Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Vintage Walt Disney Post 1970s (M - Z) Character Watches

It's always time for character watches...Watches with Character.

Vintage Walt Disney Post 1970s (M - Z) Character Watches

 Vintage Mary Poppins, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Penny (from Rescuers), Pluto, Robin Hood, Snow White character watches.

 

For earlier pre 1970's Walt Disney Character Watches, click here.

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Vintage Walt Disney Post 1970s (A - L) Character Watches

In 1971 Ingersoll, US Time, now called Timex ended their Disney contract after over three decades. Disney moved onto Elgin with their Helbros & Bradley divisions.


 The 1970's and 1980's


Mary Poppins by Bradley has practically perfect Mary Poppins appearing to be flying smartly dressed in a light red suit with her bottomless flower carpet bag and black umbrella on a white background with purple numbers and her purple scarf as the hands to tell the time.Marked Bradley, Swiss made, Walt Disney Productions.
Mickey & Pluto animated by Bradley. This has Mickey holding a bone for Pluto whose head ticks back and forth as the seconds tick off. This hard to find watch has simple red numbers with black marks for the minutes and red hands to tell the time. Marked Bradley, Walt Disney Productions.
1972 Minnie Mouse by Helbros is a high quality 17 jewel watch with Minnie smiling in her yellow polka dot dress and red top with her orange gloved hands to tell the time and a second hand to count off the seconds. Marked Walt Disney Prod.
Minnie Mouse by Bradley is an "Animated" version as her head nods back and forth to count off the seconds. Minnie also had a non nodder Bradley watch that looked similar.  Mickey Mouse also had a nodder watch (see my Mickey Mouse blog).
Smiling Minnie is looking good in her red dress (the non nodder dress is sometimes a floral print with yellow bow) with blue top and matching bows and shoes on a white background with black numbers and with her gloved hands to tell the time. Marked Bradley, Walt Disney Productions, "Animated".
Here is Penny from the Rescuers by Bradley Time. Penny is sitting, dreaming with Rufus and her teddy bear. Penny is dressed in blue overalls and a white shirt all on a white background with black numbers, black minute marks, black hands and a red second hand to tell the time. Marked Swiss made, Walt Disney Productions. Super hard to find today.

Here is Pluto by Citizen for the Japanese market. Pluto has a great big smile with his tongue hanging out and with a great big bone sitting in front of him along with his dog house behind him all on a white background with black numbers, black minute marks, gold hands and a red second hand to tell the time. Marked Walt Disney Productions Citizen 17 jewels.
Here is Robin Hood by Bradley Time Division for the animated adventure musical comedy which used animals rather then humans. Robin hood the fox is dressed in his green medieval times garb including green shoes along with a bright yellow felt hat with a red feather while he carries his bow with arrows in his quiver on his back all on a white back ground with black numbers, black minute marks and black hands to tell the time. Marked Bradley, Swiss made, Walt Disney Productions. Hard to find today.

1970s Snow White and Dopey by Timex. This same small child size watch has smiling Snow White with Dopey being Dopey on a white background with black numbers and black hands to tell the time. Marked Walt Disney Productions.

 
 Snow White by Bradley Time Division has Snow White in her yellow dress and blue top and black corset. She has birds flying around her on a blue circle background with a larger white background, black numbers, black minute marks and her arms to tell the time along with a yellow second hand. Marked Bradley, Swiss made.



For more Information on Watches see:
The National Watch and Clock Museum:  https://nawcc.org/index.php/museum

The West Coast Clock & watch museum https://www.agsem.com/West-Coast-Clock-and-Watch-Museum.php which is located at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum http://www.agsem.com/
 

Any thoughts can be emailed to characterwatchtime@gmail.com

It's always time for character watches...Watches with Character.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Vintage Uncategorized 1970's (C) Character Watches

It's always time for character watches...Watches with Character.

Vintage Uncategorized 1970's (C) Character Watches

Vintage Casper the Friendly Ghost, Cat in the Hat, Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Owl, The Chipmunks, Cinderella character watches.

I chose to break down my listing of character watches by studio, character or group so of course we have some uncategorized watches that have to be presented, these are some of the more popular from the 1970s  in alpha order.
 
for other 1970s,   See 1970's A - B
                           or 1970s D - O
                            or 1970s J - Q
                             or 1970s R - Z
 
Casper the Friendly Ghost by Bradley for Harley Famous Cartoons. Smiling Casper is on an all blue background appearing to be flying over a city (that looks like scratches) with white numbers and his arms to tell the time. Marked Swiss made Harley Famous Cartoons.

Cat in the Hat by the LaFayette Watch Co. has the Cat with his red & white stripped hat, red bow tie and a large grin. It has blue numbers with red minute numbers and his arms to tell the time, the blue gloved one is the hour while the red gloved is the minute. This is a glass back watch (as shown below). Marked Swiss made.


Cat in the Hat back showing the glass back and the LaFayette Watch Co. did a great job of documenting everything. 1972, Dr. Seuss, Swiss made, the LaFayette Watch Co.

                    These came in these nice plastic covered boxes, what's not to love!

Cat in the Hat jump hour by the LaFayette Watch Co. has the Cat wearing his stripped hat, red bow tie and a big grin on a blue background pointing his white gloved hand to the time display. Marked 1974 Dr. Seuss, Swiss made.

 They came in these amazing colorful boxes with plastic tops like the super rare mint one.
In 1972, Bubbles Inc. for Cadeaux (A Milton Bradley company) produced this Swiss made Charlie Chaplin watch with a black & white Chaplin reminiscent of his old films. Charlie is dressed in a black suit, tie and bowler hat on a white background and has his cane rotating as the second hand with black hands and black numbers.

In 1975, The New Zoo Revue produced three watches made by Philmar. Here is Charlie the Owl with something on his mind wearing his red graduation cap and red vest with a white collar on a white background with black numbers, black minute marks and gold hands including a gold second hand to tell the time. Marked New Zoo Revue 1975. Hard to find these.

 In 1971, The Chipmunks was produced by Bradley for Bagdasarian Productions (their creator). This simple non jewel watch has Alvin in his usual red sweater with a red baseball cap, Simon, the tallest wearing glasses dressed in blue in the middle and Theodore in a green turtle neck on a white background with red numbers, red minute marks and red hands to tell the time. Marked 1971 Bradley, Bagdasarian Productions.
Here is a 1974 Cinderella by Bradley. This is the Bradley non Disney (which is why its here and not under my Disney blog) version with Cinderella dressed in a blue gown excited to see that her foot fits the glass slipper on the velvet pillow on a white background with blue hands and blue numbers and black minute marks to tell time. Marked Swiss made.


For more Information on Watches see:
The National Watch and Clock Museum:  https://nawcc.org/index.php/museum

The West Coast Clock & watch museum https://www.agsem.com/West-Coast-Clock-and-Watch-Museum.php which is located at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum http://www.agsem.com/
 

Any thoughts can be emailed to characterwatchtime@gmail.com

It's always time for character watches...Watches with Character.

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