Bulova 1968 Accutron

Submitted by JimDon5822 on June 17, 2018 - 8:00pm
425
Manufacture Year
1968
Movement Model
214
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
B49086
Case shape
Round
Case color
Yellow
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
Round Domed Crystal.
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

I picked up this 1968 M8 Bulova Accutron with a nice roman hour marker dial.   The movement is 214.  I put a battery in and it is not working and I hear no humming.   Bummer.

1968 Bulova watch
1968 Bulova watch
1968 Bulova watch
JimDon5822
Posted June 18, 2018 - 7:39am

Good news.  After hearing the battery rattle in the case I reviewewed a few websites and found a mention of the cap spring being pushed in.  Sure enough I pulled it out and it popped up.  She immediately started running when I replaced the battery cap.  I put a new crystal on it.  Very happy.  BTW  I failed to mention the yellow gold faceted applied hour markers adds a beautiful contrast to the dial

jabs
Posted June 18, 2018 - 4:08am

1968 Acuutron "425" like this

neetstuf-4-u
Posted June 18, 2018 - 7:23am

Yes indeed, looks like a good match to the Accutron "425" Good to hear it's running. Nice watch.

Andersok
Posted June 18, 2018 - 8:16am

Nice work to get it back up and running, Accutron 425

Kathy L.
Posted June 18, 2018 - 2:04pm

It is looking great with the new crystal!

1968 Bulova Accutron 425

Geoff Baker
Posted June 19, 2018 - 6:56am

1968 Bulova Accutron 425

JimDon5822
Posted October 11, 2018 - 10:58pm

Astronaut M2
Posted January 15, 2020 - 5:23am

All original Accutron 214, A little TLC and that could be a great watch...