Bulova 1967 Minute Man

Submitted by OldTicker on January 12, 2013 - 3:08pm
P
Manufacture Year
1967
Movement Model
6CL
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
J909805
Case shape
Oval
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
GS CO503 25.9 x 18.5 mm Diamond edge
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I am quite sure this watch is a Banker with a dial variant from the ad, its a 17J 6CL movement that seems to be common to the two Bankers that Janet has in the database. The RGP case and back is stamped M7 and the Gold plated Movement is stamped N0 which I thought was weird until I looked at a 67 Diamond Excellency that will follow this one. Case measures 21.1 mm wide, 37mm lug to lug and 17.5 mm between lugs, Black leather strap with White stitching is a Kreisler Calfskin.

Bulova Banker 1967 17J 6CL
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Geoff Baker
Posted January 13, 2013 - 5:54am

I say Mens Banker. I think our friends at Bulova did this on purpose ( think excess movements) and am pretty sure I have seen other examples. My dear old dad WAS a banker. He wore the Zodiac Mystery Dial ( and my brother won't let me have it!)

bobbee
Posted January 13, 2013 - 6:30am

That's awful Geoff, and you with so few of your own!

OldTicker
Posted January 13, 2013 - 12:06pm

Hold the phine on this one, we may have the Minute Man "F" here...

bobbee, do you have a better shot of this on your hard drive?

bobbee
Posted January 13, 2013 - 1:38pm

Here ya go , Greg. November 1967 ad.

The Minuteman "P".

William Smith
Posted January 13, 2013 - 4:35pm

....I like the Miniute Man "P"...and it always amazes me how a subtle difference can make a variant or a model name change...

Geoff Baker
Posted January 14, 2013 - 5:38am

So....the '67 ad calls it Minute Man, Greg what is the date of the ad you posted? are both ads '67?

OldTicker
Posted January 15, 2013 - 9:28pm

The ad I posted with the watch is from Dec. 1968, so it looks like the Minuteman got a Dial change and became the Banker.

William Smith
Posted January 15, 2013 - 8:38pm

I wonder if the Banker become the Minute Man (for this watch and these ads), or visa versa?

FifthAvenueRes…
Posted January 16, 2013 - 5:31am

The 'BANKER' has a 'full Roman numeral Dial' according to the ad.

'MINUTE MAN'