Description:

Henry Sandoz & Fils 17J "Mickey Mouse Santa" wrist watch, vintage mechanical manual-wind movement, mint black metal dial with large white & black markers and a matte finish has a colorful image of Mickey Mouse along the left side, detailed in white, red, black and yellow, wearing a red Santa hat, flared white steel whip-style hands and a red sweep second hand, heavy smooth polish white base metal (WBM) & stainless steel (SS) cushion-shaped case with a rounded sloped bezel supporting a thick domed acrylic crystal and faceted extended lugs, case is showing light even wear overall with no notable scratches or discoloration, measures approx. 35mm wide x 44mm lug to lug x 11mm thick (crystal included), heavily padded, lightly textured black leather strap band. A very distinctive and high quality vintage Mickey Mouse watch in excellent+ condition!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: late 1900s
  • Company: Henry Sandoz & Fils
  • Jewels: 1117J
  • Setting/Movement Type: manual-wind
  • Dial Material: metal
  • Dial Color: black
  • Dial Details: Mickey Mouse Santa design
  • Hand Style: whip
  • Case Style: cushion-shaped
  • Case Material: Base Metal - Silver/White, Stainless Steel
  • Case Width, without crown: 35mm (1.38 inches)
  • Case Length, lug to lug:  44mm (1.73 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: acrylic
  • Misc. Info: Sandoz
  • 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.