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title: "Fossil vs Tissot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fossil or Tissot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Watch brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Fossil vs Tissot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Fossil or Tissot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Watch brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Fossil and Tissot
- **Competitive set**: Watch brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fossil Share of Search**: 2%
- **Tissot Share of Search**: 9.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Fossil or Tissot?

- In August 2026, Tissot had more branded searches than Fossil among watch brands in New Zealand. Tissot was estimated to have 10.3K branded searches compared to Fossil’s 2.1K, and held a 9.5% Share of Search versus Fossil’s 2%.
- Tissot was ahead of Fossil in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fossil’s estimated Share of Search among watch brands in New Zealand moved from 2.1% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tissot’s estimated Share of Search among watch brands in New Zealand moved from 8.4% to 9.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.6K to 10.3K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand watch brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Tissot lost estimated Share of Search among watch brands in New Zealand, from 10.5% to 9.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Fossil in New Zealand rose 11.4% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 2.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fossil estimated searches | Fossil Share of Search | Fossil rank | Tissot estimated searches | Tissot Share of Search | Tissot rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 2.1% | 8 | 7.6K | 8.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 2.1% | 8 | 8.6K | 9.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 2.3% | 8 | 8.8K | 8.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8K | 1.9% | 8 | 8.2K | 9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8K | 2.2% | 8 | 6.5K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.7K | 1.8% | 8 | 7.5K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 2.1% | 8 | 8K | 8.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 2.6K | 2.5% | 8 | 11.6K | 11% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.6K | 2.5% | 8 | 10.5K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.1K | 2.2% | 8 | 10K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.1K | 2% | 8 | 10.3K | 9.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fossil’s and Tissot’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Fossil**: Measured on the search terms “black fossil watch”, “fossil automatic watch”, “fossil couple watches”, “fossil female watches”, “fossil gold watch”, “fossil male watches”, “fossil nz”, “fossil raquel watch”, “fossil silver watch”, “fossil watch”, “fossil watch belt” and “fossil wrist watch for men”, summed into one figure.
- **Tissot**: Measured on the search terms “pr100 tissot”, “prx tissot”, “seastar 1000 tissot”, “tissot”, “tissot ballade”, “tissot female watches”, “tissot gentleman”, “tissot gentleman powermatic 80”, “tissot gents watches”, “tissot near me”, “tissot nz”, “tissot online”, “tissot prx powermatic 80”, “tissot prx quartz”, “tissot prx watch”, “tissot seastar”, “tissot watch” and “tissotwatches com”, summed into one figure.

- [Fossil profile](/demand/nz/brands/fossil)
- [Tissot profile](/demand/nz/brands/tissot)
- [All watch brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-watch-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Fossil or Tissot?

In August 2026, Tissot had more branded searches than Fossil among watch brands in New Zealand. Tissot was estimated to have 10.3K branded searches compared to Fossil’s 2.1K, and held a 9.5% Share of Search versus Fossil’s 2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Fossil vs Tissot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/fossil-vs-tissot

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