The December rumors have now been confirmed by the official statement. Fossil has ended the production of smart watches.
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In December, it was first reported that Fossil might ditch Wear OS-powered smartwatches, to be precise. Mass With the production of smart watches, which seemed to be justified by significant reductions in stocks and the lack of new models even then. The Fossil Gen 6 series was released in 2021, in 2022 we saw only hybrid watches from the manufacturer, and last year they did not release a single model, so it can be guessed that the rumors may have a basis. fossil group spokesman, Amanda Castelli Now the news has been officially announced, there will be no more smartwatches among the brands of the Fossil group.
The latest Gen 6 series switched to Wear OS 3.5 last November. [+]
“With the smartwatch segment evolving significantly over the past few years, a strategic decision was made to exit the smartwatch business. The Fossil Group devotes its resources to core business segments in which it represents the strongest and greatest growth potential, such as the design and distribution of traditional watches, jewelery and leather goods under its own and licensed brand names.“Users have added a lot in terms of product support In the next few years They can still count on updates