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Fossil LE1232 Mickey Big Tic Black Strap Watch - EXCLUSIVE - W10493
Ref. LE1232
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.Fossil's Big Tic line dates to the late 1990s, when the brand built a second battery into the movement purely to power a liquid crystal animation layer sitting beneath conventional analogue hands. This Disney collaboration revives that format for Mickey Mouse, and the execution is specific: the LCD elements form Mickey's eyes, cycling through eight expressions as the seconds turn. It is a mechanical joke told once per minute, every minute. The white sunray dial carries classic Mickey graphics, and the caseback is engraved with an individual edition number — the kind of detail that only surfaces when the watch comes off. The black silicone strap has a red lining inside, which reads as a deliberate nod to Mickey's colour palette rather than an afterthought, and it suits the sport-adjacent 42mm case better than a leather alternative would have.
- Reference
- LE1232
- Brand
- Fossil
- Collection
- Disney x Fossil Big Tic
- Case size
- 42mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Mineral
- Movement
- Quartz
- Functions
- Dual display, Digital display
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Silicone strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- 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 2 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,847) and Stainless Steel Watches (3,197).
Temporarily out of stock
F.Hinds is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 14 October 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
Strengths
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Fossil's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Fossil LE1232 Mickey Big Tic alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | LE1232 | BU9803 | AR11772 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £239 | £239 | £239 |
| Case size | 42mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Silicone strap | Leather strap | 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?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
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 unisex, and at this size it suits any wrist that takes the dimensions.
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