believe today is a great time to go back to basics, especially with the onslaught of cheap tech on your wrist.

i do have an old g-shock from the 80s. still works. but ima stick to my Grand Seiko

@@TheCort1971 flexing much?

@@countdracula2695 flexing would be a rollie or a patek. a GS is a great watch at a respectable price. if one cannot afford one then it should never be on the list for you. but if you have disposable income and want a great watch to last you for the rest of your life then sure why not. but if you are not a watch person then you wouldnt understand the difference in a GS or a regular Seiko. flexing.... hahahaha sure man. whatever you want to call it... but for who? not for 90 percent of the people on the planet that do not know anything of watches. that is for sure

@@TheCort1971 for the people who know about grand Seiko it's flexing, considering the watches still cost a couple thousand dollars

@@neighborhood_k A grand seiko is not flexing for those who know watches. its a nice watch to last the rest of your life.

Millennials are starting to wear Casio calculator watches now, so I guess it’s just a cycle 🤷‍♂️

Soooo... pretty cool actually?

@@Junonino, Ew what are my fellow millennials doing?! I was born 3 years before the end of the millennial years so I'll say I am more of a mix of gen z and gen y but still find it ridiculous what some gen y are doing.

@@RAP023 I would wear any watches regardless of what Era, it is from. I would wear a wall clock , on my neck if I wanted to 😂😝😝

@@Mustradamus Only a small fraction of high end mechanical watches actually increase in value. And you either massively overpay for those at the beginning (because Rolex sellers aren't stupid either) or you are basically gambling, betting on the future rarity/collectors value of something as a high risk investment. Now if you also keep service costs in mind hig end watches are good for money laundering or smuggling but a bad investment.

Ya a watch from a watch making company is a cut above any Fossil watch.

That’s a good idea. Go the way of the sneaker. Make things collectible.

well to be fair, there are actually several decent models like the fossil del rey, that features a seiko mechaquartz movement in it. but yeah most are cheaply made

@King Of Crunk People are even dumber today.

Whereas a casio

I still have some from the 90's, and they still work just fine.

A casio never fails

Fully agree I hate them I never use my phone either to find out the time. I like the handcraft watches something amazing about them

Exactly. Plus, it’s nice not to be so connected all of the time. I’d rather not get text messages on my wrist lol

how's it holding up??

They probably just refused to mention and promote non western brands.

G-Shock is not a company, it's a line of very sturdy Casio watches ;-)

Fully agree. And it's not even the price point. For example, at the same price point, Seiko watches are beautiful workhorse keepers, are actual high quality watches whole still being good value for the money, and I have never thrown away a single Seiko ever.

Exactly! You can even find old used vintage watches at the same price point for a new fossil, but i got a Rolex submariner and i dont think ill ever be getting another watch.

I couldn't agree more. I completely regret buying a Fossil mechanical watch. The leather strap completely fell apart within a few yers just from normal wear. Fossil wanted an insane amount of money to replace the strap! Fortunately I was able to find a leatherworker - can you believe a CUSTOM leather strap was cheaper than buying one from Fossil? Junk. On the contrary, I LOVE my Seiko mechanical watch and it's made me loyal to the Seiko brand!!! My toddler got ahold of it one day and dropped it - the second hand came loose and the face twisted. I got it fixed at the Seiko dealer for quite cheap and the fix came with a new 1 year warranty. Love Seiko!

Yeah, its better to buy a more expensive watch, it will last much much longer, maybe even forever, than waste money on junk.

@@LSnium Just this week I brought home from my local watchmaker two watches, both Hamiltons, one belonging to both of my grandfathers. One is a wristwatch from 1951 and the other, a pocket watch from 1948. You won't get that from a cheap Fossil or any smart watch. A mechanical watch will outlast you.

I have a fossil smart watch and it's pretty pathetic software wise. They use Google wearOS which is horribly laggy.

Smart watches can do 100x that your mechanical watch can do. It costs less than $1k and yes, it is affordable enough to be replaced every 5 years. To compare the two is ridiculous.

@@phoenix5054 watches are more like jewellery than a practical product

@@pinkyfinger9851 It's up to each on what their purpose could be. That's why I said it's ridiculous to compare a smart watch and a luxury watch. One has dozens of use cases, while the other is meant to impress other people.

@@phoenix5054 sorry, I meant mechanical watches

@@phoenix5054 don't they just do what phones do but worse? It feels like such a gimmick. Why not just take the phone out of your pocket

The Hybrid watches are amazing, I hope they will come up with more designs in the future. I also hope that one day they will add a lock option so it doesn't jump to the menu (we are not allowed to wear smart watches at work, and I just don't like the way a smart watch looks). If they add more Hybrid watches to their stock I would definitely consider buying more additional watches.

I have an MS in CS and own over 5 mech watches (all from Switzerland except one German) and no smart ones. But I do own a couple of LOTR Fossil exclusives from the movies and one is Serial Number 2 I think. Don't call me on this cuz its been put away for over 20 years and has never been worn. So I forget some minor details at times, sorry.

as for me i didn't count a smartwatch as watch, those count as a gadget, like a minimized version of smartphone, they're technology that can be "thrown away" as long as technologies keep growing, not a heritage that can be long lasting no matters how far technologies and inventions goes so it's rather strange to saw a tech company being in a top five selling watches brand between a real watch company that had been stand far away before those tech company

Good job I just want my watch to tell the time, and not every aspect of my life😂 I’ll stick to watches with zero gimmicks

I use to feel the same way until I actually got a smart watch. Now I only wear smart watches and all my classic watches sit in a watch box.

I discovered GShock in 2015 - I've stuck with Gshock for 6 years. The MTG line has enough features for me, and a solid feel of dependability .....

Mhm i have a Casio watch, it's a Tough Solar, so it's not a G-Shock, but given how robust it has been, i don't see why i should get a more reinforced one? I love that it combines passive energy harvesting, a mechanical dial (without a jumpy seconds hand, which i HATE), and digital features, but it's just not connected enough. I'd love my watch to inform me of notifications, show Spotify title, and allow minimal Spotify control. I considered getting a Bulova, but maybe when i'm no longer poor someday. If ever. Really not that much of a loss, i don't really like fancy things to begin with. I also bought a cheap automatic fully mechanical for $12 from China like 8 years ago, and it's actually been fun. I cracked the glass on it though, but i am curious to take it apart anyway, so maybe that's par for the course. Not getting around to though, and i need to order a new glass. Also curious about trying to waterproof it. It's kinda perfect for the curious, because if the disassembly and reassembly goes terribly wrong, well not much lost, i've even seen a watchmaker endorse that route to the curious, not sure if this was Mr_Horologist or Chr0n0glide. I think ultimately people who used to buy inexpensive "fashion" watches, might just be buying either direct from China today, because if it's gonna be junk, at least it might as well be super cheap? Besides smart watches and such. Or they start chasing random rebrands like MVMT who bought their way into the Instagram hype machine. I'm also thinking of making my own smartwatch, with a clone Nokia 3310 display, or maybe even a genuine Nokia display, i have both kinds at hand, so who knows. Kind of sitting it out, shunning the effort :D Was thinking of basing it on Nordic nRF51822 processor with Bluetooth LE, i should have a couple here somewhere. I also got a $5 Mediatek based smartwatch from China, which is really a feature phone in disguise, but it didn't take much to fall apart and isn't really worth repairing, and the reverse engineered SDK that i was hoping to use kinda failed to materialise last i looked... admitted several years ago. It's a little on the power hungry side though, which is not quite ideal, which is something i hope i could do better combining the nRF with a Nokia LCD. People make smartwatches with those expensive Sharp Memory LCDs, and yet you remember that a phone with a 550mAh battery lasted 12 days on standby while constantly displaying time and maintaining cellular connection, with much less efficient electronics than today. The Nokia LCD really doesn't look all that bad and isn't that inefficient.

lol. I rather the old school Casio watch that had the calculator on it

@@chainsawphoenixwatchreview one drawback in the most popular casio calculator watch, is the display is small (@ least for my middle-aged eyesight) - also there's no backlight. That aside it's a quirky watch - in the early 80s they were the Apple Watch of their time, as you'll know, they're the original smartwatch .....

@@SianaGearz V.informative. What suprises me is you like Bulova, but seem to prefer smart watches ..... For my middle-aged needs, Gshock hits the spot - I don't want the distraction of notifications. I just like time, with stopwatch and countdown timer - My most worn Gshock is the solar, atomic Square GMW5610. The vibe alarm on the GD350 is useful for my, less than perfect hearing. An MTG made sense to me, because they're quality and will probably outlast me. I have lots of watches over the years from £10 Casio, to Swiss automatic, including Fitbit - it's fascinating to me to see the changes over the decades and especially what young people are wearing - watches my friends could've only dreamed about as kids, are now affordable realities .....

I have a fossil collection too. But that contains real fossils.

Exactly. And if they can’t even fix their own stuff what’s the point? I’ll still support them, naturally.

or Tissot, Hamilton, Casio, Timex, etc?

Fossil cheap

u can get nice fossil watches for prices as low as 69€, a cool seiko starts at around 250€ - i guess thats a huge difference for potential buyers

Exactly! There are far higher quality alternatives in the same price category. I’m a self professed Seikopath for my daily beaters.

@@CP01 Casio, Timex and AliExpress

Lol

In terms of time and not winding regularly, smart watches are way better. Even in terms of accuracy

Yup, I invested $100 into a G-Shock. It's lasted years and I expect it to last decades.

@@TheRandomguy06 very valid point. Good casios are worth their weight in gold. Probably more than quartz watches.

Those brands you have listed are all trash.

Get a timex

You must be a hedge fund kid.

I like them very much. I have 5 here. I hate being disturbed by smartwatch and not rich enough to afford more expensive brands.

I still have three… in my drawer broken, irreparable (per Fossil).

@@macmedic892 I thought I have one irepparable to. My late dad's watch. Fossil refuse to repair it but I able to repair it anyway. My neighbors do it for me for very cheap price, as he knows that the watch is my dad's heritage and they were friends. 12 years later I used it on my wedding day. (Sorry for bad English, not my natives)

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Me too. I have my Swatch and Fossil watches in drawers though. I’m currently using a Fitbit.

Yes...

There really is no reason to buy a FOSSIL watch when for the same price you can get a mechanical Seiko or Orient. Double that and you can get a Hamilton with a nice Swiss made ETA

@@TheTransitmtl I have mechanical SEIKO and Orient watches and another Swiss watch with ETA 2824-2. FOSSIL has designs that are appealing. That is a good enough reason for me to buy them. De gustibus non est disputandum.

The Hybrid watches of Fossil are so underrated. I love mine and since I am wearing it 4 friends of mine bought one as well. I think they should focus on more designs and further development since the price + quality they are making these for atm is absolutely top notch. Friends that did not end up buying it was mainly due to lack of function (Can't lock the screen, most of my friends work in the airline industry where smart watches are not allowed) They are scared their supervisor might see it, I don't really care and hope they don't find out every single day haha. Some other friends did not like the design options or found that the other two were already wearing the nice ones and did not want to have the exact same watch.

@@RobWhittlestone bad fashion sense

I bet they’re searching for intellectual suggestions in the comments section of a RU-vid video

They aren't a reputable watchmaker, and I don't think they are aiming to act like one

Their bags are actually not that bad.

@@wendelsbruckenheimer4470 Who said they were?

I agree. My wallet and belt from them are both great.

Yes, the reason why I stopped wearing wrist watches was that they broke regularly, either the plastic case broke at the link to the watch strap, or it was not waterproof anymore, the buttons got stuck or the watch strap failed. Crap from Casio, but the only 'intelligent' watch at the time (stores birthday dates, telephone numbers, pin numbers, can store alarm different on workday).

@@flexiblebirdchannel try something more sturdy... a G-shock offers the durability you are looking for,... on leisure i wear mechanical watches - but 4 work i also wear daily a square G-Shock... because i know it can take like mostly ANY hit or bump which i could encounter...

@Chitragupta Fossil should be what it is.... a leather trader... in this regard they offer good stuff... but they were never a watchmaker...

“Poorly manufactured” is even an understatement. My Fossil watch had: a plated brass case instead of stainless steel, a misaligned, wobbly, painted bezel, misaligned hands, hair pulling folded bracelet links, a pathetic clasp, a diver’s watch look without water resistance and so on. But it looked kinda cool, back in the days.

@@Katzenkotze85 Thanks, I already had Casio watches. The resin wrist wrap and resin case both fail in fairly short time. They are crap.

Chances are, the case was either plastic/brass with chrome plating for that price and brand

@@SooHooSamaSito Dude, even on luxury watches there is a HUGE markup. A few reports mentioned than some Rolex watches cost around 20-30% of their retail price.

@@SooHooSamaSito i got an fossil automatic watch with a skeleton dial for 100 bucks and i dont think there's any other watch as good as my fossil at that price

@@harrypotteredits8442 there is seiko, orient, tissot and many more

@@SooHooSamaSito I wouldn't hire a person if they showed up to a job interview without a watch on

Gen 5 did EVERYTHING but you only had 23 hours to do it all in. Could buy an equally feature rich active 2 and use it for a few days.

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A quartz watch is like wearing fake jewelry, a huge wast of money.

@@shanecoker8566 That's just false. Lot's of big watch brands spend a lot of money to make you think that.

@@shanecoker8566 A quartz watch has the timekeeping precision of a smart watch with a battery life of over 2 years, I think that's quite nice

@@specialopsdave Why? You have a phone that does everything so why wast money on a cheap quartz watch.

@@shanecoker8566 Because it has a 2 year battery life and I go camping without electricity for weeks on end

Headaches is all that their watches will bring you

Thankfully they're better now. Been using Fossil gen 6 for some time, the so-called stupid motivation screens doesn't exist (or at least I've never seen it). Battery lasts for a ~1.5-2 days (just like any other smartwatch tbh) The design is better than 99% of other smartwatches, and for me at least since I waste a lot of time commuting with bus, it's really useful to see notifications without taking out my phone and risk having it stolen.

@@ZX3000GT1 Since I wrote this message, they have fixed bugs 4 and 5. The motivation thing is "you've earned your heart point goal!" which comes up 3 times per run. They've also improved that you can now exit this message with the lower right-hand button, instead of waiting the full time. But hey- you've got another model altogether, so obviously your experience would be different... Anyway thanks for commenting.

@@simondan3828 Sure thing. I just wanted to say that the experience has improved over time. My use case for the smartwatch is for work commutes. For pure style I have several watches, some battery operated, some mechanical, most of them are hand-me-downs from my dad.

yeah, they corned the market on the 90's look

Check out Fossil's hybrid watch line. Classic appearance (real hands) while retaining some of the smarts.

@@HellFire107 sure.. thank you🔥👍

@@thepeculiarindian titan is better

They are. Premium, no... but they are indeed a solid watch and will give you years of service with no issues. I have 4 or 5, and have had some for close to 20 years. Having said that I exclusively wear my Samsung S3 Frontier and have for the past 3+ years I have owned it. Smartwatches are so very useful.

Fossil watches are good i dont know why they people dont even find them good nowadays

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Same in Serbia in late 90s, early 2000s

Same here in Southern California USA. Now no one wants them

Same in Honduras

Same here in Somalia ☠

@@Drunken_Master I graduated high school 2004 so ye around that time

The best stock to invest our time is investing in crypto

Cryptos actually has the balance and incentives center, and that is why it is starting to take off.

I am very excited about the prospect of using cryptocurrency, not as a money equivalent, but using it as a way to earn something as a result of doing some type of work.

I never know crypto could reached to 38k the last time I saw it was heading to 80k..

@@melissaduch6091 Yeah, cryptos has been rising for a while now and it might keep rising or decide to fall again. The truth is no one knows, i believe it's the right time to make purchase.

Lmao thats YOU. This is about the company.

Still love my big tic

Yeah... Fossil watches are fine and the numbers are apparently showing a decline but fossil still has a pretty decent brand name and market reputation

analog vs digital always has the edge. genuineness that you can't get with digital.

Bro send me the one your friend sent you.

I enjoy mechanical watches too, but not even a $20,000 "supreme chronometer" from Rolex will keep time as well as a $15 Casio. Supreme Chronometers I think are guaranteed to something like +6/-4 seconds a day. Gazillions of inexpensive quartz watches won't lose much more than that a month. The beauty of mechanicals is in their intricacy, engineering, and simple joy... not their timekeeping, necessarily ;-) Then again, noone needs an accurate watch on their wrist in 2023, so it's a moot point.

People don't like to have to set their watch every month tho, I would love to see a mechanical watch be as precise as quartz

There are still lots of decent mechanical watches out there. New and old. Check ebay out. Invicta Pro-Divers and Stauer watches can be very nice and on the bay they are often under $100

@@specialopsdave Take a look at Grand Seiko.

@@GRSAFseventhousand Thanks for the suggestion, I'll take a look!

Actually that is not true. It's true that smartwatches and digital products are growing, but they aren't stealing marketshare from mechanical watches. Lately the swiss watch industry has seen a year-on-year increase in demand for mechanical watches, even more so the luxury ones.