This is in the Military style with the enclosed case. The crystal is removed from the front giving access to the movement. I know we've been calling these Military but they're not stamped in the back so hopefully we can find a civilian name for this watch. I think this is a rarer black dial as I haven't seen a black dialed model of this watch until this one and numrous white ones. The crown is missing and it needs an extreme clean soon. This one will be taking a trip to Timemachines. I also have a white dialed one on the way and will post them side by side when I can.
Plains
What is the diameter of the case?
Wayne
In reply to Plains What is the diameter by Wayne Hanley
Looks to be about 30.8 mm Wayne.... that match up with yours?
Hey Plains,
I've come across a few of these, very similar to the watertite but these were manufactured overseas for the european market, hence the stainless case. A word of caution with these, keep the original crystal. Finding the proper replacement is near impossible! If that's a split stem I may have the other half with crown, seems I recall having 2-3 of these without a decent crystal ! I'd Have to dig but looks way too familiar to me.
In reply to Hey Plains, I've come across by bourg01
Sweet buddy... if you have that other half I'd be all over it.
Plains
Yes, your diameter matches with mine. My bezel ring is gold colored on a stainless case. Yours is the first black dial I have noticed.
Wayne
Admin
I think we should identify these Military Style non-issued unknown watches in the drop down menu & keep seperate from the Military Issue that seems to be problem now. There are non-issue watches now in the Military section.
Wayne
It's a Bulova 'WATER TITE' or Waterproof
The 10BCC uses a Two part stem, Male and Female that has a notoriously weak joint. Replace both Part #'s 30 and 31.
In reply to It's a Bulova 'WATER TITE' or by FifthAvenueRes…
Cool Mark... sounds like you got quite a bit of info on this ol' boy. Can you post a little documentation so we can confirm and name the watch? Appreciate it brutha.
Johnny Weisemiller played Tarzan in 1948 when i was a 7 year old kid. The following ad is from the 1930 dated data base ads. That is very hard to believe it's properly dated. The watch in the ad shows a sub-second dial. 1940 or later I believe & would say yes to WATERTITE. Plains & I have sweep second hands.
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Wayne
Center Seconds must be the 'SEABEE' boys.
But then again, I have it showing also as the 'WATERTITE'.
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Enjoy,
ML