Swiss Made, The movement is stamped "214H" "BULOVA" and "SWISS MADE", It has silver bar hands (The swiss used silver hands with silver cases and gold hands with the gold cases), The crystal is armored with a white tension ring, The black dial face, Under the 12 o'clock marker in white lettering is "Bulova Accutron" with "SWISS" printed in white lettering under the 6 o'clock marker. It has a Stainless Steel case #453.
Generic 1965 Bulova Accutron. Does it run?
No but it will shortly after i receive it....
Nice generic 1965 Swiss Bulova Accutron. Somewhere we have some tables which may have info associated with Steel case #453, but I don't remember where, nor have I used this cross-reference method to look for other info. I kinda punt on this to others who are more familiar w/ the process.
what kind of info can this tell you ? and out of all my swiss made cases i think this is my first #453, most of the others have been #454
In reply to what kind of info can this by Accutronitis
I don't know. Maybe just the crystal for that case, but possibly other stuff too. Somebody more familiar may know if other info is there...
In reply to what kind of info can this by Accutronitis
Referencing a case parts catalog the case number 453 tells us it should be White, Accutron, 214H movement, 317AW crystal, 9869SS crown, etc.
I notice in this catalog that some of the case numbers have a note regarding Not being sold in the USA. This one was sold in USA.
that's odd because it has a swiss case (bezel & back cover), swiss style battery hatch cover, swiss serial number, swiss movement, swiss dial, and swiss hands but i suppose some swiss accutron watches must have got imported to the states......
it's also listed in my Swiss Case and Crystal List.....
In reply to that's odd because it has a by Accutronitis
It really doesn't specify what the sales location/s are without the note, only that there is a possible note on some cases stating Watch Not sold in USA; so perhaps this particular watch was not exclusively sold in the USA, or perhaps it was, it is not clear.
Oh i get it, and as always with Bulova it is not clear..... lol
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