Vintage Uncategorized 1970's (A - B) Character Watches

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Vintage Uncategorized 1970's (A - B) Character Watches

Vintage American Patriot-Winchester, Archie, Bach, Barbie, Baseball Girl, Beethoven, Betty Boop, Bicentennial, Big Blue Marble, Big Jim, Bozo the Clown, Brave Cowboy 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 1970s C

                            or 1970s D - O

                            or 1970s J - Q

                             or 1970s R - Z

 

Here is an early 1970's Buren (Hamilton) 17 jewel American Patriot holding a Winchester 30 30 rifle. This hand painted dial depicts an American Patriot dressed appropriately in his hat, white shirt, vest, pants and high socks with one foot up on a tree stump holding a Winchester 30 30 rifle on a silver background with 30 at the 3, 6, 9, & 12 positions and just marks for the other numbers and silver hands including a second hand to tell the time.

Archie by ACP Inc. Rouan, marked Swiss movement 1972. Archie is a long running American comic book that started back in the 1940s. Here is red headed Archie's head that rotates as the seconds tick against a black background with white numbers and red hands to tell the time. 

Bach from The Off Beat Time Company has J.S. Bach sitting in a red formal wear, blue socks and black shoes at an upright piano on a white background with black 3,6,9, & 12 and gold notes for the other numbers his arms as the hands and a black second hand to tell the time. Marked Swiss made.

Barbie's 1964 watch sold so well they made this almost full body version in 1973. Barbie by Bradley for Mattel. Here she is blond again wearing a blue dress on a white background with black numbers with her arms to tell the time encircled in a shiny cut glass looking material to catch the light. Marked Bradley, 1973 Mattel Inc. A registered trademark, Swiss made. This came in just a regular gold case also instead of this unusual blue one and i've seen one with a second hand also.

Q&Q produced this baseball girl watch for the Japanese market. The blond girl is brightly dressed in a red hat, red shorts and red shoes with a purple, white and green top and green and white socks as she swings for the ball all on a white background with purple 3,6,9,&12 and purple hearts for the other numbers with black hands and a orange second hand to tell the time. 

Here is a 1970's Beethoven by Off-Beat Time Co. Beethoven is dressed in a blue tuxedo with blue shoes sitting in front of a small open lid grand piano with black 3,6,9,& 12 numbers and pink dots for the others all on a white background with a red second hand and his arms to tell the time. Marked Swiss made.

Here is Betty Boop by Asa Inc. marked Rega Israel internally which has sweet Betty in her iconic black dress with a heart on it wearing her bracelets and earrings and looking like her hips are moving with her slogan "BOOP BOOP BE-DOOP" above her along with music notes as if she's singing it all on a white background with red 3,9,12 numbers and white hands with red tips to tell the time while her eyes move to tick off the seconds. Marked Swiss made and unadjusted one 1 jewel internally.

  This Bicentennial watch by Rouan (marked Clarawatchus internally) contrasts a clipper ship with a lunar module to show the USA advancement from 1776 to 1976 with blue stars to represent the numbers and silver hands, including a second hand to tell the time. Marked Swiss movt, Hong Kong dial and internally marked one jewel unadjusted.

Here we have a 1975 super rare Big Blue Marble watch by Bradley for the PBS series that ran from 1974-1983. "Bluey", the Big Blue Marble is smiling with his big eyes and antenna as he points out the time on a white background circled by the names of cities around the globe with red numbers and black minute marks and Bluey's super blue arms to tell the time along with a red second hand. Marked 1975 ALPHAVENTURE, Swiss made.

Big Jim, who was one of the first early male action figures was produced as a watch by Bradley for Mattel in the early 1970s. His action figure came in these same boxer shorts with muscle flex bands and a button on the back for “karate chop” arm action. You could dress him up as a boxer, fisherman, ranger, football, kung fu, hockey, safari, firefighter etc. Even today you can get SO MANY accessories it’s amazing. Here is Big Jim flexing in his red 1970s shorts with bold black numbers, black minute marks and his arms to tell the time. Marked 1973 Mattel a U.S. trademark of Mattel Inc. Swiss made. These watches were only available by mail order so you don't see them too often today.

Big Jim came in the usual Bradley coffin style boxes with original faux leather band.

Here Bozo the Clown is portrayed in a bright blue costume appearing to juggle both pins and balls. Smiling Bozo is on a yellow background with black numbers, black minute marks and has his arms to tell the time. The later version is on a white background and even later has a rotating disk with the balls and pins on it for the second hand.

These came in the standard "coffin" style watch boxes that Bradley was making at the time. Marked "Larry Harmon's Bozo the Clown Wristwatch" as he had purchased the creative rights in 1956.

 

Brave Cowboy for Joan Walsh Anglund's book "The Brave Cowboy" has a side view of our little brave cowboy wearing his black hat, blue scarf, red shirt, blue pants, brown boots and brown holster all on a yellow dial with large black numbers and his two hands, each holding a gun including the hour hand with smoke appearing to have just been fired to tell the time. Marked Swiss made 1971 Wolfpit Enterprises, Inc. at the bottom and Joan Walsh Anglund on the right of the cowboy's body.

 

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/
 

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