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Mickey Mouse Wristwatches
So, what's the appeal of the Mickey Mouse watch? The iconic mouse began appearing on timepieces in the 1930's and has remained popular ever since. Is it the inherent giggle involved in saying something like "What kind of Mickey Mouse watch is this?!", using the adjective form of Mickey Mouse.
It might be the happy nature of the Everyman in rodent form, plus the way his gloved hands point to the cicumference of the dial. Does his tail ever get pressed into service as a second-"hand"...one can only imagine the appendage getting twisted into knots if this were to happen!
The original watches made by Ingersoll in 1933 came in a wristwatch form for boys, costing about $3 and a pocket watch for a buck-fifty. (It's safe to say they're worth considerably more today!) These inexpensive time pieces were so popular they probably saved the ailing Ingersoll Waterbury Clock company from bankrupcy at the time. Ingersoll eventually became Timex and the watches made a Mod pop-culture resurgence in the 1960's.
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| Dept 56 NORTH POLE MICKEY MOUSE WATCH FACTORY - NIB Current price/bid: $66.99 Category: Decorative Collectible Brands > Department 56 > North Pole |
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| NEW! Disney Mickey Mouse Watch & Tin Men or Women Current price/bid: $19.99 Category: Disneyana > Contemporary (1968-Now) > Watches, Timepieces |
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| Official Disney Mickey Mouse Watch Current price/bid: $9.99 Category: Disneyana > Contemporary (1968-Now) > Watches, Timepieces |
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| The Mickey Mouse Watch (1997) Current price/bid: $4.39 Category: Books > Nonfiction Books |
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| DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE WATCH COLLECTION EDITION No.21 NEW Current price/bid: $24.99 Category: Jewelry & Watches > Watches > Wristwatches |
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| Mickey Mouse Watch Walt Disney Productions Current price/bid: $25 Category: Disneyana > Vintage (Pre-1968) > Watches, Timepieces |
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| Mickey Mouse, Watch, Disney Current price/bid: $29.99 Category: Disneyana > Contemporary (1968-Now) > Watches, Timepieces |
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| Mickey Mouse, Watch, Disney Current price/bid: $29.99 Category: Disneyana > Contemporary (1968-Now) > Watches, Timepieces |
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| Mickey Mouse, Watch, Disney Current price/bid: $29.99 Category: Disneyana > Contemporary (1968-Now) > Watches, Timepieces |
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| mickey mouse watch ingersoll 1930s rare sold as is Current price/bid: $99 Category: Disneyana > Vintage (Pre-1968) > Watches, Timepieces |
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