Bulova 1970 Accutron Date & Day

Submitted by farar on
Manufacture Year
1970
Movement Model
2182
Movement Jewels
15
Case Serial No.
3-83220
Case shape
Oval
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Got it a few years ago with a complete package - inner plastic box, outer cardboard box, instruction manual, all that jazz. I always wanted a 1969-made watch (same as my age) and this was the closest I've been able to come to. It's perfectly wearable even today and even on my thick wrist :-)

I don't know the name of this model, time-span of manufacturing and I've never seen a watch like this anywhere, eBay including.

farar 1970 Accutron Day Date 11 12 2014
Bulova watch
OldTicker
Posted February 24, 2014 - 8:39am

It looks like the Accutron Day Date AW, your dial is slightly different than the ad but the case is a match.

Is your case Gold tone or Stainless?

JP
Posted February 24, 2014 - 11:09am

Ditto OT.

farar
Posted February 24, 2014 - 3:01pm

It's stainless, OldTicker.

OldTicker
Posted February 24, 2014 - 7:07pm

If it is Stainless then its not the AW, here is a Swiss ad showing it in Stainless with both a band & strap but no model designation for either. The one with the band has a Blue dial and it looks like the one with the strap might be yours.

Accutron Day Date with the variant unknown for now...and welcome aboard!

farar
Posted February 25, 2014 - 3:55am

Yes, this would be the watch - it has exactly the same blue details on a dial. I even have the stainless steel band - it's too short for my wrist so I wear an aftermarket flexi instead...

Thank you very much :-)

Reverend Rob
Posted February 24, 2014 - 3:46pm

Cool, I must say. 

Accutron DD AW works for me too.

William Smith
Posted February 25, 2014 - 12:16am

Accutron Day Date for now....

farar
Posted February 25, 2014 - 4:19am

This is more detailed shot to capture the colours and the "linen" dial.

This is more detailed picture I took to capture colour and the 'linen' dial.

Geoff Baker
Posted February 25, 2014 - 5:27am

Day Date with no variant (yet). Cool watch farar, I like it.