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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Watchmaking |
Founded | 1882Le Locle, Switzerland | in
Founder | Ariste Calame |
Headquarters | Richardson, Texas, U.S. |
Parent | Fossil Group |
Website | zodiacwatches.com |
Zodiac Watches, or simply Zodiac, is an American[1] brand of Swiss-made watches founded in 1882 by Ariste Calame in Le Locle, Switzerland. The company mostly focuses on its dive watches through its Sea Wolf line,[2] one of the first modern dive watches, which debuted in 1953, before the Rolex Submariner and after Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.[3] Although Zodiac was acquired by Fossil Group in 2001, its manufacturing remained in Bienne, Switzerland.[2] Zodiac[1] and Fossil Group are headquartered in Richardson, Texas.[4]