Picked up this cool Bulova 23 set with the original disay case and tags. No pics of the automatic movement because it's a front loader and I am terrible at those. Cool rimmed bezel and black dial... stainless everything.
In reply to 1960 Bulova "OAW" as seen in… by neetstuf-4-u
Split stems....I'd love to learn the trick to removing and resettng.
Here is a video (showing a Bulova Ambassador) that shows one method, although I wish was this easy:: watch repair. how to reconnect watch stems male and female joint connection. - YouTube
1960 Bulova 23 "OAW"
In reply to Split stems....I'd love to… by mybulova_admin
I have this watch (mine is a 1961 10BZAC) and it was mostly straightforward getting the dial out. I grabbed the crown and pulled firmly and the crown with the attached male part of the split stem came out (the linked video above has the opposite arrangement with the female part attached to the crown). Then I removed the bezel with a case knife and lifted the crystal out. To replace the split stem I first rotated the female split stem part still in the movement until the groove on the female end is horizontal (parallel to the caseback). Then I took the crown with the attached male split stem and oriented it so that the male fin-type part is also horizontal and then inserted into the case tube while giving it some pressure until it snapped back into the female part. It helps to have a crystal press to get the bezel back on.
Isn't the linebook entry for the 1961 23 "OAW" different than this watch though? While this dial also has embossed numbers at the quarter hour, it also has embossed markers for the other hours while the linebook entry doesn't.
