After my grandfathers passing I found this amongst his things. I looked around but had no luck finding what model / year this watch is. Anyone able to lend a helping hand?
The box threw Me off admin, it's very similar to the presentation box sold with the '43 - '45 Air Warden etc We have seen.
Unclear on the box, it's possibly issue or purchaseable at an AX.
I've only seen one other like it and argued with the Owner that due to the Presidential Seal it must belong to a Bulova 'PRESIDENT'. Aparrantly I was wrong.
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My 43 (not AII) still has sub secs, and this dial has no outer chapter of mins to aid in navigation and the secs hand is wrong anyway, tho it could be a replacement...very cool secs hand !!! All of the watches in my ord manual from 1945 except a 16 j Elgin and a Waltham show sub secs dial, but it only shows the 10 AK Bulova watches... I'm thinking on the lines of Fifth, that it was probably a civilian purchase of an ord watch except that it looks like a snap back...we need it opened up !!!!
My ORD shows a 31.8 mm case diam and about 26mm opening...and shows outer chapt of mins as well with a sub secs dial.
shooter,
The A-11 never had a sub Dial, all A-11's have sweep center seconds.
The sub Dialed 'ORD DEPT' Watches and the hacking A-11's with sweep center seconds are 2 different Watches.
'ORD DEPT' - sub Dial.
'A-11' - sweep Center seconds w/hack feature.
2 different Watches made at the same time issued to different departments of the Military.
Wayne,
this Watch is not an A-11.
The copy of the A-11 Manual has a publish date of January 1945.
the earliest manufacture date of a Bulova ORD or A-11 personally seen is 1942 - the vast majority being 1943.