My hard data for this watch: Bulova 17j 11AOCD ss H770344 N7_N1 Stem Wind - Case w/o: 33.3mm SS - Crown: Not present - Case Material: Stainless steel - Crystal in watch: 28.8mm Lugs: 17.7mm - Movement year: 1977; no serial number - Inside Back: several watchmaker marks, including date 10-14-73 - Back: #770344; BULOVA; N1; Stainless Steel Case - Notched stainless pan back w/polished stainless 6-slot threaded retaining ring, two-piece - Note: missing stem and crown. Starts running at slightest movement; Movement is pristine, suspect swapped by watchmaker around 1977
Hi Geoff
Well that was fun, but no exact matches. Closest was two 1970 Oceanographers, an "M" and an "N", but they both had bezels. This case does not have a track for a bezel. I went into my stash and I have a nice identical 11AOCD movement with a bronze Oceanographer dial that is N2. The dial to this watch is 28.3mm, and the Oceanographer dial is 26.4mm---so that exercise brought no clarity. I'm starting to think mongrel, with nice pedigrees on both the case and movement side. Thnx 4 elevating my investigative abilities
Hi guys and gal,
Have to say, with the sharp learning curve that I have experienced in MyBulova, that I have arrived at the same conclusion of marriage/Non-Conforming/Mongrel/Unknown. Thank you for bringing me up to speed so quickly. My question now is, doing the research that this will entail, may I legitimately obtain the right movement, and case to bring this into conformation for two watches? I like the case, and I also think the works are quite nice. If that is a no-no, should I just break it down and offer the case and movement to members as parts? Sorry to be such a pain, I originally arrived here to find out what the also Unknown "Jetstar" was, and have been schooled.
Now if you need an expert on diamonds or colored stones, well then I am your guy [smile]