{"id":32982,"date":"2016-12-08T16:28:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T16:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/?p=32982"},"modified":"2016-12-08T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T16:28:37","slug":"ingersoll-creates-modern-mickey-mouse-watches-that-revive-83-years-history-working-with-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/ingersoll-creates-modern-mickey-mouse-watches-that-revive-83-years-history-working-with-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingersoll creates modern Mickey Mouse watches that revive 83 years history working with Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1933, Walt Disney was a pioneer in the licensing of the company&#8217;s animated stars, and turning them into franchised products.<\/p>\n<p>The most famous of these was the Mickey Mouse watch, which was created with American watchmaker Ingersoll.<\/p>\n<p>The deal for the first watch was struck between Ingersoll and\u00a0Herman Kamen, who held the exclusive rights to license the Disney characters.<\/p>\n<p>Ingersoll produced the first watch in time for the 1933 Chicago Fair.<\/p>\n<p>A <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/75yearsfortheinegersollmickey.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog by\u00a0Claudio Emme<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, charts the history of the collaboration with Ingersoll over 75 years, and shows several of the early models, including this edition from 1933 that has an original first dial.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 433px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.photobucket.com\/albums\/v190\/claudiom\/33dial.jpg\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"433\" height=\"500\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(Picture credit: I_moon_star) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>British watch company Zeon, which now owns Ingersoll, has released a video to celebrate the creation of a modern day collaboration between the watch brand and the studio and to launch the\u00a0Ingersoll x Disney Limited Edition range of contemporary timepieces.<\/p>\n<p>Using the original designs, each timepiece from this limited edition range has been individually numbered to highlight it\u2019s uniqueness and collectability.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-32982-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Zoetrope_wip_7.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Zoetrope_wip_7.mp4\">https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Zoetrope_wip_7.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1933, Walt Disney was a pioneer in the licensing of the company&#8217;s animated stars, and turning them into franchised products. 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