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Submitted by JP on June 5, 2012 - 2:08am

I have a selfwinding day date that says 23 jewels on the movement but not on the dial. Is that a normal practice ?? It is a screw down water proof back and says it is 20 microns 10K gold. I am assuming this means it is electroplated. I will post it tomorrow but just wondered if any one was up beside me and could answer my question.

JP

JP
Posted June 5, 2012 - 3:47pm

Mine has lugs outside of the elicptial shape and is yellow gold. Thanks though.

John

DarHin
Posted June 5, 2012 - 4:50pm

John, I should have been more clear. The linked watch does not have "23 Jewels" on the dial and it is a day/date. There is no pic of the movement to prove that it is 23j.

Same here, athough this one is tentatively id'd and links to another example.

http://www.mybulova.com/watches/1973-jet-star-c-2509

So it would appear that there were 23j  auto day/dates that did not indicate 23j on the dial.

JP
Posted June 5, 2012 - 5:29pm

Thanks Dar. It is a little confusing that they would not put that on the dial but Bulova seems to have invented confusion in watches.

John

JP
Posted June 5, 2012 - 5:34pm

Interesting fact. The first C is 21 jewels and its twin is only 17 jewels.

DarHin
Posted June 5, 2012 - 5:40pm

Good catch John. Just goes to show that one should never trust anyone who spells their name "Geoff".

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