Fossil Road Trip Retrospective -- all about anniversaries

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As you know Fossil is celebrating the big 3-0 this year, it's a huge deal. I'm super pumped for some of the 30th anniversary watches they've released on their sites so far and excited to see more. I've already bought 2 (don't tell my wife). I bought the LE1018 limited edition watch with all the 30th anniversary goodness and I bought the Special Edition Townsman Three-Hand Leather Watch - Brown FS4899.

Now let's get vintage: 20 years ago Fossil released the 10th anniversary commemorative watch with Fred Q. Fossil on the tin and on the dial. Watch details:

  • LE-9447
  • 10,000 made
  • Released in June 1994
  • $60.00 original retail

From the tin:
This Limited Edition Watch was produced to Commemorate FOSSIL's 10th Anniversary. This is one of a 10,000 piece series commemorating this event.

20 years ago Fossil also released this 10th anniversary brochure called the Road Trip Retrospective. I've scanned all the pages and you can see some of the watches through the years 1984-1994 along with some facts about the 80's and 90's.

Throughout the 12 pages it tells the following story:

"Time changes, styles change, a nation changes, you change your socks. What remains constant is a need to express ourselves & relax. Chasing down the ice-cream truck,, a trip to Graceland, a walk with the dog, or maybe a Song in the Shower. It's your choice not your Cousin Edna's to express, to be heard & most importantly, understood. Even if we don't share the same language or travel the same road."

Last anniversary to celebrate is the launch of this site. Fossil Collectors Club has been around for exactly 4 years (to the day)!

 

Around the World Fossil Clock – my holy grail (for now)

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If you haven’t already figured it out, I’m a huge fan of the Around the World series from the early to mid-nineties. As you already know it is the series that started my Fossil collecting bug. The clock was only available via mail order and you had to submit 5 proofs of purchase to Fossil from the 5 watches in the series, they would then mail you this clock. Well I’ve long collected the 5 watches in the series, but I’m guessing the promotion is over and you can’t get this clock anymore from Fossil (it’s 15 years old already). Admittedly I’ve thought about mailing proof that I own these 5 watches to Fossil and see what happens – the clocks are probably in some warehouse in Texas.

This particular clock came on eBay back in December, but the seller had all the watches with the clock and I believe it was pretty expensive for the set. It didn’t sell, so lately she has been selling the set off one item at a time and finally late last week the seller finally listed the clock as a standalone item for $0.99 to start.

I honestly thought more people would be after this item. It’s pretty rare; I can’t imagine that even 1000 of them were mailed out. I could be wrong, but in 4 years of looking on Google and eBay this is the first one that I have come across. The best part is I came across it for $16.50! I fully anticipated spending over $50 on this piece based on the sales of the watches in the series, but $16.50? Makes me wonder am I crazy? Or did this piece fall through the cracks? Here are pictures and paperwork promoting the clock. Enjoy.

1995 Fossil Collector’s Club brochure

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I’ve posted pictures of each page in our Facebook group, Fossil Watch Collectors Club -- so check it out and signup to join the cause. This brochure gave me some great information on limited edition runs with pictures. After seeing a close-up picture of the limited edition watch for 1995, I'm ready to make a purchase of the entire kit.