Vintage Advertising Food Related (O - Z) Character Watches

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

Vintage Oster Appliance man, Pappy Parker, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, Popsicle/Fudgesicle, Punchy, Quiky Nesquik Bunny, Ritz Crackers, Ronald McDonald, Sugar Bear, Super Bear, Swiss Miss, Tony the Tiger, W.C. Fritos character watches.

For part one of Vintage Advertising Food Related (A - C) Character Watches, click here.

For part two of Vintage Advertising Food Related (D - N) Character Watches, click here. 

Here is a 1970's Oster Appliance man. This 17 jewel American Standard movement has the blond Oster repair man flying with tools in hand wearing his super blue tights & boots with a yellow belt and "Oster Man" written across his chest on a white sky background with some night sky showing with white and blue minute marks and gold hands including a gold second hand to tell the time.

In the late 70's or early 80's, Basis Watch produced this Pappy Parker's restaurant watch, one jewel Swiss made with the prospector on it which was used to advertise by their owner the Roy Rogers Franchise Company, LLC. Pappy's face and large hat sit on a bright yellow background with black numbers, red minute marks and black hands to tell the time.

Here we have an awesome Peter Pan Peanut Butter "magic" watch from the 1970s. Peter Pan Peanut Butter was the first branded peanut butter in the U.S. The magic is it fades to black and then back to showing Peter Pan every 30 seconds. Although hard to photograph, you can clearly see a freckled faced smiling red haired Peter Pan wearing his green felt hat with a big yellow feather and his green shirt with white hands and an orange second hand to tell the time. Made in Hong Kong by Remex, one jewel.

This rare find from the 1970s was produced by Argon Chromatic Watch Corp. for Popsicle, a Good Humor-Breyers brand which makes Popsicles and Fugesicles. It has white numbers on a bright red circle with a bright yellow smaller circle in the middle. The minute hand is a red and orange two stick Popsicle while the hour hand is a smaller Fudgesicle and came with a date calendar window. Marked Swiss made, PI. What a great find!

In the 1970's, Saxony Watch Company produced this Punchy Hawaiian one jewel Swiss made movement NO second hand on this one, but some have them with grinning Punchy holding his Hawaiian punch can, wearing his red hat and blue and white striped shirt and his arms to tell the time all on a white background with black numbers and black minute marks.

 Also in the 1970's this second version was produced for Punchy Hawaiian, again with a Swiss movement, this time marked Hong Kong dial on the front. More Cartoonish numbers then previous version and bright yellow background, this time with a smiling Punchy, arms reaching out and NOT moving, just regular silver watch hands and a red second hand to tell the time.

 Also in the 1970s, Macky Watch Co and Sonlenn Trading company produced this Punchy Hawaiian  "jump hour" watch with a Swiss movement & typical large 70's MOD band. This time Punchy is grinning again and holding his drink on a white background. Very hard to find today especially working, you'll need to have your expert watch repair person to attend to these.

1970's Quiky the Nesquick bunny for Nestle. This amazing watch has Smiling Quiky clearly happy and full of chocolate flavored milk with his tongue sticking out a little on a white back ground with black numbers, black minute marks, a black second hand and his brown arms to tell the time. Marked Swiss made, internally marked 21 jewel Claro Watch, case marked Sindaco LTD. A super rare find today.

 In the 1970's , Time Great Britain produced this Ritz biscuits and crackers watch, no character, just crackers for numbers on a red outer circle background and black circle in the middle and white hands, including the second hand to tell the time.

In the 1980's we have Ronald McDonald Swiss made with Ronald siting and waving in his yellow and red jump suit. Signed Ronald McDonald. There are several versions of this watch with slight variations. Smiling Ronald sits on a white background with black numbers and black hands, including a second hand to tell the time.

In the 1980's, Lafayette produced this different and harder to find Ronald McDonald watch with a train that goes around the dial to count off the seconds and his arms to tell the time and with a Swiss movement. Ronald appears to be running from or with the train around the dial in his regular yellow jump suit with red & white striped long sleeve shirt and large red shoes on a white background with red numbers for the 3, 6, 9 & 12 and his hands to tell the time.

These came in these great colorful plastic top boxes with Ronald McDonald's signature at the top and a great description of the enclosed watch and warranty. Ronald is tipping his left hand while his right is rested on top of one of the fry kids. Watch and box are harder to find then the other version.

In the 1970's Israel produced this Sugar Bear watch with double animation. It has their usual moving eyes ticking off the seconds AND rotating sugar crisps for the seconds. Here Sugar Bear is dressed in his usual blue turtle neck sweater and a smile with his hands in the air and with sugar crisps revolving around the dial as if he is juggling them all on a white background with black numbers and white hands and a second hand to tell the time.

Also, in the 1980's, Bradley produced this Super Sugar Crisp cereal bear with their standard Swiss movement at the time.  Here you have Sugar Bear in his normal blue turtleneck sweater and flexing his muscles because after Sugar bear eats his crisps, he turns into "Super Bear" (this alter ego was used to fight monsters who would steal the cereal). A bright orange and yellow background with bold black numbers and red hands to tell the time.

In the 1970's, Elram produced this Swiss Miss watch with a Swiss movement with her in her white and blue Swiss dress and blue shoes, bows in her hair and a big smile on a white background with gold numbers and gold hands, including a second hand to tell the time.

In 1976, Continental Swiss Co. produced this Tony the Tiger for Kellogs with a one jewel Swiss made movement. This full figure Tony shows his smiling face walking along with his red scarf. These nicely made watches came with glow in the dark luminous hands, second hand & minute marks in a very plain red box. Tony is on a white background with black numbers, black minute marks, silver hands and a black second hand to tell the time.

In 1983, Basis Watch Co, Le Jour produced this less seen Tony the Tiger for Kelloggs with one jewel Swiss made movement. This full figure Tony has him smiling with his hand in the air and again with his iconic red scarf. These nicely made watches also came with glow in the dark luminous hands on a white background with black numbers, black minute marks, silver luminous hands, including a second hand and are hard to find today.

In the 1970's, Rovano Watches & Iowissa watch LTD produced this W.C. FRITOS watch based on the comedian W.C. Fields as the Fritos character, one jewel marked Swiss Made. Here is W.C. Fritos dressed as the iconic comedian with his hat, jacket, gloves, cane, and dress shoes and signed on a white background with black numbers, black minute marks and gold hands, including a second hand to tell the time. A rare find today.

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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