Bulova 1966 Accutron Calendar

Submitted by JoganLones on
C
Manufacture Year
1966
Case Serial No.
J70921
Case shape
Other
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Engraving on the back of the watch case reads as follows:

JBJ

ROUGHRIDER

1966

Convex crystal, appears to be some type of plastic.

Accutron watch face with Accutron logo to the left, date to the right, and crown to the bottom right
Back of Accutron
JoganLones
Posted February 1, 2021 - 8:22pm

Appears to be the Accutron Calendar "C" model, based off the 1966 advertisement

mybulova_admin
Posted February 1, 2021 - 9:38pm

Have doubled checked and found the 'C' variant to be correct. Variants A,B and D are similar, but it's all 100% a 1966 Bulova Accutron Calendar "C"

1966 Bulova Accutron Calendar "C"

neetstuf-4-u
Posted February 2, 2021 - 10:11am

Great inscription, I wonder what it means. Thanks for sharing.

1966 Bulova Accutron Calendar "C"

looks to be a match.

 

jabs
Posted February 2, 2021 - 12:53pm

1966 Accutron Calendar "C"

JimDon5822
Posted February 2, 2021 - 7:14pm

1966 Bulova Accutron Calendar "C".   I found one reference of Roughriders from 1966 being a football team in Canada but the initials don't match anyone on the team.  

neetstuf-4-u
Posted February 2, 2021 - 7:39pm

A good effort, Jim. Only reference I have seen relates to Teddy Roosevelt's command during the Spanish American War (1898). I think it's a pretty fair assumption that's not it......

JoganLones
Posted February 2, 2021 - 7:40pm

The initials were my grandfather's; John Bradley Jones. He got the nickname roughrider apparently by being a really mean tough guy. 

neetstuf-4-u
Posted February 2, 2021 - 7:44pm

Heirloom watch! Very cool! That makes it a real treasure.

Shot in the dark here; did your Grandfather ride a motorcycle? The original Span Am Rough Riders were Cavalry.