Bulova 1965 Date King

Submitted by GreevyK on
NN
Manufacture Year
1965
Case Serial No.
H498480
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Stainless steel and 10kt rolled gold case.  Champagne dial.  No numbers on dial, only 'marks'.  Calendar window.  Winder cap is missing - used to have a blue domed finish.  Winder still there and usable.  Case no H498480.  Waterproof.  Self winding.

Used to be my grandfather's watch and passed to me when he died, as I was always fascinated by the self-winding mechanism when I was little!  He lived and worked in New York for a few years so assume he purchased it then.

Don't have movement info as don't want to try and open the case in case it gets damaged.  

FOR SALE

Based in Scotland so will have to take account of postage if sold to someone in the States.  Happy to receive a reasonable offer.  Would just like it to go to someone who will 

appreciate it instead of it sitting in a drawer at home.   The self winding mechanism works and the watch keeps time for a while then goes slow - maybe because it's not been worn

for quite a while.

27/5/25 - face of self winding Bulova men's watch
27/5/25 - back of case showing case number
27/5/25 - back of case showing Bulova marking
27/5/25 - side of case showing winder (missing original cap)
mybulova_admin
Posted May 27, 2025 - 8:05am

Very close to a 1965 Bulova Date King "PE".

Dial is more of a match for a Date King "S", but the case lugs are different.

Perhaps the Bulova Date King "NN".

Not finding a complete match, but certainly from the Bulova  Date King family.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 27, 2025 - 8:06am

Thanks for sharing your Grandfather's watch with us. Heirloom watches are the best. I believe yours is a 

1965 Date King "PE"    ?

Like THIS ONE. ?

GreevyK
Posted May 27, 2025 - 10:44am

In reply to by neetstuf-4-u

Hi. Thanks for the comment.  Yes, nice to have an heirloom from my grandfather and his time in the States. I’m Scottish. 

GreevyK
Posted May 27, 2025 - 10:46am

Should have added that it works! Although it starts going slow after a while. 

Kathy L.
Posted May 27, 2025 - 10:54am

1965 Date King "PE" is a great match.  It is a wonderful heirloom!

mybulova_admin
Posted May 27, 2025 - 6:33pm

It's the indicies at the 12, 6 and 9 positions that give me pause for a variant ID. They just seem different from the PE.

Could it be that the crystal is distorting the indicies?

JimDon5822
Posted May 27, 2025 - 6:56pm

It looks to be a Bulova Date King "NN" to me. 

Date King NNDate King NN

mybulova_admin
Posted May 27, 2025 - 7:27pm

I'm also happy with the "NN" if others deem this the best match.

Geoff Baker
Posted May 27, 2025 - 9:30pm

1965 Bulova Date King NN it is