Michael Kors
United States · Founded 1981
American fashion house founded by designer Michael Kors (b. Karl Anderson Jr., 1959) in 1981, launched at Bergdorf Goodman, New York. Corporate parent is Capri Holdings Limited (formerly Michael Kors Holdings Limited, renamed 2019). Watches and jewelry are not made in-house: since 2004, Fossil Group has held an exclusive license to design, manufacture, and distribute Michael Kors watches, alongside licenses it also holds for brands like Armani Exchange, DKNY, and Diesel. Per a secondary source found via search, that license was most recently renewed through 2027. This makes Michael Kors a fashion-watch brand rather than a traditional horology house: the catalog is overwhelmingly current-production quartz fashion pieces (mostly women's, plus a smaller men's chronograph range and a Wear OS smartwatch sub-line called Access) rather than a lineage of in-house calibers or vintage collectibility. Movement calibers and case manufacturing details are generally not publicly disclosed by Michael Kors/Fossil Group, typical for the fashion-quartz segment; case manufacturing is attributed to Fossil Group as licensee throughout this dataset. Sources: Wikipedia (Michael Kors, Fossil Group), and retailer/blog listings (grailr.watch, Jomashop, Amazon, DuckDuckGo-aggregated results) surfaced via WebFetch after WebSearch quota was exhausted for this session.