Converse 1908 Watch

I've had a few footwear brands that have produced watches, and today it's the turn of Converse.

The Converse Rubber Company began making sports shoes in Boston in 1908. They are most famous for their high-top shoes which were first produced in 1917 and made famous when basketball player Chuck Taylor joined the company.

This model represents the high tops and is called 1908 (after the first trainers). It features a canvas band and rubbery surround on the case so the materials are like the trainers. The watch face also includes the text Converse Rubber Co 1908, and the crown has the converse star on the end. I don't know the release date, but I'd think that 2008 might be a good guess.

It is a 3 hand dial watch with a Japanese quartz movement. The numbers are moulded into the rubber surrounding the dial on a rounded square case.

This particular version is called VR021-080, and the watches came in all manner of colour combinations (including strap, face, case, and even seconds hand). The original sale price was around £60.