Originally Posted by TimmyT

I have owned at least 10 Timex watches, mainly Ironman or Ironman-like. The band breaks after about 2 years of use. A new band is about the cost of the watch, so I typically buy a new watch. I have accepted that they don't last that long.

Fossil watches are crap, IMO. I was travelling and forgot said Timex. The only watch place I could find expediently was a Fossil shop. Since then, the trim for the lettering in the crystal has fallen apart so that there are little pieces floating in the face. Furthermore, they charge for the service of screwing off the back to insert a new battery (not pay for the battery). The tool to do this is not a standard piece of kit. (I've since learned to do it with a pair of jeweler's screwdrivers.)

I've never owned a Tag or Gucci, and probably never will, but IMO Fossil watches and service are crap.