Description:

Britix by Corona (Hong Kong) 1J wrist watch, steel split plate vintage mechanical manual-wind movement with jeweled top balance wheel and a brushed finish, mint white metal hard enamel dial with black Arabic numbers and a design of a black haired girl in a red dress with a bird on her outstretched arm across the center, black steel whip-style hands with white enamel inserts and an off-white colored chicken-shaped second hand accented with black that oscillates back and forth at 7 o'clock, heavy white base metal (WBM) chrome & stainless steel (SS) cushion-shaped water-resistant smooth polish case with a sloped bezel supporting a thick plastic crystal and heavy tapered, faceted extended lugs, case is showing only light even wear, measures approx. 26mm wide x 33mm lug to lug x 9mm thick (crystal included) , new heavily textured dark brown leather strap band. A great vintage character watch with a fun theme from the 1960s in excellent+ overall condition!

Item Specifics:

Year Made: 1960s
Company: Corona (Hong Kong)
Jewels: 271J
Setting/Movement Type: manual-wind
Dial Material: hard enamel
Dial Color: multi-colored
Dial Details: Britix design
Hand Style: whip, other
Case Style: cushion-shaped
Case Material: Base Metal - Chrome, Stainless Steel
Case Details: water resistant (WR)
Case Width, without crown: 26mm (1.02 inches)
Case Length, lug to lug: 33mm (1.30 inches)
Case Thickness: 9mm (0.35 inches)
Interior Lug Width: 12mm (15/32")
Band Size: 6in. to 6.99in.
(measurement range includes watch length & band)
Band Material: leather strap
Crystal Material: plastic
Condition: Excellent +
Gender: Unisex, Children's

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.

For guides on how to wear and care for your vintage watches and watch accessories, check out the PM Time Service reference pages at:
www.pmtime.com/POP_REF_PAGES.html