Bulova 1966 Sea King

Submitted by dc.gronlund on
CG
Manufacture Year
1966
Movement Model
11alc
Movement Date Code
M7
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
I671926
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
28.1mm
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

1966(M6) Bulova. Black gloss dial, cream lume 3,6,9,12 explorer type dial. White dauphine lumed hands, center seconds, two peice/split type case. Can't remember the name for them, haha. Case back s/n: I671926, date code: M6, marked "Waterproof". I'd also like to note that the date code is stamped upside down? The movement is an 11alc, so pre 11blc caliber change, and is marked M7, 17 jewels, unadjusted. Split stem with replacement crown. Lug width 17.5mm, case width 34mm. Thanks for looking!

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Caseback
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Inside caseback
Crown
JimDon5822
Posted November 13, 2023 - 8:28pm

I had to go to the 1969 Linebook to find a match but found it.   1966 Bulova Sea King "CG".  This makes this a first for this model/variant in the database. Thanks for posting.

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Andersok
Posted November 13, 2023 - 9:07pm

I don't see any other match closer to 1966, so Sea King "CG" works for me.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted November 13, 2023 - 10:07pm

I went through the linebooks from 1964 to 1966 and came up empty.Nice find and a first for the database.

1966  Sea King "CG"

dc.gronlund
Posted November 13, 2023 - 10:39pm

I wonder if it's actually a 1969, but the date stamp was messed up, haha. Cuz the upside down 6 being a 9 would be correct, haha. I'll take a deeper dive into it and see if the inner case is even correct.

mybulova_admin
Posted November 14, 2023 - 11:12pm

Movement stamped M7, case looks to be stamped M6.

Any chance you can confirm the case dte code stamp.

dc.gronlund
Posted November 14, 2023 - 11:36pm

Both are correct. The case is stamped just below "BULOVA" with an upside down M6 so it looks like "9W" the movement may have had work I needed up replacing everything but the barrel bridge, and balance to preserve as much original equipment as I could.

Kathy L.
Posted November 15, 2023 - 11:17am

1966  Bulova Sea King "CG" looks like a match