Bulova 1962 -Unknown

Submitted by Andersok on November 6, 2018 - 7:35am
Manufacture Year
1962
Movement Model
10BZC
Movement Jewels
21
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
291344
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Star
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

1962 Bulova

Unknown 21-jewel model. All stainless steel one-piece waterproof case, dated M2, by Star Case Co, top loading design with split-stem; dial is white with luminous hands and dots at each marker; USA-made 21-jewel 10BZC manual-wind, date stamped M1 and then M3 and then M4; expansion band added.

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jabs
Posted November 6, 2018 - 11:27am

beauty Unknown, always and every time I am astonished at the purity of your watches

Andersok
Posted November 6, 2018 - 12:27pm

In reply to by jabs

Thank you Jaroslav. Some are pristine when I find them, but most require a good deal of work to restore.

Kathy L.
Posted November 6, 2018 - 12:27pm

Another beauty!!  Love the clean crisp dial.  I am also at Unknown.

neetstuf-4-u
Posted November 6, 2018 - 5:28pm

Beauty, Ken. Another minty look unknown. Don't believe I have ever seen a movement that was triple stamped. Do you think the watch was released in 1964 in a 1962 casing, or is it possibly a movement swap/Bulova Service Center "factory rebuild"? Curious.

Andersok
Posted November 7, 2018 - 4:15pm

In reply to by neetstuf-4-u

My thoughts moved towards those scenarios too; but since we don't see a lot of these 21 jewel movements, perhaps this one was held in stock for a future repair and replace. It is very odd having all these datestamps, and I wonder if we will ever know what happened.

Geoff Baker
Posted November 7, 2018 - 5:57am

Sharp looking watch Ken, nice work. I'm also curious about the triple date stamp, can you drop a close up of that please?

Andersok
Posted November 7, 2018 - 4:04pm

In reply to by Geoff Baker

Here you go. Two stamped side-by-side, the other stamped in another area of the same bridge.

Reverend Rob
Posted November 10, 2018 - 9:34am

I have seen two stamps before- I have no idea how it comes about. Only one date is filled in with gold, while the second stamp is fainter. Can't say I've seen three on the same watch before, though.