America marks its 238th birthday in less than 24 hours and Americans throughout the nation will be celebrating the holiday at annual parades, barbeques, family gatherings and firework displays. The holiday is a celebration of all things American from the cuisine served to the colors of red, white and blue lighting up the sky.

There’s no better way to celebrate the 4th of July than wearing apparel and accessories from American owned brands. And you couldn’t find a more American watch brand than Fossil. The brand was founded in 1984 in Dallas Texas by two brothers Tom Kartsotis and Kosta Kartsotis, who sought out to create fashion watches at a moderate price.

The brand’s original designs and early advertising featured a hip, retro look which took off immediately with the public. By 1990, Fossil added leather goods and apparel to their assortment and also introduced the Relic line of more inexpensive timepieces.FOSSIL-CH2848

Over the past decade, Fossil acquired the leading Danish watch brand Skagen, as well as the popular Swiss-made brands Michele and Zodiac, making Fossil a leader in watchmaking industry. What’s more Fossil produces many popular American and European designer fashion watches, including Michael Kors, Marc by Marc Jacobs, DKNY, Burberry, Diesel, Armani Exchange, Emporio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld and Adidas.

In fall 2014 Fossil will premiering popular American designer Tory Burch’s inaugural watch collection for women, featuring a wide variety of styles along with the designs and concepts Burch is famous for.

You’ll find over 124 of the latest Fossil watch styles for men and women at popular online retailer WorldofWatches.com.  The Fossil Retro Traveler men’s chronograph is a real stand-out. This sleek and racy men’s timepiece has a highly polished stainless steel case, that is 45mm in diameter and 12mm thick. The strapping case is fully integrated into the highly polished triple-link stainless steel bracelet.

A unidirectional rotating bezel with engraved markers and a coin-edge rim surrounds the black dial with three subdials, luminous hands and baton hour markers. Features include an automatic date calendar, small-second, 60-minute and 24-hour registers. Chronograph is water-resistant to 100 meters or 330 feet and features quality quartz movement.

Free shipping and free returns are included on all domestic purchases at WorldofWatches.com.