Bulova 1959 Sea King

Submitted by Ifness on May 22, 2019 - 12:57pm
IW
Manufacture Year
1959
Movement Model
11AFC
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
D790832
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Watch Description

Under the logo Bulova on the back case there is the code L9. Same code (L9) stamped on the movement. The back case is inside signed as "Bulova Fifth Ave New York" The lugs of the watch appear welded 

1959 Bulova Sea King IW watch
1959 Bulova watch
1959 Bulova watch
1959 Bulova watch
jabs
Posted May 22, 2019 - 1:43pm

Agree, Sea King it is

neetstuf-4-u
Posted May 22, 2019 - 3:34pm

I concur, 1959 Sea King  

Geoff Baker
Posted May 23, 2019 - 9:16am

Hello Ifness, welcome to myBulova. This is a nice one, I like the lug design. 

1959 Bulova Sea King

Ifness
Posted May 24, 2019 - 6:53am

Thanks to all for your comments and for help me to identificate the model watch.

Andersok
Posted May 24, 2019 - 7:16am

Nice design. The Sea King 'IW' looks to be a good match, though the hands on your example are different.

The version with the yellow gold dial is the 'JW'