Fossil Appliances Watch

Saw this watch on eBay this week and I fell in love with it. This watch is pretty nifty and I’ve never seen one like it before. The shipping price is a little high ($14 really?), but overall I think it’s worth it for a nice piece if it doesn't go higher than $20 for the watch.

I don’t know much else about it, but it was a limited release at 20,000 pieces. It's amazing how many limited release watches are out there that I am still discovering all these years later.

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Fossil TV LE-9450 not 9447 as the tag indicates

Fossil Defender series

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Fossil Defender promo shot

Fossil Defender watches were marketed as a top of the line watch styled in classic 1940's style. These watches were available from what I remember in about 1995. It's another truly retro series that only Fossil could pull off. These watches were inspired by the design of a 1940's airplane cockpit and in my opinion are a better representation of the era than Fossil's latest attempts of doing vintage aviation.

Anyone have a great Defender watch you'd like to post?

Newest watch - CH2565

This is the watch I wanted for Christmas 2009, but it was unavailable on the Fossil site, well it was there, but not in stock so I put it on my wish list and shortly thereafter it disappeared from the site altogether.

The watch business must be unreal because this is not the first time this has happened. These watches need to be online for at least a few months for people to see them and start coming up with the money or special occasions.

I mentioned this to my wife and a quick search on eBay later she had bought me a brand new one for $79 and free shipping - it even came with the tin. Happy Valentines Day to me. I really love this watch, it looks solid and the tan & wood dial really set it off.

Fossil CH2565

Watch details:

• Fossil Chronograph Watch w/Tan & Wood Dial

• 3 mini Sub dials.

• Case Size: 50 mm.

• 3-hand chronograph movement.

• Water Resistant up to 10 Meters.

• Model #CH2565

The watch that started it all: Fossil Cruise-O-Matic

Back in 1996 I visited a Fossil outlet store and was immediately drawn to this Fossil Cruise-O-Matic watch. I loved the vintage 40's style and the price was fantastic ($20).

It came in a little cardboard box and I had no idea at the time it was a limited release or part of a bigger collection. I wore this watch from about 1996-1999 and it accompanied me in one of my senior pictures for high school in 1997 - ladies you’re welcome!

In that time I sent it back to Fossil three times for repair. Once was a leather band/battery combo. Second time the crystal broke and the third time it was unrepairable. Fossil sent me a replacement catalog and I picked the most expensive watch to replace my Cruise-O-Matic. Along with the request for a replacement watch I asked Fossil to send me my old unrepairable watch back to me. They fulfilled my request and here it is. Still my favorite watch.

Watch details:

• Fossil Cruise-O-Matic Limited Edition Collector's Watch.

• Watch #2 in a 5 item set of Around the World Series.

• This watch is #19993 of 20000 made

• Model #LE-9434