<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Financial Data Schedule for Fossil, Inc. Part I Item. Financial state- ments of Fossil, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of and for the Thirty-Nine Weeks ended October 3, 1998, filed on Form 10Q, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Financial Statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000883569 <NAME> Fossil, Inc. <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> U.S. Dollars <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-02-1999 <PERIOD-START> JUL-04-1998 <PERIOD-END> OCT-03-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 27,948,730 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 51,698,740 <ALLOWANCES> 6,661,642 <INVENTORY> 74,606,197 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 156,149,431 <PP&E> 35,297,619 <DEPRECIATION> 12,706,704 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 183,496,114 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 62,014,668 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 209,321 <OTHER-SE> 119,721,032 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 183,496,114 <SALES> 203,641,717 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 203,641,717 <CGS> 103,402,765 <TOTAL-COSTS> 170,299,585 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,961,811 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 168,356 <INCOME-PRETAX> 33,034,633 <INCOME-TAX> 13,609,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 19,425,633 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.94 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.90