In my collection I have many watches shaped as characters, spaceships, or robots, but this is the first watch I have that is shaped like an island!!
The watch in question is a Tracy Island watch from Thunderbirds. Thunderbirds is a sci-fi puppet series that started in 1965, and followed the adventures of the secretive International Rescue organisation. The organisation is based in the hidden Tracy Island, and use advanced machines and equipment to help those in great danger.
In the series, the swimming pool opened up to reveal one of the vehicles, and the mountain side opened to reveal another. In the watch, the middle of the Island opens up to reveal the LCD display.
The first thing you notice when the Island opens up is the noise. Opening the lower half starts the music which is theme tune to the TV series.
The watch part itself is a basic LCD with two buttons on the front. It has time, date, and seconds displays.
It was released in 1998, but strangely this doesn't correspond with any particular date for series or movies.
The watch copyright is held by ITC which is the Incorporated Television Corporation who commissioned the show, and is licenced by Polygram Licencing International. It appears to have been made by Jasrac and/or Shinsha Organization.
The watch in question is a Tracy Island watch from Thunderbirds. Thunderbirds is a sci-fi puppet series that started in 1965, and followed the adventures of the secretive International Rescue organisation. The organisation is based in the hidden Tracy Island, and use advanced machines and equipment to help those in great danger.
In the series, the swimming pool opened up to reveal one of the vehicles, and the mountain side opened to reveal another. In the watch, the middle of the Island opens up to reveal the LCD display.
The first thing you notice when the Island opens up is the noise. Opening the lower half starts the music which is theme tune to the TV series.
The watch part itself is a basic LCD with two buttons on the front. It has time, date, and seconds displays.
It was released in 1998, but strangely this doesn't correspond with any particular date for series or movies.
The watch copyright is held by ITC which is the Incorporated Television Corporation who commissioned the show, and is licenced by Polygram Licencing International. It appears to have been made by Jasrac and/or Shinsha Organization.
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