Review of my 15years old Fossil BQ2169

hello crunchers, I've decided to make a quick review of my Fossil BQ2169 that I got as a gift I probably got for my 18years(quite a long time ago, I only remember being my 3 watch I got).

Design : well, strangely enough, it took me quite some time to realise that it is inspired by the Speedmaster, more precisely inspired by the Bulova Lunar pilot. I've always dreamed of owning a Moonwatch, so I went to try the Bulova in a jewellery store while wearing this watch(back then it still had the original brown strap) and the seller that made me realised how similar it is. The dial is similar to the Bulova(not recessed tricompax) and the crystal(mineral I guess) is of a similar fashion. The case is of a more traditionnal design, somewhat closer to a Speedmaster, but do have small crownguards.

Quality : I know Fossils are cheap watches, but I feel the quality back then seemed better than it is today. I do have 3 Fossil, 2 older, one quite recent, and the 2 old ones(one is this one, the other one is my first watch, probably 20years old now), and the new one feels a lot cheaper. This one seems pretty good for a Fossil, no misalligned second hand or markers. Also, the case and crystal seems pretty good since I have zero ding or scratches on it, and it's been a daily driver for many years, and since it's a Fossil, I do not really pay attention, so that good.

Movement, it's a simple quartz, it get the job done, doesn't miss a tik, and is still accurate, I only adjust a little when I change the time twice a year(in Canada we have summer time and winter time), it's more or less a minute every 6months.

Overall, I'm quite happy with this watch. I own it for 15years, been my daily driver for ± 7 years now, I still love it. Shure, my appetite for a real Speedmaster Moonwatch is only growing. It looks like one, but isn't the real deal. As much as I want a Moonwatch, I don't think I'll ever be able to get 10k to spend on a watch, let alone convince myself to doing so. For ± 100$CAD back then, I'm pretty happy for what I have, but I looked the used market for fun, since Fossil doesn't produces it anymore, and so far I've seen crazy prices, something around 300€ for this model. I would highly recommend it if you can find it for dirt cheap money, but for 300€, I think there are better options for this price.