Bulova 1962 Snorkel

Submitted by Proby01 on
Manufacture Year
1962
Movement Model
11AFC
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
356399
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Hi everyone,  I will slowly add more of my quite extensive vintage Bulova from my collection to the "my watches" page. This is a 1962 (M2 on the case back and on the caliber) Diver that I love particularly, I believe it's the diver “Single crown compressor”, I found several on the web, sometimes is mentioned as the "Nautilus Skin Diver" ?.. could it be ? It uses a Caliber Bulova 11AFC (on the caliber there is export code BXW) the size is  36mm without the crown, 39mm with crown Height : 13mm Lug width 18mm Crown : Bulova marked marked "Swiss" at 6 o' clock Thanks in advance for your comments

Regards - Roby Milan, Italy

Front
back
inside back
11AFC movement
Front N.2
one of the pages I found, an ad ?
Andersok
Posted December 7, 2020 - 10:02am

This is really nice; I would agree with the Snorkel model name

JimDon5822
Posted December 7, 2020 - 4:07pm

Welcome Roby...we look forward to seeing your collection on MyBulova.   As for this one it looks to be a Snorkel but I am not sure the bezel is original.  The line book match shown shows a bezel with 15 minute intervals while yours in in 10 minutes.  My instincts tell me it might have been lost and replaced with a non-Bulova bezel.   I will continue to look for matches to a 10 minute bezel for the Snorkel.  It should be noted we also have another one in the database from 1961 with your similar 10 min bezel and they mentioned it was not original to the watch.  It seems the original bezel might have been a heavy plastic and subject to easy damage.  

1962 Bulova Snorkel (Noting possible replaced bezel ring)

Proby01
Posted December 7, 2020 - 4:26pm

Hi Jim,

thanks for the reply and the comment

It could well be that the bezel was replaced over the years, it is known that on this model "the bezel on the single crown, made of acrylic, were quite fragile, very few have survived intact".

I have quite a few sales ads in my archive from the web, ebay and other sites, with this very watch (again called at times "Single crown compressor", or "Skind diver" a couple even called it "Nautilus"... most have 10 min intervals bezels, very few the 15 min, which makes me think that many have not survived intact, including this one



Very possible therefore. The dial, the back and the caliber have made it through the years very well.

Funny I have a 1968 Snorkel, see in "my watches" section, that has the "Snorkel" word on the dial, you guys have catalogued it as "Oceanographer G"

So I take it that this is the 1962 "Snorkel", Thanks again !

Roby

 

JimDon5822
Posted December 8, 2020 - 6:10pm

Roby,

If you are willing to share your ads with us that would be great.  Especially if they help us ID more of the unknown watches.  You can send HiRes scans to the MyAdmin email. Please include magazine dates and names.  

Proby01
Posted December 9, 2020 - 3:44am

Hi Jim,

sorry these are not adverts from magazines... , they are more ebay or other sales sites sales ads, with prices and the seller description.

I keep looking for magazine ad pages, in case I find any I will post them for you of course

thanks again

regards

Roby

Geoff Baker
Posted December 7, 2020 - 9:33pm

Snorkel is a good ID n this one  - 1962 Bulova Snorkel

neetstuf-4-u
Posted December 7, 2020 - 10:54pm

Another nice one indeed. I agree,

1962 Snorkel (Noting replaced bezel ring)

mybulova_admin
Posted December 8, 2020 - 3:04am

Great Bulova Divers watch. I really like these early divers. They were cool then and they are even cooler now.

You just can't beat an original divers watch

Original bezel ring for the 272 case is part number B125.

Movement is correct for this case.

1962 Bulova Snorkel