iW Magazine Winter 2019 | Page 18

Dialed In HOROLOGICAL NEWS DISNEY AND CITIZEN  LAUNCH MICKEY WATCHES s part of its partnership with Disney, Citizen will launch nine Mickey timepieces, each celebrating the famous mouse’s 90th birthday. The quartz watches are made in two sizes, 29.5mm and 40mm, all featuring a Mickey Mouse figure. Four 40mm timepieces feature a f lat mineral crystal case in all black with silver indexes, two of which are on a bracelet and the others on a black leather strap. Two of the styles feature black dials with matte and shiny Mickey silhouettes with his red hue accented on the hands and figure. The other two styles include a silver silhouette of Mickey ‘chasing after time.’ The three remaining 40mm timepieces are offered on a black leather strap, black mesh band or silver mesh band. These dials are black with transparent Mickey print and face design details with spherical mineral crystal. Citizen’s two 29.5mm Mickey timepieces feature a black dial with diamond accents and case and bracelet in either stainless or stainless steel with rose gold plating. The entire collection ranges from $295 – $475 and will become available for purchase via citizenwatch.com at the end of March 2019. Disney also officially unveiled its Citizen branded in-park clocks, which can be found throughout Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. A 18 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | WINTER 2019 iWMAGAZINE .COM