Zodiac Watches is a brand of watches manufactured by Fossil, Inc. Prior to its acquisition by Fossil in 2001, Zodiac SA was a Swiss manufacturer of high quality wristwatches. In 1882, Ariste Calame founded a workshop for the production of special watches in Le Locle, Switzerland. The original name of the company was Ariste Calame and would later become Zodiac. The name "Zodiac" was used early but was not registered until 1908. The founder's son, Louis Ariste Calame, was sent to watchmaking school and then began to participate in the business in 1895 and took over the business that year. The first flat pocket watch was launched to the public in 1928 and used the unique Zodiac calibre 1617 movement. In 1930, the brand designed and produced the first automatic sports watch and then produced the popular Zodiac Autographic. The Autographic was self-winding with a power reserve gauge, an unbreakable crystal, a radium dial, and was also water and shock resistant. The Autographic soon became the official watch of the Swiss Federal Railways. In 1953 Zodiac launched the Sea Wolf. The Sea Wolf model was one of the first serious diver's watches manufactured and marketed to the masses. Later on Zodiac launched the Super Sea Wolf. The patented crown/stem system and improved case back design increased the water pressure rating to 750 meters.