Bulova 1961 Accutron

Submitted by Bearseven on October 17, 2023 - 2:34am
556
Manufacture Year
1961
Case Serial No.
D18874
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

Hi all! This watch was gifted to me. It has an unusual face in that the tuning fork symbol is not present. Any idea on model. I live near Providence RI where there was a plant, i believe. I think it is the one in the Ad, but there is no other info. Thanks for letting me know your thoughts! 

Front
Back
Clasp
Ad
mybulova_admin
Posted October 17, 2023 - 5:06pm

Official Bulova linebook lists your watch as a 961 Bulova Accutron "556". 

1961 Bulova Accutron "556"

Geoff Baker
Posted October 17, 2023 - 8:50pm

Fabulous gift, congratulations! 1961 Accutron 556 is a great advert match.

Kathy L.
Posted October 18, 2023 - 10:06am

Wonderful gift!  A dark brown alligator strap should be fairly easy to get but 14K gold buckle might be a bit of a search but I have seen them. 

1961 Bulova Accutron 556

Bearseven
Posted October 18, 2023 - 2:42pm

Im going to stick with the Carl Linstrum bracelet although the alligator is nice. 

JimDon5822
Posted October 18, 2023 - 12:38pm

1961 Bulova Accutron "556" is a good match.  Congrats on a very nice gold watch.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted October 18, 2023 - 4:23pm

Very nice!

1961 Bulova Accutron "556" 

Bearseven
Posted October 18, 2023 - 7:20pm

The jeweler i dropped it off at said it was a 214. Should find another jeweler? The watch was working and then not working and then working again. He was listed as certified in Bulova watches but I’m nervous that he did not identify it correctly. Would the workings of each watch be vastly different? Need different parts?