In an era of content strategies to maximize viewership and convert personality into followers, Kyle Chase’s approach is notably unstrategic. Call it “DGAF”, call it “uploading without overthinking”—either way, it works. Raised on pranks, handycams, and the unpolished ethos of early YouTube, Chase came up in a corner of the internet where posting something half-baked with your friends was actually the entire point. Like the Big Tic itself, Chase reminds us that authenticity ages better than the over-edit. Influenced by the DIY irreverence of GoodNeighborStuff and Alan Resnick’s genre-bending absurdism, his comedy style is less manufactured and more inevitable…which might explain why virality keeps finding him anyway.

Even his recurring, will-they-won’t-they onscreen dynamic with frequent collaborator and SNL cast member, Veronika Slowikowska follows the same logic: funny, ambiguous, and refusing to explain itself. When asked how he embodies his superlative, Chase has no real answer—which just may be the most honest formula for internet virality there is.

Being a multihyphenate is an art form in itself, and Konoka Smith has it perfected. The chef, model, and bikini brand co-owner flits between mediums with ease, from testing new sushi recipes with her dad one day, debating the perfect bikini cut with her bestie the next, and stepping in front of the camera the day after that.

But like any true creative knows, the title of multihyphenate is earned through the sum of a lifetime of experiments: rolling marbles in metallic paint as a kid, learning sauces and fish prep from her dad, taking style notes from her sister, and building Dipped In Blue from the ground up. To others, her creative outlets may seem disjointed, but for Smith, it’s just one seamless extension of herself. It’s a philosophy that perhaps best mirrors the Big Tic: expressive, layered, and unconcerned with fitting into a single box.

When you think “violin,” you probably think Bach and Tchaikovsky—but really, you need to start thinking Kurt Chen. A violinist trained on symphonies and competitions, Chen traded concert halls for pop charts, turning your favorite hits into string-laden epics. In the same way that Fossil is reviving a classic, Chen remixes tradition without breaking it.

His influences span from Lil Uzi Vert to Bill Evans and old school YouTube virtuosos, each shaping his prowess to add the sonic oomph of strings where you didn’t know it was missing, but now can’t be imagined without. Whether performing duets with Laufey, remixing 2000s pop hits, or posting his next viral cover, Chen’s classical chops will convince you to search up “violin pop” on Spotify (yes, it exists!), and maybe drag your dusty childhood violin out of the closet for a rusty solo no one asked for.

Destiny Joseph didn’t simply “get dressed” this morning. No, in fact, the Boston-born and vintage-obsessed thrift queen and eternal Y2K revivalist assembled her persona for the day. Channeling a self-professed blend of her grandfather’s tailored quiet confidence and the flowy, ethereal energy of Lisa Bonet, Joseph layers fitted and fluid pieces with a style archivist’s eye that somehow makes low-rise jeans and baby tees look timeless.

Just like Fossil making the past feel alive again, Joseph does the same—one carefully selected layer at a time. Logos and slicked-back ponytails, however? That chapter’s closed. After all, to be “best dressed” is to ignore trends, trust your instincts, and, yes, start with the pants. Always.

If “grit” had a name, it’d be 23-year-old Matt Rempe. The Calgary-born NHL player grew up immersed in a family legacy of hockey, following his sisters onto the ice and learning early that the only way to stand out was to do the stuff everyone else avoids.

In just two years in the league, Rempe has turned a familiar game into a bold statement of personality, much like Fossil’s Big Tic. From delivering hits without flinching to first-shift fights in his debut Winter Classic in front of 80,000 spectators, the 6’9 New York Ranger has defined his signature style within the league, building a career out of his “do it the hard way” personal motto. So far, he’s icing the competition.

With Sophie Gray on aux, you’ll never have to worry about skipping a track. The SoCal-raised producer and DJ grew up in a home studio, watching her music producer dad craft beats while she tinkered on piano keys, already living in a world where music came first. And so it stayed. Blending disco, house, rap, and a pinch of Janet Jackson’s Velvet Rope-era groove, reinvents familiar grooves into something uniquely her own, echoing the spirit of a classic reimagined. Good luck getting the aux back—not that you’d really want to, anyway.

Whether high school was the best four years of your life or a four-year social experiment you’re still unpacking in therapy, one thing was universal: it was the most stylistically feral era any of us have ever lived through. While you might not want to rock a layered polo look again, the Fossil Big Tic brings an accessory-sized hit of that same oversized, attention-grabbing energy back, with animated seconds and seven push-activated tricks for nostalgia’s sake. This limited-edition throwback proves some teenage style instincts deserve a second act. Click here to discover Fossil’s latest collection of The Big Tic.