I Yam What I Yam!

Courtesy of Bamford

Apart from being a thorn in Bluto's side, the best guy of Olive Oil (no one has yet been able to explain the immaculate conception of Sweet Pea), love interest of Alice the Goon, and friend and protector of the Eugene the Jeep -

Popeye the Sailor Man blazed an indelible trail through many childhood's. And it seems only natural that Bamford would offer a new take on our hero -

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The packaging reminds you that "He's strong to the finish, 'cause he eats his spinach!" In hindsight, I still wonder if the US Spinach Lobby was secretly pumping money into the production of Popeye cartoons to get promotional assistance...

As Popeye was a sailor, and therefore a world traveler, it is appropriate that this latest iteration of a Popeye watch is a GMT.

Here are the pertinents -

Specification 

TYPE: 

Automatic GMT watch with internal rotating bezel 

MOVEMENT: 

Sellita SW330-2, 25 Jewels, 28,800 Vph, 56 hour power reserve 

FUNCTION: 

Self winding mechanism with ball bearing, 3 O’Clock date position, quick date setting, second time zone by central hand 

CASE MATERIAL: 

316L grade stainless steel, Sapphire Crystal glass with anti-glare 

CASE DIAMETER: 

40 mm 

CASE THICKNESS: 

11.7 mm 

CASEBACK MATERIAL: 

Stainless Steel 

WATER-RESISTANCE: 

100m / 10 ATM 

LUG WIDTH: 

20mm 

LUG TO LUG LENGTH: 

46.5mm