Bulova 1972 -Unknown

Submitted by boyle37 on
Manufacture Year
1972
Movement Model
12EBACD
Movement Date Code
M9
Movement Jewels
17
Case Serial No.
415020
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
31mm
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

1972 Bulova Micro-Rotor Automatic w/ Date Dial & Crosshairs.

I would love to know the specific model name, etc.

Dial
back
inside cover
mvmt number
mvmt date
Andersok
Posted May 11, 2025 - 6:56am

Attractive design. Unfortunately, I am not finding a model match.

Typically, these micro-rotor watches fall under the Ambassador line, but that would also be on the dial.

Movement model is correct for case 7284.

Unknown model for now.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 11, 2025 - 7:59am

nice one, thanks for sharing it.

Unknown for me as well

JimDon5822
Posted May 11, 2025 - 11:59pm

This is an unusual one. it looks to be a Golden clipper case but with a date only dial and micro rotor movement.   Also interesting is the M9 date code on the movement pushing the movement date back to 1969 in a 1972 case.  Unknown for me.

mybulova_admin
Posted May 12, 2025 - 6:34am

Being 1972 I didn't have any luck last night either. I still hold out that we can one day find the missing 1968 and 1972 linebooks that will open up IDing these watches.

boyle37
Posted May 12, 2025 - 1:07pm

Thank you all for your information!
Does anyone here know someone who could service this watch? It runs, the automatic wind seems to work well, but it runs really fast, then the minute hand stops when it gets to the 51 mark, but the second hand continues. Someone told me that I may have a loose cannon pinion (I don't know what that means). They declined attempting to repair it.

TIA, 
Boyle


 

boyle37
Posted May 13, 2025 - 9:13am

I live in Washington State, but I am willing to ship.