Watch is very clean and appears to keep time. Diamonds at 12, 3, 6 and 9. White gold filled with a silver dial.
I believe this is a 1964 Beau Brummell "C" per 1964 linebook 158.
Watch came to me on a stiff leather band all the way from Arizona, I wish it could talk.... I love the inscription on this one. Before I purchased it, I researched the inscription and found him. My first house was 1/2 way in between where Earl lived and the Frito-Lay plant in NY (10 mi. total). When the wind was just right, we could smell Fritos in our yard. Earl died in 2015 at the age of 82. His obit lists him as honorably serving in the Army and retiring from Frito Lay. I believe this watch was gifted to him by his friends for some other reason than retirement. He would have only been 32 in 1965. Based on his age, he would have been drafted for the Korean War and served his tour. Perhaps he left Frito Lay in 1965 to re-up to serve during early Vietnam, and returned to work after again serving, then worked to retirement. Pure sleuthing speculation.
In reply to WOW, that's amazing. A watch… by mybulova_admin
Thanks Stephen. I felt I had to "bring this one home". Based on the population of the area, there's a real good chance I talked to the original owner in the post office, grocery or hardware store 40 years ago.....Figure the odds that I would find his watch 2,000 miles away.