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===Watches and clock=== Mickey was famously featured on wristwatches and alarm clocks, typically utilizing his hands as the actual hands on the face of the clock. The first Mickey Mouse watches were manufactured in 1933 by the [[Ingersoll Watch Company]]. The seconds were indicated by a turning disk below Mickey. The first Mickey watch was sold at the [[Century of Progress]] in Chicago, 1933 for $3.75 ({{inflation|US|3.75|1933|fmt=eq}}). Mickey Mouse watches have been sold by other companies and designers throughout the years, including [[Timex Group USA|Timex]], Elgin, Helbros, Bradley, Lorus, and [[Gérald Genta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesydneytarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/gerald-genta-gerald-genta-legend-man.html|title=THE SYDNEY TARTS: Gérald Genta|publisher=Thesydneytarts.blogspot.com|date=November 29, 2009|access-date=April 8, 2012|archive-date=April 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409025623/http://thesydneytarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/gerald-genta-gerald-genta-legend-man.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The fictional character [[Robert Langdon]] from Dan Brown's novels was said to wear a Mickey Mouse watch as a reminder "to stay young at heart."<ref>[http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2009/10/26/the-original-mickey-mouse-watch-11000-sold-in-one-day-robert.html The Original Mickey Mouse Watch: 11,000 Sold in One Day & Robert Langdon's Choice] at hodinkee.com {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015091014/http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2009/10/26/the-original-mickey-mouse-watch-11000-sold-in-one-day-robert.html |date=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
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