Fossil Speedway Watch Guide
The Fossil Speedway Series Watch Guide has been a long time coming. Over the years I have documented 109 unique models from the Speedway line and I know there are more including some nifty accessories. In order to give myself a little pressure I am launching this work in progress Fossil Speedway Watch Guide in its current form.
The Fossil Speedway Series Watch Guide has been a long time coming. Over the years I have documented 110 unique models from the Speedway line and I know there are more including some nifty accessories. In order to give myself a little pressure I am launching this work in progress Fossil Speedway Watch Guide in its current form. Being a completist I will be working on this page quite regularly updating with new photos and new models.
For now please enjoy and know that when I feel the guide is complete I will do a much longer post with some history and thoughts on the Speedway series from this long time collector.
https://www.undergroundfossilcollectors.club/fossil-speedway-watch-guide
Fossil Pocket Watches
In the past I have had a few questions come to me on Fossil pocket watches. In addition Fossil pocket watches generally show up in the search results of the site as well -- so there's an interest in the community. Personally I am not a fan, but I know Fossil has done some pocket watches in the past and some of them were limited releases. Some of the limited releases appear on the Fossil Limited Edition Checklist.
Later models (post-1995) tend to appear on eBay and are usually fairly expensive. The Harry Potter Quidditch pocket watch is probably the most expensive one I've seen and has the coolest packaging. Fossil Defender also had 2 pocketwatches - the DE1522 and the DE1523. Both of which are one our Fossil Defender Series page
A few months ago I provided my limited knowledge over to someone over at Antique Pocket Watch and they wrote a really brilliant article on Fossil pocket watches that I highly recommend reading. I normally would provide a hotlink, but since they never acknowledged my site or the checklist in their article or even a THANK YOU, I'll simply tell you to copy and paste this URL in your browser and check it out.
http://www.antique-pocket-watch.com/fossil-pocket-watches.html
Fossil Solar Watches
Taken from the Fossil Limited Edition Checklist we know that there are 4 known different Fossil Solar watches that were in limited production. These watches were released in 1994 and other solar powered watches made by Fossil are not known. The appeal of these watches are great much like the Automatic watches. They are virtually maintenance free and by not having a battery it makes the task of opening up the back of the watch nonexistent, which is a major plus for me.
Recently I came across a men's Fossil Solar watch on eBay. This watch is model LE-9439 and it's listed as Basic. The other variants in the Solar family are Retro and Sport. The Basic model also features the date. This watch originally cost $125!
With a few hours in the sun it ran for over 24 hours. The watch is water resistant to 3 ATM.
I'd love to see if anyone has one of these watches possibly with paperwork or maybe even a package that it came in. I'm keeping my eyes open.
