I just restored this Ashford for Jay Langley, lifetime friend. It was his father's watch.
This was a popular case style, I have also seen it in other brands' lines.
In reply to This was a popular case by Reverend Rob
Thank you for your comment Reverend Rob. I'm trying to understand why the watch posted doesn't fall into the non-conforming category. There is no evidence to support the case is a Bulova product.
I found a case with that "E" in a diamond trademark.
So this Bulova has a case made by <E>Lite Watch Case Company and not Bulova.
If this watch were added to the DB Ztodsy, I believe it would be quickly identified as nonconforming. Am I wrong about that?
In reply to If this watch were added to… by Stinky_Sullivan
You're not wrong Stinky. It is non-conforming and should be labeled as such. The case is a cheap after market case made by the Elite watch case company. I have acguired a very cheap watch since this was posted in this exact same case. This case was definitely not made by Bulova.
In reply to You're not wrong Stinky. It… by 1955mercury
Good catch; Agreed. Knowing what we know now as compared to what was known at 2015 posting date, this one should indeed be
Non Conforming due to non-Bulova case.
Unless I’m mistaken, this does not have a Bulova case. This should be non-conforming.
In reply to Unless I’m mistaken, this… by Stinky_Sullivan
Agreed, this one is Non-confirming due to 3rd party replacement case.
In reply to Agreed, this one is Non… by neetstuf-4-u
What’s funny is that we had this same discussion on this watch nearly 2 years ago. Deja vu all over again.
In reply to Unless I’m mistaken, this… by Stinky_Sullivan
Agreed. This is a non-Bulova replacement case. Non-Conforming.