Bulova 1970 Accutron Railroad

Submitted by No.15 on
Manufacture Year
1970
Movement Model
2181
Movement Jewels
15
Case Serial No.
835455
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Appears to be a 218-0 RR watch

1970 Bulova watch
1970 Bulova watch
1970 Bulova watch
No.15
Posted October 13, 2017 - 4:33pm

Just wanted to know if it is a real 0 dial.  The watch dial and movement say Swiss and movement is dated N0 as well.

mybulova_admin
Posted October 14, 2017 - 3:43am

I can't comment on the dial, but the movement certainly look authentic and original. I like the dial with the '0' at the 12 o'clock position....I've not seen that before.

Other than that it would be a 1970 Accutron Railroad.

Geoff Baker
Posted October 14, 2017 - 6:44am

Hello No. 15, welcome to myBulova. I can't say I've seen the "0" dial either, it's an interesting variant.

Agree that it's a Railroad model, very nice.

jabs
Posted October 14, 2017 - 7:29am

+1

Geoff Baker
Posted May 21, 2020 - 9:08am

When we visited Bulova HQ in October 2019 we were told that Accutron Railroad watches with a "0" in place of the "12" on the dial were made exclusively for the Canadian Railroad system. 

JimDon5822
Posted May 21, 2020 - 1:18pm

That is a cool bit of knowledge.  Great historical fact.  Should we designate this as its own model?   Accutron Canadian Railroad