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Hello All,

I picked up a M1 Bulova at a thrift shop and everything looks really good and is running.  I put it on the timegrapher and the amplitude is only around 200 degrees.  Is that normal for these? I have only fixed a couple of elgin pocket watches up to this point and they had much higher amplitudes.

If it isnt normal do you all know what mainspring would fit this movement?  Thanks

What would be the hand hole diameter for a 6CAMC movement?

I tried to measure the hands myself.  I get about 1.0 / .63 for the hour and minute.  The second looked bigger when next to a replacement hand that should be a 0.20 mm hole.

I checked the Ranfft Watches database, and they don't have this movement, but all the other Bulova 6 movements with center seconds, 6CAC, 6BKC, etc.. are 1.10 / 0.60 / 0.18.

It looks like maybe these can come apart by using the notch to pry.  Or as a means to unscrew, if it's threaded on.  But I doubt that, since the wheels spin both directions, either thread direction would tend to get unscrewed.

I saw a non-working Bulova lady's watch on ebay pretty cheap, thought that might be a fun project, and now I've got this guy:

Hello everyone,

I have Bulova Director & President L2 that absolutly should redial,

I would like to get a great recommendations for redial workshop/ watchmaker

Thanks for all the answers

Does anyone know what the Accutron resistor code is. I'd like to try to find a modern day replacement if possible for possibly repairing defective coils which i believe have bad resistors.

Bob

I have a 1976 Bulova Oceanographer with a Japan marked dial and movement. I was wondering if anyone knew who made the movement? Miyota, Citizen, Seiko? About when was the changeover from Swiss to Japanese in the Bulova branded watches.

I have a decent collection of Japanese made watches (mostly Seiko), so a Japanese movement in a Bulova isn't a deal breaker when I buy one. One of my newer Bulova watches is from the current Citizen ownership era.

I have eelatively recently started to collect military watches (Bulova amongst them) and have read a lot on the forums about Radium and the health issues that come with it's deterioration in the form of radon gas emissions. Even a small collection in an enclose dspace can present with readings well above recommended safety limits.

What would be stamped on the case back of a 10kt Bulova?

Hey guys.  My first time here.  Cool website.  I've enjoyed looking through some of the old adverts and watch catalog.