A very good quality movement, one of the US made ones, Heat, Cold and Isochronism, with three positions is only two positions short of a modern certified COSC Chronometer. (At the time, the standard was by the Bureau Officiels de la marche des montres, (B.O.'s) and was a four position, heat, cold and isochronism test with a delta of 11 seconds (-1 to +10) This became five positions in 1961.) To put this in perspective, only 3% of modern Swiss production today receives Chronometer certification.
Having said all that, I know I will get some flack for this if I don't mention that simply stating the watch is timed with the above parameters in mind does not a chronometer make it, (The critical measurement would be if it remained within the deviation allowed) but my point is that this is a very good quality watch.
I like 23's, and this looks like an S to me.
Thanks for all the warm welcomes and time you guys put in this forum.
Got this one from Ebay, spending more money on shipping and import duties than on the watch itself. This is my first Bulova.
I really like this watch, so I'm sure this won't be my last Bulova.
I have collected Frensh watches for some time now, most Yema and Lip.
Most watches I own (and look for) are from around the 70's, 1 rule for me is No Batteries..
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Nice to know there's another budding Bulova collector prowling the halls of eBay! Competition is good for watch collecting.
The great thing about Bulova collecting, other than the amazing variety of style over most of the last 100 years is our ability to determine the dates and model names. Stephen (admin) has done an amazing job here at myBulova rebuilding the history of the brand, the value to the Bulova collector is immeasurable. I look forward to your next 'find'.
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