So what's your "daily wearer" watch right now?

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Submitted by plainsmen on October 28, 2011 - 5:36pm

Fresh out the timemachines shop with a good cleaning and some new parts is my 1970 Bulova Oceanographer aka Snorkel aka 666ft.

I've been wearing it since I took it out of the shipping box and am really grooving on it gents.

 

What are you wearing as your daily wear watch lately?

Daca102090
Posted October 30, 2011 - 11:34pm

Thanks for the warm welcome! :) 

That's interesting about the women's Academy Award watches.  Unfortunately, the only women's one I could find looking under all the Academy Award's was "B", which is also in the ads.  We did find a 1949 ad with a Miss Excellency RR which appears to have to same case, but not the linen dial.  This is a mystery yet to be solved.  For now, I'm happy to call it an Academny Award of unknown letter. :)

 

shooter144
Posted October 31, 2011 - 9:52am

Many of the AA models are in fact Excellency cases and movements with linen or 'Curtain' dials.

OldTicker
Posted October 31, 2011 - 1:07am

My everyday is not very pretty but it is dependable...Seiko 25J SS 5ACTUS...Abused, full of dirt, paint and scratches all over, been wearing daily it for the last 6 years and it still keeps excellent time.

My dress watch that gets the most wrist time is my 18K/Stainless '58 Rolex "Thunderbird"...Got to have a Rolex so you will find out what servicing a watch really costs...

My Bulova that gets the most wrist time is my His Excellency "NN", I actually have 3 of this model, but this one with the butterfly rice bead band is usually picked first. 

DarkTari
Posted November 18, 2011 - 9:56am

I really like that rice bead watch band, so much that I looked one up for myself........

I found a simular one on eBay, a vintage Cromwell, USED, last bid ...........get this..........$ 898.00 !! WTF ?

dougedoug
Posted October 30, 2011 - 10:30pm

My Accutron 218..You Bunch of Bul -lovers...lol...Damn, The Weekends over.

timerestoration
Posted October 31, 2011 - 9:21am

This one gets the most wrist time... I bought it as a kit when I trained in Chronograph Service at ETA Manufacture Horlogere in Grenchen, Switzerland.

The movement is an Automatic Moonphase Chronograph (Valjoux 7751).

BULOVA used the 7750 in some of their late model Automatic Chronos (wish I had one!)

shooter144
Posted October 31, 2011 - 9:53am

I do believe one just sold, not running with a few missing pieces for somewhere north of $800

timerestoration
Posted October 31, 2011 - 10:13am

 If it's the one I think you are referring to... it had an earlier  Heuer 11 movement. The Valjoux 7750s were used by BULOVA I believe in the late 90s early 2000s.

shooter144
Posted October 31, 2011 - 10:17am

Now that you mention the Heuer, you are correct. Big $ for a broken Bully !!!!! Maybe we are moving up in the world !!!!

timerestoration
Posted October 31, 2011 - 10:59am

 I see that the Current BULOVA Auto Chronos are using the newly developed  Valgranges caliber ETA A07.211 Automatic movement.

mybulova_admin
Posted November 5, 2011 - 4:00am

MyBulova Stable

From left to right: 1927 Lone Eagle (original 5000), 1970 Chronograph "C", 1930 Sky King

I know, I know...the Chrono has no pants on......my wrist has been missing it.

Bob Bruno
Posted November 5, 2011 - 9:32am

Stephen, I thought you said you sold your LE?

mybulova_admin
Posted November 6, 2011 - 4:32am

I most certainly did and bought the Chrono "C" with the proceeds.

As luck would have it and I think it was fate as I really had a hard time of letting it go, I stumbled across another one. At first I thought it was going to be a Conqueror as there was no movement details in the ad. I took a gamble and it paid off. She was in rough shape when I got her....but many hours of refurb and restore I ended up with yet another original 5000. Needless to say I was stoked...This one is a keeper.

http://www.mybulova.com/watches/1927-lone-eagle-2938

Wayne Hanley
Posted November 5, 2011 - 12:18pm

This week was hell week for my personal wear watches! My Accutron Astronut battery went Tango Uniform. So I have been wearing my 1970 Seiko Navigation Timer.

I finally found a NOS leather insert band for my 1957 Senator & put the watch on a plastice stand for time accuracy checks, while waiting for the band to arrive. Senator ran 3-4 minutes slow for the first 24 hours & went down hill from there. Interesting just watching an old watch scream for lubrication. When the band arrived last Thursday I had put it on a Tissot Seastar that keeps excellent time.

bourg01
Posted November 5, 2011 - 4:36pm

Hey Bob, I've found an Accutron you could replace that ugly Timex with. 43mm x 37mm with a 31mm dial, large numerals and thick hands. Wadda ya think?

Bob Bruno
Posted November 5, 2011 - 7:20pm

Very nice Shawn, but my Timex lights up.  ;-)

shooter144
Posted November 5, 2011 - 8:52pm

Hey Bob, you could send that sweet Acutron to Fifth and have him use some of that 'HOT" lume he seems to be aquireing vast sums off and lume the whole dial !! Much cooler than the Indiglo !!!

bourg01
Posted November 7, 2011 - 9:40pm

Yea, but the Timex isn't a Bully. Anyway, someone will own it within the next 10 days. No Biggy.

geezer_D
Posted November 7, 2011 - 8:51pm

  1911 Elgin 7j grade 320 model 2.  Was my grampas watch from his 12th birthday.  

 

Wayne Hanley
Posted November 8, 2011 - 12:31am

I bought & had to return this Elgin Grade 462, 17j. It wouldn't keep reasonable time. I really loved the looks of it. Looks pretty close to yours.

geezer_D
Posted November 7, 2011 - 9:28pm

 The case is made by Star.  I believe the case is an early '20s vintage, the lugs are not typical of earlier cases.

geezer_D
Posted November 8, 2011 - 10:57am

 Jay,  good choice.  I love those small pocket watch movements in a wrist watch.  

Ellierose
Posted November 8, 2011 - 8:25pm

I found this wanna be a gem, at a flea market for one dollar the movement is in great shape the wheels and everything all work, good balance, good mainspring, no stem...My watchmaker told me that a stem would be almost imposible to track down otherwise i would be wearing it...the case is a star co. case, the movement is an Elgin 152...After seeing yours and what mine could be... i think i will start a hunt for one..there is a date scratched in the inside that says 9/40 so i guess that is when the movement might have been put in this star case....anyway thanks for the response...PS: does anyone know what it is called when the movement on thses old pocket watches have a design on them, i think its something like Geneva something or rather,i am not sure...

geezer_D
Posted November 8, 2011 - 8:32pm

 The engraved design work on the movement is call damaskeening.  It was done on a specialized type of lathe that had a rocking graver that was programmed with a cam.  What is the serial number on the movement?  

OldTicker
Posted November 8, 2011 - 8:35pm

Its called "Damaskeening"  and some can be works of art!

Ellierose
Posted November 9, 2011 - 8:35am

thanks for the answer,,i was way off then...anyway the movment is 15252786...does that movmenet have have time of grade to it..i am not to knowlegdeable on movements before 1920 .I thought that the case for mine was something the watchmaker ,along time ago, just had laying around,after see yours and the others they look the same...did case companies make cases espeically for these type of pocket watch movments??was it something you can buy...it seems like that is the case here....i am sure it was away for them to make more money at the time.....

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OldTicker
Posted November 9, 2011 - 9:49am

Here is some info on the movement...

Serial Number 15252786

Grade:
320

Named for:
None

Description:
Grade 320, 0 size, 7 jewels, made about 1911.
Hunter case movement. Pendent wind and set. Three-quarter plate.

 

It was very popular to convert these to wear on your wrist back in the day, and most casemakers of the era made these cases for this purpose.

geezer_D
Posted November 9, 2011 - 12:17pm

 Actually, you were not that far off on the term for damaskeening.  In Europe it is also referred to as "Geneva Stripes", but it is a linear pattern rather than the floral script type pattern frequently seen.

 

Ellierose
Posted November 9, 2011 - 9:48pm

Thank you gentlemen for the info...

mybulova_admin
Posted November 10, 2011 - 4:26am

I hope we can bring this topic back to a Bulova related interest, otherewise I will have to rename the site myvintagewatch.com.........oops already taken.

DarkTari
Posted November 16, 2011 - 9:27am

I have so many that I wear , according to my attire, Seikos, Raymond Weil, Pulsar, Hamilton NOS, Bulova quartz. I even do some novelties, Timberland, Kenneth Cole, Colibre, Cross, etc.

I used to wear my vintages, but not much these days........

shooter144
Posted November 16, 2011 - 12:15pm

Its a liitle scary after you put in a few hour of polish time to risk a gauge on the vintage stuff...

DarkTari
Posted November 18, 2011 - 9:13am

Ya Got That Right !!!!

* * * U P D A T E * * *

I just acquired my new daily driver:  Breckenridge !!!!

 

Wayne Hanley
Posted November 17, 2011 - 2:54am

I wear this easy-read Bulova as a knock-around watch. I picked it up as a souvenier when I saw it online a while ago. In 1990 while working for Rockwell International, I wrote the Operators Manual for the F-111 Attack Radar Set Test Station. General Dynamics later Northrop-Grumman built the airplane in 1966 as the TFX (Tactical Fighter Experimental). It's claim to fame was in the retaliatory raid on Libya for the Pan AM 103 bombing over Lockerbie Scotland.

 

Ellierose
Posted November 17, 2011 - 8:49am

about talking about other watches other than bulova here..I think to know bulova's history and .methods,styling and reason for inovation,its good to look at where Bulova and other watches come from....Now i know this is a site for bulova watches and i don't want and wouldn't ever what to change that but i thought this post was a welcome change of pace...Plus we got to see a bunch of other interesting watches from users who use this site a lot....

mybulova_admin
Posted November 17, 2011 - 5:31pm

I agree Ellierose and I thanks all our members for posting their wonderful 'other' watches.

There were so many beautiful timepieces made over the last century or so. It's nice to know that Bulova watches can be held in the same regard as other highly valued models.

Ellierose
Posted November 17, 2011 - 6:46pm

i believe they are...I think they are just as nice as old hamiltons and ILLionis watches..the art deco watches are beautiful...they made there own cases...other than maybe the 1940 senators i hardly if ever see a bulova case on someother brand...The craftmanship and quality are terrific..Also i can't wait till i get my first vintage Accutron...the movement is so great that they put in space,just in case alleins find and go wow...

Ellierose
Posted November 17, 2011 - 6:46pm

i believe they are...I think they are just as nice as old hamiltons and ILLionis watches..the art deco watches are beautiful...they made there own cases...other than maybe the 1940 senators i hardly if ever see a bulova case on someother brand...The craftmanship and quality are terrific..Also i can't wait till i get my first vintage Accutron...the movement is so great that they put in space,just in case alleins find and go wow...

Ellierose
Posted November 17, 2011 - 6:47pm

i believe they are...I think they are just as nice as old hamiltons and ILLionis watches..the art deco watches are beautiful...they made there own cases...other than maybe the 1940 senators i hardly if ever see a bulova case on someother brand...The craftmanship and quality are terrific..Also i can't wait till i get my first vintage Accutron...the movement is so great that they put in space,just in case alleins find and go wow...

Ellierose
Posted November 17, 2011 - 6:47pm

i believe they are...I think they are just as nice as old hamiltons and ILLionis watches..the art deco watches are beautiful...they made there own cases...other than maybe the 1940 senators i hardly if ever see a bulova case on someother brand...The craftmanship and quality are terrific..Also i can't wait till i get my first vintage Accutron...the movement is so great that they put in space,just in case alleins find and go wow...

Ellierose
Posted November 17, 2011 - 6:47pm

i believe they are...I think they are just as nice as old hamiltons and ILLionis watches..the art deco watches are beautiful...they made there own cases...other than maybe the 1940 senators i hardly if ever see a bulova case on someother brand...The craftmanship and quality are terrific..Also i can't wait till i get my first vintage Accutron...the movement is so great that they put in space,just in case alleins find and go wow...

Ellierose
Posted November 17, 2011 - 6:47pm

i believe they are...I think they are just as nice as old hamiltons and ILLionis watches..the art deco watches are beautiful...they made there own cases...other than maybe the 1940 senators i hardly if ever see a bulova case on someother brand...The craftmanship and quality are terrific..Also i can't wait till i get my first vintage Accutron...the movement is so great that they put in space,just in case alleins find and go wow...

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