Bulova 1970 Accutron Railroad

Submitted by No.15 on October 13, 2017 - 4:23pm
Manufacture Year
1970
Movement Model
2181
Movement Jewels
Unknown
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
835455
Case shape
Round
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Additional Information

Appears to be a 218-0 RR watch

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1970 Bulova watch
1970 Bulova watch
1970 Bulova watch
No.15
Posted October 13, 2017 - 4:33pm

Just wanted to know if it is a real 0 dial.  The watch dial and movement say Swiss and movement is dated N0 as well.

mybulova_admin
Posted October 14, 2017 - 3:43am

I can't comment on the dial, but the movement certainly look authentic and original. I like the dial with the '0' at the 12 o'clock position....I've not seen that before.

Other than that it would be a 1970 Accutron Railroad.

Geoff Baker
Posted October 14, 2017 - 6:44am

Hello No. 15, welcome to myBulova. I can't say I've seen the "0" dial either, it's an interesting variant.

Agree that it's a Railroad model, very nice.

jabs
Posted October 14, 2017 - 7:29am

+1

Geoff Baker
Posted May 21, 2020 - 9:08am

When we visited Bulova HQ in October 2019 we were told that Accutron Railroad watches with a "0" in place of the "12" on the dial were made exclusively for the Canadian Railroad system. 

JimDon5822
Posted May 21, 2020 - 1:18pm

That is a cool bit of knowledge.  Great historical fact.  Should we designate this as its own model?   Accutron Canadian Railroad