I had to upgrade my last "fat guy" belt when I lost weight, it was a fossil too, so I though, hey, this one lasted 10 years before it was too haggard to hide. picked it up, and felt cheap, smelled funny, but its a belt, so whatever right? so long as it keeps my pants up? nope, the stitching on belt looped around the buckle started stretching out, then just broke, so it explains why I felt like I needed to make a new hole on the belt. I work as an IT consultant, so I don't any strenuous labor. time to break out the old one.