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Fossil Exits Wear OS Market as Tech Giants Rise

1/3/2025

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Fossil has officially bid farewell to the Wear OS smartwatch market as of January 2025, concluding years of investment with the sell-out of its final model, the Citizen CZ Smart Gen 2. As traditional watch brands retreat, tech giants like Google and Samsung now dominate the landscape, reshaping the future of smartwatches.

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Fossil has officially bid farewell to the Wear OS smartwatch market as of January 2025, concluding years of investment with the sell-out of its final model, the Citizen CZ Smart Gen 2. As traditional watch brands retreat, tech giants like Google and Samsung now dominate the landscape, reshaping the future of smartwatches.