Fossil Warranty Punishes customers who buy online

I bought a Fossil watch from superbalist last January.In December ,one of the small seconds on the watch came off,so I took it to the Fossil in Gateway for repairs.Last week I went to Fossil in Gateway to see how far the repairs are.I was advised the watch will be only ready in March.I was also advised that because I bought my watch online,that is Why my watch is taking so long to get repaired and if I bought the watch from the store,My watch would have been replaced not repaired.Firstly,why is my watch taking three months to be repaired and secondly,why am I being punished for buying a Fossil watch online?