Character Watches: The Hodinkee Community Responds

August 28, 2021

Character watch week has come to close, but the magic will live on year-round. We asked you to share your own character watches with the hashtag #maincharacterwatch and you delivered! We rounded up some of them below, but encourage everyone to check out the hashtag. Let's keep it going, shall we? Classic Characters Here he comes to save the day. The strongest of mice - Mighty and Mickey. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eddy Von Raff (@eddyvonraff) Cat in the Hat! Band in the hand! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Massachusetts, USA (@famoustickinggallery) A watch that reminds you to eat your spinach. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kerry Lewis (@vintagecharactertime) Cut To Commercial You've heard of the Seiko Tuna, but have you ever seen this tuna watch?! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Erik Kam (@kam_erik) Big Boy, little watch. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Love N Watches Podcast (@perpetualgirl) Unclassifiable Characters Hodinkee Japan editor Masaharu Wada shares his Omega Speedmaster "Ultraman." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Masaharu Wada @Hodinkee Japan (@masaharu.me) A robot watch from 1984 (no relation to Orwell) C the "Robo Force" watch from Bradley. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hovigs Supply House (@hovigs_supply_house) Now Entering Disney Land We loved hearing that Mickey was your first automatic watch.? View this post on Instagram A post shared by A Watch with a View (@awatchwithaview) View this post on Instagram A post shared by FrTime1010 (@frtime1010) We call this a royal flush. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kerry Lewis (@vintagecharactertime) A family affair. View this post on Instagram A post shared by rӋ֪ꤿ (@watchdilettanteer) We're nuts about this Chip 'n' Dale acorn case. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ephemeral Tom (@ephemeraltom) What if snowboarding "Goofy" just meant wearing this watch? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michael Basista (@mikebasista) Donald Duck in a very strong stance. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kerry Lewis (@vintagecharactertime) Finally, a caption that reminds us what character watches are all about: love and memories. "My first watch. Recovered from my father's apartment after he passed. It was on his bench but he hadn't serviced it."? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andys Watches (@sonofawatchmaker) Thank you for sharing your stories with us.