Description:

Citizen 21J quickset automatic (self-winding) with day & date "Mickey Mouse" wrist watch, case #4-823702K 60400635, bright white metal dial with red and yellow markers, black 5 minute markers and a day & date aperture at 3 o'clock also has a large multicolored depiction of Mickey Mouse in black, yellow, red & white on the left hand side of the dial, date aperture is outlined in black with the date displaying black numbers on a white background and the day displaying black or red English or Hebrew letters on a silver background, dial has a few small scratches and spots of discoloration, heavy silver steel baton style hands with luminous inserts and a silver sweep second hand, heavy white base metal (WBM) & stainless steel (SS) cushion-shaped water-resistant case with a brushed finish, domed flat top plastic crystal and tapered top and bottom bezel over the hidden lugs, case is showing normal even wear overall with a few small spots of discoloration on some of the case edges and crown, measures approx. 35mm wide x 39mm lug to lug x 11mm thick (crystal included), new heavily textured thick brown leather strap band. An impressive and high quality vintage Mickey Mouse watch from 1976 in excellent+ overall condition!

Item Specifics:

Year Made: 1976
Company: Citizen
Jewels: 0721J
Setting/Movement Type: self-wind (automatic)
Serial #: (case) #4-823702K 60400635
Movement Details: day display, date display, quickset
Dial Material: metal
Dial Color: multi-colored
Dial Details: Mickey Mouse design
Hand Style: baton - heavy, skeletonized - luminous, sweep second hand
Case Style: cushion-shaped
Case Material: Base Metal - Silver/White, Stainless Steel
Case Details: water resistant (WR), hidden lugs
Case Width, without crown: 35mm (1.38 inches)
Case Length, lug to lug: 39mm (1.54 inches)
Case Thickness: 11mm (0.43 inches)
Interior Lug Width: 18mm (11/16")
Band Size: 8in. to 8.99in.
(measurement range includes watch length & band)
Band Material: leather strap
Crystal Material: plastic
Condition: Excellent +
Gender: Unisex

Logo Info:

At PM Time Service, we refer to a "character watch" as any watch that has a dial, and possible other components, that have a cartoon character, public figure or a fictional character printed on them. There were many companies, such as US Time, Ingersoll and Timex, that were commissioned by the character-owner (such as Disney for example) to produce watches with these images, and in most cases, the characters watches were completed at the factory and not as an after-market addition. While most of the PM Time Service character watches are vintage, this type of watch is still in production today, albeit with updated quartz movements.

Character watches were primarily targeted towards children and as such, a large number of the watches produced were of lower quality or "dollar watches" and were also considered ladies' or mid-sized. While the original focus group for sales may have been targeted at children and young adults, we do see many purchases today by adults for their own use.