8 Most Expensive Mickey Mouse Watches Ever Sold

The first Mickey Mouse watch was made in 1933, sold to boys at Chicago’s Century of Progress exhibition for $3.25 each. Many were made from surplus parts leftover after WWI. Since then, Mickey Mouse watches have been a mainstay in luxury watch collecting.

Continue reading to learn about the 8 most expensive Mickey Mouse watches that money can buy.

8. Rolex Oyster Perpetual 34 1005 Custom

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This Mickey Mouse Rolex, listed as the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 34 1005 Custom, was made in 1974, hence the classic Mickey sprite. The case and bezel of this watch is made from yellow gold. The dial is silver and the crystal is plexiglass. This watch is not rated to be water-resistant.

The band, unlike most of the watches on this list, is not a precious metal but a hazelnut leather strap. The buckle is made from gold.

This automatic watch does not have any visible complications such as a date aperture or second chronometer. However, its custom design has driven up its value to the point that it can now sell online for upwards of $7,400.

Did you know?

The Oyster Perpetual was the first waterproof wristwatch in the world, invented by Rolex in 1926. They gave it the signature waterproof “oyster” case, made from an alloy they called “oystersteel.” Ironically, this watch’s custom parts have removed its ability to be waterproof, but it still has the look and feel of those classic watches.

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7. Rolex Datejust 36

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There are many Rolex Datejust 36 watches out there. Most of them with Mickey Mouse branding sell online for thousands of dollars.

In this case, this example from 1996 is on sale on Chrono24 for $8,981. Its case is a blend of gold on the center band, rim, and apertures. It’s stainless steel everywhere else.

This unisex Rolex has a case diameter of 36mm and is rated for water resistance up to 10 ATM. Its bezel is made from yellow gold, the dial is mother of pearl, and the crystal is sapphire.

Did you know?

The Datejust was created by Rolex in 1945. It was the first waterproof watch that was self-winding that showed the date in its own complication. This tribute to the Datejust has a fluted bezel, oyster case, and cyclops lens over the date window, just like they always have.

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6. Gerald Genta Limited Edition Automatic Jump Hour Wristwatch

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This Gerald Genta Limited Edition Automatic Jump Hour Wristwatch is a well-known collector’s item. Only 100 of these limited-edition watches were made, featuring retrograde minutes and a stainless-steel case. The Mickey on this watch is known as the fantasy retro golf Mickey.

The watch contains 21 jewels, nickel lever movement, and is made from a mono-metallic balance. The dial is a textured green field (possibly to simulate the golfing green) with a white aperture for the jump hour.

The watch has a stainless-steel back case as well as a stainless-steel double-folding clasp. The band, however, is rubber.

This watch sold at a Sotheby’s auction for the Swiss Francs equivalent of $10,615.87, over three times the auction house’s estimate.

Did you know?

Metals in old key-wound watches were solid steel or gold. Later, however, they adopted mono-metallic balances, which are special manmade alloys that each watch company made for their own products to match their watches’ unique hairsprings.

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5. Reference 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date Mickey Mouse

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This watch is listed on its Sotheby’s auction page as Reference 1500 Oyster Perpetual Date Mickey Mouse. It was made in 1968 and was estimated to sell in the auction house’s “Fine Watches” series for $3,000 to $5,000. Ultimately, the lot sold for $11,970.

The dial is silvered and contains 26 jewels inside its stainless-steel case. The bracelet has the classic Rolex Oyster folding clasp, also stainless-steel. The dial is 34mm in diameter.

This watch, which features a date aperture on the right and a Mickey Mouse picture leaning on the 9:00 position, didn’t come with the box or papers when it sold at auction.

Did you know?

The perpetual date Rolexes were created starting in 1945. It was the first self-winding, waterproof wristwatch that also displayed the date in that window on the right side.

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4. Gerald Genta Fantasy Retro Mickey Mouse Lady’s Watch

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Listed as simply “Gerald Genta,” this Fantasy Retro Lady’s Watch’s auction page states that it’s a stainless-steel, diamond-set watch. The dial is made from mother of pearl, concealing its automatic jeweled nickel lever movements. The retrograde minute arm is Mickey Mouse’s hand.

It’s a jump hour model, which means it has an opening at the 6:00 place for jumping hours. The case back is diamond-set, secured by 6 screws.

The Gerald Genta Mickey watch sold at its auction series, “Important Modern Watches,” for way more than its estimate of 30,000 HKD. It ended up taking in 125,000 HKD, which is the equivalent of nearly $16,000.

Did you know?

Jump hour watches are unique. They don’t have a full set of numbers like a clockface. They have an arc of numbers up to 60, representing the minutes. At the bottom of the dial, there’s an aperture that changes to show the hour. To achieve this, the minute and/or second hand has to jump back to the beginning in sync with the change in the aperture.

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3. Rolex Mikey Mouse Automatic Wristwatch

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This “Rolex Mikey Mouse Automatic Wristwatch” was made in 1974. It’s made from stainless-steel with a screw-down back case, as well as an “oyster” bracelet with an old-fashioned folding clasp. Sotheby’s seriously underestimated the combined allure of both Rolex and Disney when they valued this watch between $3,000 and $5,000.

It ended up selling at its New York auction (lot 805) for $32,760. It was in great condition except for a loss of clarity around the 7:30 mark. The date complication still functions, though there are no others visible.

Did you know?

The oyster bracelet clasp is Rolex’s classic band, invented in the late 30s. It used to be known as the casual option for watches used by professional sportsmen, divers, and drivers. These included the Daytona, Submariner, Yacht-Master, and Explorer series.

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2. Rolex Daytona Mickey

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The Daytona Rolexes are already some of the most expensive watches in the world. This Mickey Mouse variation made in 2007 is one of its crown jewels, with a sapphire crystal back and carbon bezel. The bracelet and case are steel.

The watch has several complications on the dial, including a seconds and minutes dial. The outside of the case has a tachymeter, which can be used to figure out how frequently an event occurs over a fixed period of time. This Mickey Mouse Daytona Rolex costs $35,261 online.

Did you know?

Rolexes are notoriously popular among racecar drivers. In 1936, the Daytona Beach Road Course held its first stock car race, which evolved over time until 1958 when it became the race of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, which you may known better by its acronym, NASCAR.

These Rolexes were designed as tributes to the Daytona track and the Daytona 500, now the most prestigious race in the whole circuit.

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1. Gerald Genta Automatic Silver Dial Men’s Watch

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The most expensive Mickey Mouse watch is the Gerald Genta Automatic Silver Dial Men’s Watch. That’s what the store is calling it, though this is clearly the Arena Retro watch. This watch debuted on the shelf for $16,500 (most of these expensive watches garnered their high prices later).

It was put up for pre-order in late 2021 and by November, they had all sold out before the watch was set to release in 2022.

Now, it can cost $39,085 to buy one of these limited pieces online. The case is stainless-steel toned with silver, with a red rubber strap and a stainless-steel bezel. The dial is silver toned too, with large numerals that count down the minutes, while the aperture at the bottom indicates the hour.

Did you know?

This watch is in the Gerald Genta series but made by Bvlgari, an Italian jewelry company founded in 1884 in Rome. It was made by a Greek silversmith named Sotirio Bulgari who specialized in silver ornaments and smithing. He started working with platinum and diamond jewelry in the 1920s, working in the Art Deco style.