Hi Guys!
I´m from germany and its my first post, please excuse my english. I am not really a watch collector, but i like vintage watches :-). I am a Member of the 2 most popular german watch-communitys, but nobody there can help me.
I have found a really nice Bulova Snorkel, a nice watch in nice condition. But the watch needs a new crown. My watchmaker is looking for one, but cant find one in germany. Its really hard to get parts for Bulova in europe.
I hope someone here can help me to find a new crown! This will be great :-)!
Kind regards from germany
Andreas
Andreas,
Bulova parts are standardized.
Crown part #'s are based on the Movement and on occasion the Case type the Movement is in. The movement used in this Snorkel Automatic was the 11ALACD (11AL Automatic, Center seconds, Date) - the Crown part number needed in this Case type is 74W or 386-3.
I'm not 100% certain which one of the two You need.
Hope this helps.
I purchased 18 Bulova crowns. Looks like there are some "with gasket" what ever that means. Also looks like they may be oringina Bulova products, or were spicifically to fit Bulova. I'll let you know if I got lucky and one will fit yours when I get them next week.