Fossil is an independent company.

American fashion watch and accessories brand founded in Dallas, Texas by Tom Kartsotis under the name Overseas Products International, originally importing moderately priced watches from Hong Kong. The company adopted the Fossil name — a nickname the founders used for their father — and built its identity around retro American imagery and vintage-inspired packaging. Fossil expanded through the 1990s by adding leather goods and securing major fashion licensing agreements, before Fossil Group became the publicly traded parent entity encompassing its full portfolio of owned and licensed brands.