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  1. BluTheMacaw Mar 5, 2020

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    Hi guys. my dad found this watch that he has for years. who knows how old. but i could not identify it with it's long string of model number or what not at the back. but it seems authentic. would like to know how old is this watch and any info.
    i only know it's eternal love series ladies watch with the engraving on the plate and "mickey and Minnie engraved into the glass of the watch face. P_20200305_191424.jpg P_20200305_191358.jpg P_20200305_191404.jpg
     
  2. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Mar 5, 2020

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    @styggpyggeno1 is the expert on these, think he has the whole collection.
     
  3. styggpyggeno1 ΩF Enforcer ....and thread killer Mar 5, 2020

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    Thanks Standy - for letting me in on this!

    Indeed I have the entire collection. It has been my quest to get them all and it has taken many years and now when finally having them all my watch collecting and I dare to say entire life has reached its peak. Actually I am suffering a wee bit from grail emptiness - having dark thoughts and struggling to cope with reaching such an important goal this early in life. What is next!?

    To the question in question - I find this site to be the most comprehensive source for information about these watches;
    https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...he-time-mickey-mouse-watches-at-disney-parks/

    And that is all I am sharing - as do not want too much competition when searching the world for these gems (there are still some limited editions I am looking for - among them the elusive helium filled DDD - the Donald Duck Divers)
     
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  4. BluTheMacaw Mar 5, 2020

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    Hi @styggpyggeno1 @STANDY
    Thanks for the help and information. But after reading, most watches that are made by Disney normally would have a partner brand, meaning it's made by timax or Invicta, rolex and so on. But for this watch there don't seem to be any collaborating brands with Walt Disney. Does this mean the watch is by Disney itself?
     
  5. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Mar 5, 2020

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    it would have been made to spec. I’d love to see the bearing on the counterweight....
     
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  6. BluTheMacaw Mar 5, 2020

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    The back of the watch ? Where the system are?

    Edit: currently outside. See if I can get a close up photo without tearing the sticker off.
     
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  7. BluTheMacaw Mar 6, 2020

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    @Foo2rama here
    We also realized this watch is a hand cranked watch and automatic. Is it even possible? Like a wind up toy. P_20200306_210224.jpg P_20200306_210217.jpg
     
  8. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Mar 6, 2020

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  9. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Mar 6, 2020

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    Common that automatics can also be hand wound. In fact it’s the exception to the rule when they cannot be, only really some Seikos cannot be hand wound.
     
  10. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Mar 6, 2020

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    And the LeCoultre Futurematic, which has no winding crown at all.

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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurematic
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  11. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Mar 6, 2020

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  12. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Mar 6, 2020

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    Some of the earliest automatic wristwatches could not be wound by a crown, because they did not have one.

    The Harwood, for example.

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    The hands are set by the bezel, which does not wind the watch at all.
    gatorcpa
     
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  13. Vitezi Mar 6, 2020

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    Later automatics had crowns but would make them invisible. After all, why would you need them if you wore it forever? :)

    Futura.jpg
     
  14. BluTheMacaw Mar 6, 2020

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    Ah I see. So it's common. But I can't find it and dad is kinda asking a value of the watch. Any ideas?
     
  15. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Mar 6, 2020

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    For a price you will have to search the eBay link for one similar.

    Your not going to strike it rich, I would have a guess at $50-100 if lucky