Case Back:
Bulova M5
10K R.G.P. Bezel
Stainless Steel Back
Lug Width: 16 mm
Crystal Details: 21 mm x 24.5 mm
Case Size: 28 mm (not including crown) x 34 mm (including lugs)
Case is hexagonal in shape, has detailed cross hatch pattern, yellow gold
Movement: 11 AL
Movement Marks: BXW | M7
Winding, Setting, and Running
Great watch! Thanks for sharing it with us. According to 1965 Bulova Linebook162, he's a
1965 Senator "R"
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1965 Bulova Senator R
1965 Bulova Senator R case but the dial does not seem to match the line book. This dial is plain not textured. Looking for a match to the dial but cannot find one.
This is odd. The only other 1965 model like this on here has the same dial format and a 1967 movement. It's here: Bulova 1965 Senator | myBulova.com
At first I thought it was the same watch, but the serial numbers are different.
In reply to This is odd. The only other… by 1955mercury
I noticed this anomaly as well. Neither watch is a dial match to the linebook and movements for both are 2 years off. I'm inclined to think this is a production glitch. Perhaps the watch was to be released in 1965/1966 with cases produced but was delayed for some unknown reason - ending up with newer movements and a dial that differed from initial planned production?
The case (and dial shape) are certainly a stand alone style and doesn't appear to have been used for any other model.
THIS ONE is the only other example in the Db, and is a dial match to linebooks and dated 1966.
I am going to go with Bulova Senator no variant. I think this is definitely a factory set up but we have no documentation of it.
I think Jim's right, I didn't notice the dial mismatch. No way we can verify why or how that happened. No Variant.