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Hi folks, thanks for adding me to the group. My question is;

When restoring these 1940's and '50's time pieces, when is it detrimental to the restoration, ie, should the case be left alone if it is in need of replating, or should a dial be left alone?

I have a number of quite rare pieces that I have recently serviced, including replacing a balance staff and getting the movement to work with only 0.3ms beat error.

Any help, views or advice would be most welcome.

Hi,

I have an Accutron 214, model # 203, from 1960. It has the football shape 14k inlays, but also has a cracked crystal.

It seems this this model never had an official  Bulova case number, and so the Bulova catalog does not show what crystal it uses.

I measured the crystal as 28.5 mm diameter.  I was planning to get a G&S PHD25 "high dome" to try, but I see that there is also an, "extra high dome", available.

Has anyone done this before, or know what the recommend crystal is?

Hi all, I have decided to part with a few of my vintage Accutrons and would like to list them for sale on the forum.  Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to do that.  Can anyone with experience direct me and provide the steps for doing so?  Thanks in advance for the help!

I found a 1946 Bulova that is for sale. It has a round face with a second hand at the bottom. It looks nice but the back is engraved from the giver to the receiver on 12/25/46. Would this affect the value?  I really don’t know if it is a good price or not. If it is not breaking any rules could someone let me know a high and low price range?  I am not asking for a “value” just don’t want to get “taken”. 🙂  Thank you!

In 1970 my high school faculty gave me a Bulova watch as top male student.  A few years late it was stolen from a college gym locker.  If I have Case #, box,  and date code, can the model be determined.  I do not recall what it looked like, as it has been 50 years since I have seen it.  I cannot add this watch to the website as I have no pictures of the watch, or the watch itself.

I just purchased the new Marine Star with the orange dial and would like to purchase a quality silicone band. Bulova said there’s not an option due to the unique pin setup.
Has anyone else tried to do this?

Is it possible to tighten the friction pinion on the 11AO* series movements? It has this oddball setup with a brass washer that sits in the cutout at the top of the friction pinion:

I've tried closing the hole with two round faced stumps but without any success:

I have this orphaned case. The back is marked Waterproof to 666 Feet. Self winding. Antimagnetic. Stainless Steel Case.

The unusual thing is, as can be seen on the photo, is that the case appears to be mono block style. In that the case back does not remove.

The interior of the case back is marked as follows:

11H 9206 11HC

All of the markings seem to be Bulova marks (I assume). 

The case design would suggest it is mid/late 1960s to early 1970s.

Any Ideas ? 

Hello!

I am from Canada and I'm wondering does anyone know where would be a good place to search for a vintage Bulova women's watch?

 

Hello, I have this gold Bulova that I inherited from my grandfather. I think it's probably from the 1950's (I think 1958 because of the L8 on the caseback), but perhaps someone here knows more about it? I'm assuming it is US made. It runs, but should be serviced, obviously.

I like the design of its lugs and dial, and I'm wondering about what I should do in terms of restoration. I'm not new to watches or vintage watches, but I don't have experience with Bulova.