It's always time for character
watches...Watches with Character.
Vintage Uncategorized 1970's (E - I) Character Watches
Vintage Evel Knievel, Elvis Presley, Fiedler Arthur-"Mr. Pops", Felix the Cat, the Fonz, Freddy Frog, Garfield, Groucho Marx, Hallmark Girl, Harlem Globetrotters. Hazel, Hello Kitty, Henrietta Hippo, Herself the Elf, Holly Hobbie, Howdy Doody 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.
Here
we have a 1975 Evel Knievel watch by Bradley. These came with large
70's mod style bands mostly white with red trim, black watch holder
& metal stars advertised as "star studded" wrist band. Daredevil
Knievel is depicted with a USA theme popping a wheelie on his motorcycle
dressed in his leather suit and helmet all on a white background with
red numbers, blue minute marks and red hands to tell the time. Marked
Swiss made, 1975 Evel Knievel. These are highly sought after still
today.
Here is a 1977 Elvis Presley watch by Unique Time Co. which
has the king of rock posing in his white 1970s style jump suit on a blue
background with only the 3,6 & 9 numbers and white stars for the other
numbers with gold hands including a gold second hand to tell the time. Marked
with his facsimile signature and 1977 Unique Time Co. Hong Kong at the bottom.
Here is an Arthur Fiedler, "Mr. Pops" original which has a life like character of "Mr. Pops" the conductor with his baton in hand and a slight smile wearing a black pants and a red jacket all on a white background with numbers 3,6,9,& 12 showing and just dots for the other numbers and black hands to tell the time. Swiss movement, internally marked Endura Time Corp 1 jewel unadjusted.
Here we have a great Felix the Cat by Constructa LTD. Smiling Felix is on a white background with black numbers, a red second hand and his arms to tell the time. Marked Swiss Movt at the bottom for this cool find.
In 1976, Parker created this Fonz watch for Paramount Pictures which has the Fonz picture from the chest up with a big smile on a white background with black numbers, gold hands including a second hand to tell the time. Marked 1976 Paramount Pictures Corp.
In 1975, The
New Zoo Revue produced three watches made by Philmar. Here is Freddy Frog in his brown sweater with a large F on it ready to sing a song 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.
Garfield
by unknown maker for Jim Davis has Garfield lazily sitting on a
crescent moon and thinking (but not too hard) "...The cat jumped over
the moon" on a blue background with black and white numbers and regular
white hands to tell the time, including a second hand. Marked Jim Davis
1978 United Featured Syndicate Hong Kong, inside says one jewel
unadjusted.
Garfield by Timex for Jim Davis has Garfield just sitting
there lazily grinning on a white background with black numbers and black hands
and a yellow second hand to tell the time. Signed Jim Davis 1978 United Featured
Syndicate Inc. a rare find today!Here is a 1976 Groucho Marx by Rega/Israel which has Groucho Marx dressed in a black suit and in his natural pose with his hand against his left face holding up his head while he is wearing glasses and his usual cigar in his mouth all on a white background with 3,6,9, & 12 numbers in red, white hands with red tips to tell the time and his eyes that move back and forth to tick off the seconds
In
1976 Hallmark produced this Hallmark Girl watch with 7 jewels for Sears
department store. This little girl has yellow ribbons in her hair to
match her yellow dress with black pants and white boots smiling adorably
with her little grey and white cat next to her all on a white
background with some flowers, black numbers and gold hands including a
gold second hand with a heart at the end of it. Marked Sears, 7 Jewels,
Hallmark Cards Inc. Movt Singapore, Dial Japan.Harlem
Globetrotters by Bradley from 1972. Here we have a Globetrotter in
their standard red, white, and blue jersey, having all the moves on the
court. It has red numbers with red minute marks except for the 3,
6, 9, & 12 which look like basketballs and has his arms to tell the time.
Marked Swiss made at the bottom. This one with original worn red MOD band.
Lafayette also made a version in 1974. Here the big smiling
Globetrotter is depicted as running in his blue and white star jersey
with red and white stripped shorts, red and white socks and blue
sneakers with red soles all on a white dial with blue 3,6,9.12 and blue
stars for the other numbers, his arms to tell the time along with a
basketball that rotates as the second hand. Marked with the world Harlem
Globetrotters symbol and Swiss made, Lafayette Watch Co. 1974 Harlem
Globetrotters Inc. at the bottom.
Here
we have Hazel the maid, a character created by Ted Key in 1943 about a
live-in maid, a single panel comic that ran for over 60 years and was
also developed into a TV series. A simple watch by an unknown maker has
Hazel dressed in her yellow maid uniform and hat on a white background
with red 3, 6, 9, & 12 and red dots for the other numbers and black
hands to tell the time. Marked Swiss made, Ted Key 1971.
Hello Kitty by COPR for Sanrio Co. LTD. 1976 has Kitty with a blue bow on her head sitting on an elephant on
a white background with brown numbers, brown minute marks, red hands, and a red
second hand to tell the time. These were made in Japan and mostly sold there along with many other versions.
In 1975, The
New Zoo Revue produced three watches made by Philmar. Here is Henrietta Hippo wearing a big smile and a green dress with white polka dots, a red belt and her white slippers with flowers on them all 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.
Herself the Elf by Bradley Time for American Greetings Corp. Smiling herself the Elf is happily picking flowers, she is the elf in charge, no job too large wearing her blue petal dress and blue pointy elf shoes with flowers in her blond hair standing next to a pink flowered plant on a white with blue spotted background with blue hands including a blue second hand to tell the time. Marked American Greetings Corp. MCMLXXII. Hard to find today.
Holly
Hobbie by Bradley for American Greetings. Holly is dressed in a rustic
patchwork design long pinafore dress with her usual over abundant bonnet
this one blue with white flower fabric and wearing her brown laced up
boots as she holds some picked flowers all on a white background with
black numbers and black hands to tell the time. Marked "Enjoy Today",
Swiss made, American Greetings Corp. 1972.
Here
is another Howdy Doody Time watch for the National Broadcasting Company
Inc. Ever smiling puppet Howdy Doody is dressed in a red & blue
plaid shirt with blue pants, a red scarf and white belt, white boots
with red stars all on a white background with black music notes as
numbers, a red second hand and his own red gloved hands to tell the
time. Marked with his famous song intro "say kids.. What time is it? Its
Howdy Doody time!" Swiss made.
