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Nancy Drew 1970s TV Show Watch Variant
Another Nancy Drew TV Show Watch Variant? Read on for more clues...
First, a little background information, then variant information. It wasn't until January 2009 when I realized there was a collectible that no one in the collecting circles had ever heard of or mentioned before. A Nancy Drew Watch based on the 1970s TV show starring Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy Drew. The watch I saw on eBay didn't feature the red band pictured above and below, it had this sort of flower girl hippy style band instead pictured right below. At first, I wasn't too sure about the band being original and then saw an equivalent Hardy Boys watch and realized it was likely not original based on the style/color of the Hardy Boys watch.
So, what did the original look like? Fast forward to 2019 when around March of that year another watch - this one complete with the original box/packaging and warranty slip came up on eBay. I missed it, but a fellow collector, Victoria Broadhurst won it and has shared a couple of photos that are below of the watch with its packaging and a close up. In this 2nd auction, we discovered the original band was red - matches her outfit shown on the watch face. My red band is the same texture/appearance as Vicki's band.
Last year, I stumbled upon an auction (the third known watch to be sold we're aware of) at eBay for the watch itself, no packaging, but the original red band. Mine was always one to upgrade since it didn't have the original band. My original watch was donated with my collection back in 2019 to the Toledo Public Library. I was successful at winning the 3rd auction with the red band and stowed it away. Recently I dug it out to photograph and realized something I hadn't noticed before. The watch hands are all black. I checked the photo I had up at my Nancy Drew Collection Pinterest Boards and noted that the first watch I purchased had gold hands and a red seconds hand. I then checked the image I had pulled from the complete watch/box set auction and noted that Vicki's appeared to be the same. I verified it with her that they are the same as the first one I acquired.