Zodiac
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Zodiac is a historic Swiss watch brand, now owned by Fossil Group, known for its distinctive dive and sports watches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zodiac canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T577040 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zodiac Context triple: [Fossil Group, brand, Zodiac]
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A.
Zodiac
Zodiac is a renowned big-wall aid climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep, technical pitches and sustained difficulty.
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B.
Zodiac
"Zodiac" is a 2007 crime thriller film directed by David Fincher that chronicles the real-life hunt for the Zodiac Killer in late-1960s and 1970s California.
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C.
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential is a 1997 neo-noir crime film set in 1950s Los Angeles, acclaimed for its intricate plot, stylish direction, and ensemble cast.
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D.
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological horror-thriller film centered on FBI trainee Clarice Starling’s pursuit of a serial killer with the help of imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
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E.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island is a psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese that follows a U.S. Marshal investigating a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zodiac Target entity description: Zodiac is a historic Swiss watch brand, now owned by Fossil Group, known for its distinctive dive and sports watches.
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A.
Zodiac
Zodiac is a renowned big-wall aid climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep, technical pitches and sustained difficulty.
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B.
Zodiac
"Zodiac" is a 2007 crime thriller film directed by David Fincher that chronicles the real-life hunt for the Zodiac Killer in late-1960s and 1970s California.
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C.
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential is a 1997 neo-noir crime film set in 1950s Los Angeles, acclaimed for its intricate plot, stylish direction, and ensemble cast.
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D.
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological horror-thriller film centered on FBI trainee Clarice Starling’s pursuit of a serial killer with the help of imprisoned cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
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E.
Shutter Island
Shutter Island is a psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese that follows a U.S. Marshal investigating a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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watch brand ⓘ |
| brandOf | Fossil Group ⓘ |
| brandPositioning |
heritage tool-watch brand
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mid-range luxury ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| designStyle |
distinctive dive watch aesthetics
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sporty design ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
sport and adventure watches
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water-resistant watches ⓘ |
| hasBrandCategory | Swiss-made watches ⓘ |
| hasNotableModel |
Zodiac Aerospace GMT
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Zodiac Olympos ⓘ Zodiac Sea Wolf ⓘ Zodiac Super Sea Wolf ⓘ
linked to:
Zodiac Sea Wolf
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| hasReputationFor |
distinctive case designs
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historical significance in dive watches ⓘ robust construction ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Switzerland ⓘ |
| heritage | Swiss watchmaking ⓘ |
| industry | watchmaking industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dive watches
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sports watches ⓘ tool watches ⓘ |
| marketedAs | heritage Swiss brand ⓘ |
| movementTypeUsed |
automatic movement
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mechanical movement ⓘ quartz movement ⓘ |
| offersProduct |
GMT watches
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bracelet dive watches ⓘ dive watch straps ⓘ leather strap watches ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Fossil Group ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Fossil Group ⓘ |
| partOf | Fossil Group brand portfolio ⓘ |
| productType |
dive watches
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sports watches ⓘ wristwatches ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
automatic watches
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mechanical watches ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
divers
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sports enthusiasts ⓘ watch collectors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Zodiac Description of subject: Zodiac is a historic Swiss watch brand, now owned by Fossil Group, known for its distinctive dive and sports watches.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.