Fossil Broadcasting watch
A nice oddball watch that I have come across from Fossil is the Fossil Broadcasting watch. Watch features a nice timeless design with the iconic image of a tv or radio tower on the face of the watch. Watch says 1959, which I think is odd considered most Fossil stuff says 1954. What the significance of the year 1959 on the watch is I am not sure.
This watch is cool because it wasn't a limited edition or a collector's piece. I have no idea what year this watch came out (I'm guessing 1994) or even the production run details. I'm assuming since it wasn't a limited edition piece (no LE in the model number) than it should have had a run of more than 20,000. Model number on this one is EC-6819.
Interesting enough I had a Fossil t'shirt from 1999 that featured the same tower on top of the earth.
Fossil Broadcasting
1995 Fossil Collectors Club Kit
One of my favorite Fossil Collector's Club kits is the 1995 kit. It came in a pizza box basically filled with many goodies. The box itself is a work of art, hard to display, but it is covered with 50's scenes.
Of all the kits I have this one has the most items. First the paperwork is a gem here. Included was an issue of Fossil Times. According to the brochure I have being part of the club you were entitled to a quarterly newsletter. This newsletter I have is numbered X. On the back of the Fossil Times is the limited edition checklist. Something I posted on here a few months ago.
A brochure of items is also included. A few months ago I posted scans of each page. You can view that post here on the 1995 Fossil Collector's Club brochure. This brochure is very valuable because not much collector's limited edition information is available in print. Some miscellaneous print items also exists such as the membership card and welcome letter to the club. Included also is a Collector's Club pin.
A t'shirt is also included in this kit. I've never seen another shirt made that references the Collector's Club. The shirt only has the logo on the front with no other markings anywhere.
The 1995 Fossil Collector's Club watch is a beautiful piece. Has a timeless design and is very clean. The watch is model number LE 9464.
Dr. Pepper Limited Edition
Did anyone else see the recent auction for #1 out of a 3000 item run for the Dr. Pepper Limited Edition watch and kit? Amazing auction and it finally ended at $305. Totally shocked at the price, but I am thinking it's due to #1 number and not so much because it's Dr. Pepper. I've seen these on eBay before, but never with the cool kit and the sweater & towel. Very cool auction.
Winning bidder want to give us more details?
1997 Fossil Collectors Club Watch
Had the opportunity to pick this up a few days ago for $10. It's a brand new 1997 Fossil Collectors Club Limited Edition watch. Watch has a travel theme (face is a compass).
I've actually seen some variations in this watch only with the band. People claim it's new and the band is black or brown leather. I've even seen it new with a metal or stainless steel band. The model number never changes.
I'm still on the hunt for the kit that came with this watch. Kit had a travel theme much like the watch, the tin looked like an old piece of luggage and inside was a postcard and a little globe piece with a rocket. Very cool piece from what I remember. Not sure of the literature or other materials included in the tin, but I'll find out ;)
Watch details:
- Fossil 1997 Collectors Club Limited Edition Collector's Watch.
- This watch is #1840 of 10000 made
- Model #LE-9489
Fossil Soccer Club
Being less than 2 weeks away from the start of the 2010 World Cup, I found a nice tie-in to my love of soccer and Fossil watches. This watch is listed in the Fossil Limited Edition Checklist - it was released in May 1994 and had a 20,000 unit run. I wish I would have bought this watch, it recently sold on eBay for $15.50. Reminds me very much of my Cruise-O-Matic watch with the Fossil Authentic dial, full tin and a little pin. Any idea how many Authentic dials exist?
Fossil Radio & TV Watches
Since the post on Fossil Appliances watches I have found out a little bit more information on these unique watches. There were 2 watches in the series and they both had a run of 20,000 pieces. They were part of the limited edition watches and released back in August 1994. Recently 2 of them were up on eBay and sold for $25-$30. I'd like to get my hands on both of them.
Unique Fossil black watch BQ-8487
I picked this watch up recently and I love it. It's hard to describe what it is. It's not a chronograph, but it has the dials on the face that tell the month, day of the week and the date. I am anxious to get a battery in it and see it go.
I bought this watch because it is closest thing I've seen to that vintage 40's/50's look that I love so much. Best part is I paid $15 for the watch and it came in a nice tin with the original paperwork and sleeve.
The last picture is something I've not seen before and it's just a piece of cardboard that rests in the top of the tin. Not sure of the purpose it served or on what watches/tins they were included with, but click on it and check out the image. Very cool piece of work.
Fossil Limited Edition Watch Check List
Found this handy document in my 1995 Fossil Collector's Club kit the other day. Forgot it was there and it's a nice listing of all the limited edition watches Fossil did from their first limited edition (SK 5038) in March 1992 up until LE 9457 Rodeo Watch done in December 1994. Anything after that we'll have to amend this as we go!
Amendment in 2012 - In our Facebook group is an ex-Fossil employee. He graciously helped us put together a new version of the limited edition check list below with many, many additions. Happy collecting!
Newest Version 2012: Fossil Limited Edition Check List (excel version)
Archived Version 2010: Fossil Limited Edition Check List (excel version)
Guide to the Fossil Defender Series
The Underground Fossil Collectors Club gets a lot of traffic from Google searches looking for information on Fossil Defender or Fossil Defender Watches. Going forward and for the rest of my life as I get information on Fossil Defender watches I am going to post a guide for these watches. In the guide we'll have a picture, description with model number. The guide will be permanently located as a navigation item on the top of the site.
My second Fossil watch – a semi skeleton watch
I have several reasons why I love Fossil watches and one of the reasons is that it seems like at every moment of my life I received or bought a Fossil watch to commemorate the occasion. This lets me be sentimental with watches that represent various times in my life without hoarding massively large objects :)
On one of those occasions I received this watch as a gift from my youth pastor at our church when I became an Eagle Scout. He knew how much I loved my Cruise O Matic watch and continued the trend by buying me this watch and presenting it to me at my Court of Honor in July 1997 - thank you Jim Cole!
I wore this watch from 1997-1999 and it never failed me. Great little watch. I don't remember what all worked from a gear perspective, but it is definitely not a full skeleton watch.
Fossil SK-4929
Watch details:
- Fossil semi-skeleton watch.
- Model #SK-4929
- Water Resistant Construction. No wording on how deep.
- Says Authentic Fossil Product on the back. Not a limited series.