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Reddit mentions of Cult Watches: The World's Enduring Classics
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I grew up on Disney as my Mom worked at the Disney store when I was young; as well as being within driving distance to Disney Land when I was really young, we would go frequently.
After I started collecting watches and I read Cult Watches where they talk about the old Ingersoll "Character Watches" and specifically the Mickey Mouse watch, I knew I needed to pick one up.
After doing some research, I found the exact style I wanted, which turned out to be the less rare Bradley make, but in the rarer "Fat Boy with large hands" model. This is actually the version worn by Tom Hanks in The Da Vinci Code (however; not the "large hands").
I found one on eBay and $27 later, it was mine. Came in the mail today and I couldn't be happier and makes me laugh when I look at my wrist.
Great quote from the book:
>"Pulling back the sleeve of his jacket he checked his watch - a vintage, collector's edition Mickey Mouse wristwatch that had been a gift from his parents on his tenth birthday. Although its juvenile dial often drew odd looks, Langdon never owned any other watch ; Disney animation had been his first introduction to the magic of form and color and Mickey now served as Langdon's daily reminder to stay young at heart ....
>'Interesting watch' Sophie said."
(The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, 2003)
I picked up a copy of Cult Watches for pretty cheap on Amazon, and it might fit what you're looking for. It gives a brief history of 30 or so iconic watches (many of which you'd expect, i.e. the Submariner, Royal Oak, Accutron, Reverso, etc., and some that you wouldn't, i.e. Swatches, the Mickey Mouse watch). It was a fun read, and if you're in to design history, you'd probably really enjoy it.