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Fossil ES5483 Harlow Mini Gold Tone Chain Bracelet Watch - W10497
Ref. ES5483
Sits in Fossil’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Fossil watches we list, which start at £99.
Price range £99 to £399 across 93 Fossil watches in stock.The Harlow Mini is built around a quietly Art Deco proposition: an octagonal case small enough to read as a bracelet charm, paired with a chain-link bracelet whose hexagonal links echo that geometry as they run up the wrist. At 20mm and 41.1 grams complete, it sits closer to jewellery than to a conventional watch in both scale and intent, and the cream dial with Roman numerals and satin finish carries that language through. The clasp deserves a mention because it sidesteps the usual frustration with bracelet watches at this scale. Fossil's Adjust-O-Matic system lets the wearer resize the fit without tools or a jeweller, which matters when a piece this light needs to sit precisely right to wear as intended rather than sliding around the wrist.
- Reference
- ES5483
- Brand
- Fossil
- Collection
- Harlow
- Case size
- 20mm
- Case thickness
- 7mm
- Case material
- Gold PVD
- Case shape
- Octagonal
- Dial
- Cream
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- VX00
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Gold
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- F.Hinds
Learn more about Fossil
Tom Kartsotis founded Fossil in Texas in 1984 after noticing that fashion watches manufactured in Hong Kong could be produced far more cheaply than the market assumed. The name came from his brother's nickname.
The company's insight was presentation. Fossil watches were designed with a deliberately retro American aesthetic and sold in collectable tin boxes, which made an inexpensive quartz watch feel like an object worth keeping. It worked at scale, and Fossil became one of the largest watch companies in the world by unit volume.
The business then grew primarily by acquisition and licensing. Fossil owns Zodiac, Misfit, and the leather goods brand Skagen, and manufactures watches under licence for a long list of fashion houses — Michael Kors, Armani Exchange, Diesel, Kate Spade, and others. For much of the 2010s Fossil produced a substantial share of all branded fashion watches sold globally.
It was also an early and significant player in smartwatches, launching Android Wear devices from 2015 and becoming the largest maker of Google-powered watches, before that market consolidated around Apple, Samsung, and Google itself.
Fossil remains a public company headquartered in Richardson, Texas, and continues to produce its own mechanical and automatic lines alongside the quartz and connected ranges.
- 1984
- Tom Kartsotis founds Fossil in Texas.
- 1990
- The tin-box packaging becomes a signature.
- 2001
- Acquires Zodiac.
- 2015
- Launches its first Android Wear smartwatches.
Also in 6 collections
This watch appears in the Fossil Harlow range (6), Back in Stock (4,847), Watches Under 37mm (1,704), Women's Watches (1,622), Gold Watches (688) and Champagne & Cream Dial Watches (180).
Manufacturer’s guarantee
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- 20mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Fossil's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Fossil ES5483 Harlow Mini Gold alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | ES5483 | RLB05143/41 | 1502873 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £199 | £199 | £199 |
| Case size | 20mm | 20mm | 21mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
It can, over time. Mineral glass handles daily wear but will pick up fine scratches that sapphire would not.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
Cheapest place to buy
F.Hinds is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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