Our Take
Age: 1970’s
Condition: Used, Working Condition, Watch Keeps Good Time
Model Name: Pre-Owned and Vintage Bulova Manual Winding Midsize Watch
Stainless Steel Case Measuring Approximately 34mm X 40mm, without Crown and from Lug to Lug
Brown Dial with Gold Arabic Markers, Ageing
Pointed Hands with Sweep Seconds
Stainless Steel Crown Marked ‘Bulova’
Acrylic Crystal
Plain Bezel
Bulova 17 Jewels Manual Winding Movement
Stainless Steel Back Case, Marking #5169337
New Aftermarket Black Leather with Stainless Steel Buckle.
Watch comes without original box and papers. No guarantee on waterproofing.
See full terms of sale for further details.
About Bulova
In what seems to be something of a rarity today, Bulova is an American based watch manufacturer, first found in 1875, making it just less than a century younger than the country itself. Today, the Bulova brand is owned by Citizen and has been since 2008.
Perhaps Bulova’s biggest achievement was that it was the first privately owned watch that saw active service on the moon, after a failure of another well-known brand’s watch. The Bulova Chronograph Model #88510/01 later sold for $1.625 million.
Many of the vintage Bulova models are branded under the ‘Accutron’ name, which lays claim to being the first electronic watch, thanks to its ‘tuning fork’ design – giving the watch a faint, high-pitched hum.
